Biden’s Security Package in Jeopardy as Senate Negotiations Collapse The White House’s push for a national security package, including aid to Israel and Ukraine, is in peril after Senate negotiations on immigration faltered on Friday. As Republicans threaten to filibuster Biden’s aid package, the border policy deal led by Sen. James Lankford and Sen. Chris …
In a statement on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer cautioned against holding Jewish Americans responsible for the actions of the Israeli government amid an uptick in antisemitism in the United States following the Israeli military’s response to a Hamas attack on October 7. In an op-ed for the New York Times, Schumer, a Democrat …
The Senate approved a stopgap funding bill on Wednesday night, deferring the GOP’s spending fight and the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays. The bill was passed with an 87-11 bipartisan vote, resulting in 10 Republicans, and one Democrat, Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, voting against it. “Because of bipartisan cooperation, we …
Senate Passes Temporary Plan to Avoid Government Shutdown Before Thanksgiving The Senate made a quick move to approve the plan to extend government funding through early next year, narrowly averting a government shutdown for the second time in recent months. The plan was approved 87-11, just a day after it passed in the House. The …
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In a civil fraud case involving his family’s real estate company, Donald Trump’s legal team is pushing for a mistrial. However, the likelihood of a new trial is slim. Trump’s lawyers argue that the judge overseeing the case, Justice Arthur Engoron, and his law clerk have compromised the fairness of the …
Congressional Republicans left Washington this week with little progress toward funding the government or averting a shutdown next week. The GOP is divided over spending, with Speaker Mike Johnson struggling to find a way to keep the government open with a deeply anti-spending party unwilling to support a stopgap funding bill that is likely to …
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., defended the cuts to IRS funding in a bill passed by the GOP-led House that provides $14 billion in aid to Israel during its conflict with Hamas. Last week, the House voted 226-196, mostly along party lines, to pass the Israel aid bill championed …
Newly appointed Speaker Mike Johnson defended his strategy of reallocating IRS funds to provide assistance to Israel during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.” According to Johnson, Republicans are determined to be responsible stewards of taxpayers’ resources by seeking alternative methods of financing. Rather than printing new money or borrowing from other countries to fulfill …
WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Johnson, a previously unassuming lawmaker from Louisiana, recently found himself thrust into the spotlight when he became speaker of the House. This sudden change in status has led to a whirlwind of activity for the congressman. He now has a security detail, meets with world leaders, and must deal with major …
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is set to allocate $3.8 billion towards the construction of a long-awaited railway tunnel connecting New York City and New Jersey, according to state officials on Friday. The federal government will be providing over $11 billion from the total cost of $17.2 billion for the Hudson …