Senator Booker objects to the Take It Down Act. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey objected to a bipartisan bill, titled the Take It Down Act, on Wednesday,…
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Vice President Promotes Removing the Filibuster for Abortion Rights
Some senators push back on averting the Senate’s permanent rule. Vice President Kamala Harris advocated for removing the Senate filibuster to reestablish nationwide abortion rights during an interview…
Read MoreSenate Committee Reports Multiple Secret Service Failures in Review of Trump’s Protection
Legislators say shortcomings were “foreseeable,” even through “heavily redacted” information. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued their report on the first assassination attempt on former…
Read MoreFAA Administrator Testifies Before Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Senate panel searches for link between Boeing failures and poor FAA oversight. Administrator Mike Whitaker of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) testified before the investigations subcommittee of the…
Read MoreEthics Committee Rules No Need for Judges to Disclose Stays with Private Entities
Groups says gifts must still be reported but “personal hospitality” not required. The U.S. Judicial Conference’s Committee on Financial Disclosure decided that judges and Supreme Court justices do…
Read MoreCongress Passes $3 Billion VA Supplemental Funding Bill
Concerns over the Friday deadline avoided by Senate and House approval. President Joe Biden signed a supplemental funding bill for the Department of Veterans Affairs that was passed…
Read MoreContinuing Resolution and SAVE Act Fail in the House
The current fiscal year deadline is September 30. The stopgap spending bill did not pass in the House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon. The measure would have provided…
Read MoreSenate Vote on IVF Protections Fails
Former President Trump’s support doesn’t change the minds of some of his party. A Senate bill that would have increased federal protections for in vitro fertilization (IVF) fell…
Read MoreCongress Continues to Broker Federal Appropriations
The House will be out of session next month, limiting the options for keeping the government funded. House Speaker Mike Johnson proposed a stopgap bill providing temporary funding…
Read MoreSenate Intelligence Committee to Hear Testimony from Tech Executives on Election Security
The committee is examining misinformation and security threats. Executives from large tech companies such as Google, Adobe, Microsoft, and Meta will testify at a Senate Intelligence Committee on…
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