Congress has until midnight tonight to avert a government shutdown. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on March 14 advanced a House-approved bill to keep the government open hours before a shutdown is set to begin. After days of speculation about its ultimate fate in the upper chamber, the Senate invoked cloture on the bill in a 62–38
The stopgap funding bill now heads to the president’s desk for signature. Earlier on Friday, 10 Democrats joined Republicans to advance the measure. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on March 14 approved a House-passed bill to extend government funding by six months, hours before a shutdown deadline. After days of speculation about its ultimate fate in the
The bill now goes to the president for his signature. The new classification would mean fentanyl could not be prescribed by a physician. The Senate passed a bill on March 14 that would reclassify fentanyl as a Schedule I narcotic, pulling it from medical use and toughening penalties for those charged with criminal offenses related
President Trump delivered a rambling campaign-style speech at the Justice Department on Friday to lay out his vision for the department, in which he aired his grievances over the federal investigations into him and vowed retribution against his political foes. Mr. Trump referred to a “corrupt group of hacks and radicals within the ranks of
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., held a press conference ahead of a consequential Senate vote on averting a government shutdown.
Conservatives ripped Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly on social media after he posted a video explaining that Elon Musk is the reason he is getting rid of his Tesla.
The Senate passed the HALT Fentanyl Act Friday aimed at closing loopholes exploited by drug traffickers. The bill gained approval from 84 senators, while 16 voted against it.