The Senate Committee on the Judiciary holds a business meeting at 10:15 a.m. ET on March 12 on H.R.2159, Count the Crimes to Cut Act, and S.545, Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The committee will also consider the following nominations: Colin McDonald for the position of assistant attorney general James … Original News Source Link –
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said Thursday that a recent trip to rescue a South Carolina family who was stranded in the Middle East amid the war with Iran turned into a “full scale evacuation” of hundreds of Americans from the region. Mace, who is seeking the GOP nomination for governor in her home state, wrote…
Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a motion to proceed to a House-passed bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the 27-day shutdown that has hampered the functions of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other critical agencies. The motion failed by a vote of 51 to 46. Centrist Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.)…
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) backed his fellow Kentuckian, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a day after President Trump slammed the libertarian representative during an address in Massie’s home district. “I’m a big supporter of Thomas Massie. I have campaigned with him, will continue to campaign with him,” Paul said Thursday on Bloomberg radio. During a visit…
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) endorsed former Virginia First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe’s run for Congress in the state’s 7th Congressional District. McAuliffe, the wife of former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) and a State Department official during the Biden administration, launched her campaign on Wednesday. ”Dorothy McAuliffe has spent her life fighting for children…
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), a Democratic titan of the House, announced Thursday that he will seek reelection this year for an 18th term, ending the speculation that he was ready to retire at the end of this Congress. Speaking to reporters in South Carolina, Clyburn, 85, said he will file the paperwork to run again…
U.S. Rep. Pat Harrigan (R-N.C.) speaks as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) looks on during a news conference following a closed-door meeting with House Republicans, at the Republican National Committee office on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 25, 2025. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images A Republican lawmaker has introduced legislation designed to