Democrat Taylor Rahmat flipped a reliable Texas Senate district in Saturday’s special election, continuing a string of surprise victories for Democrats across the United States in the year since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican, called it a “wake-up call for Republicans across Texas,” where the GOP … Read more
Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to reject a war powers resolution that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to launch further attacks on Venezuela after two GOP senators reversed course on supporting the legislation. Trump exerted intense pressure on five Republican senators who joined Democrats to push the resolution last week and ultimately succeeded in … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to move forward without a guaranteed extension of health care benefits, angering many in their caucus who say Americans want them to keep fighting. In a test vote, the first in a series … Read more
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D.N.Y.) on Friday offered a plan to end the government shutdown, headlined by a one-year extension of enhanced health care tax credits and a short-term spending bill. “Democrats have said we must address the health care crisis, but Republicans have repeatedly said they will not negotiate to lower health care … Read more
The Senate rejected the competing measures on Friday to finance federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on October 1, which increases the possibility of the partial government closing on that date. The leaders of the two parties sought to blame the other side in the confrontation. The Democrats accused … Read more
Washington – The Senate confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump candidates at the same time, as it voted for the first time under new rules to start clearing the accumulation of executive sub -positions delayed by Democrats. Upon frustration due to stalling tactics, Republicans in the Senate moved last week to facilitate the confirmation of … Read more
New episodes from Texas on KXan or Kxan+ every Sunday app at 8:30 am you don’t want to wait? Pass down to continue watching this week now. NEXSTAR-State MP James Talarico, Austin, officially announced his candidacy for the US Senate early on Tuesday morning, and entered the democratic preliminary elections against Terry Vertes and MP … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) – In a close vote, the Republicans of the Senate defeated the Democrats on Wednesday to include the language in the annual Defense Department of Congress, which would have been forced to the public release of cases of cases to investigate sex trafficking in the late Jeffrey Ibstein. The Senate voted 51-49 to … Read more
((Texas Tribune) – The MP for Texas James Talarico will announce on Tuesday that he is jumping to the race for the US Senate, according to two persons familiar with the plans that were granted not to be identified for discussion. Politico and CNN mentioned the plan earlier on Friday. Talarico will be a high … Read more
The United States Minister of Health, Robert F. Kennedy Junior, who faces interrogation from the two parties in the hearing of the Senate Committee for three hours on Thursday, defended his efforts to decline the recommendations of the Covid-19 vaccine and explain the disturbances he created in federal health agencies. Kennedy said that the CDC … Read more