The Arizona Senate approved a proposed ballot measure that would ask voters in November to make it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry. Source link
Senate Minority Whip John Thune told reporters Tuesday that Republicans will preserve the legislative filibuster if his party returns to the majority next Congress, even if it means Senate Democrats will continue to block GOP-favored legislation like a strict border and immigration bill the House passed last year. Source link
House Speaker Mike Johnson is ready to invite embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, and is tired of waiting for Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer to join in on his invitation. Source link
The Senate will hold a revote this week on a major border security bill months after it was blocked by a bipartisan filibuster, with Democrats saying they hope to embarrass Republicans into switching their stance and embracing the legislation. Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced the vote in a letter to colleagues Sunday evening, hoping […]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, facing a tough reelection fight in one of the races that will determine control of Congress, has made protecting reproductive rights a cornerstone of her campaign, and she’s willing to back that up by pledging to change the Senate filibuster rules if Democrats retain control of the chamber. Source link
A group of lawmakers led by Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday unveiled a roadmap for Congress to forge new policies for regulating artificial intelligence, previewing requests for billions more dollars of federal spending on tech research. The new push from Mr. Schumer’s bipartisan working group is intended to guide Senate committees’ shaping […]
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks overcame Rep. Dave Trone’s enormous cash advantage to win the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maryland, putting her a step closer to becoming the state’s first Black female senator. Ms. Alsobrooks advances to the general election to face popular former Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican and vocal critic […]
Long before the October 7 Sabbath Massacre during which Hamas-aligned Muslims raped and slaughtered over 1,100 Israeli civilians, Democrats had a Hamas problem. In recognition of the foundational threat to American national security Hamas poses, back in 2021 Senator Rick Scott spoke on the Senate floor about his Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act, with […]
WASHINGTON — The presidential primary may be decided, but election season marches on. Voters in several states, including Maryland and West Virginia, chose nominees Tuesday in critical races that could decide the balance of power on Capitol Hill next year. Here are some early takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries: Maryland’s former Republican governor, Larry Hogan, easily […]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan won Republican Senate nominations on Tuesday as voters across neighboring states with antithetical politics decided contests with big implications for the Senate majority fight this fall. At the same time, Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump tried to […]
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