Senate Marathon Vote on Megabill Stretches Into 2nd Day

The U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 29, 2025. Senate Republicans worked overnight and read a new version of the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” as they approach U.S. President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The Senate vote-a-rama on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act continued into a second day, having

Senate Leader Says GOP Has Deal to Pass Megabill After All-Night Session

The U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 29, 2025. Senate Republicans worked overnight and read a new version of the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” as they approach U.S. President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced on July 1 that a deal has been reached

James Walkinshaw Wins Democratic Contest to Likely Replace US Rep. Connolly in Northern Virginia

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) listens at an event in Fairfax, Va., on Oct. 22, 2020. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo FAIRFAX, Va.—Democrats and Republicans chose candidates in northern Virginia on Saturday who will vie to replace the late U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat who served the congressional district in the Washington suburbs for 16 years. Democrats