Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said this week that she has considered joining the Senate Democratic caucus but ultimately decided against it, citing deep frustrations with both parties and a continued, if uneasy, alignment with Republican values. In a June 23 interview with Semafor and a June 24 appearance on the GD Politics podcast, Murkowski said
Congress holds a hearing titled Transnational Repression: Trends and Policy Approaches at 2 p.m. ET on June 24. Witnesses include Yana Gorokhovskaia, research director for strategy and design at Freedom House; Lyudmyla Kozlovska, president of the Open Dialogue Foundation; Ahmad Noorani, editor of Fact Focus; Ria Chakrabarty, se… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning
Congress holds a hearing titled Transnational Repression: Trends and Policy Approaches at 2 p.m. ET on June 24. Witnesses include Yana Gorokhovskaia, research director for strategy and design at Freedom House; Lyudmyla Kozlovska, president of the Open Dialogue Foundation; Ahmad Noorani, editor of Fact Focus; Ria Chakrabarty, se… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on June 24 that his country’s military “refrained from additional attacks” targeting Iran after a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump on Monday night announced a cease-fire between Iran and Israel after 12 days of strikes, and after the United States launched airstrikes of its own on
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee holds a hearing titled “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders” at 2 p.m. ET on June 24. Witnesses Paul Steidler, senior fellow, Lexington Institute Jim Cochrane, CEO, Package Shippers Association Mike Plunkett, CEO and pres… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that certain provisions related to the energy sector in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act were out of order, as the GOP looks to implement President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. These rulings were made under the “Byrd Rule,” named for the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.). It requires reconciliation bills
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) has been elected as the new ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, becoming the top Democrat on one of Congress’s most powerful and visible panels. Garcia, a former Long Beach mayor now in his second term in Congress, replaces Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), who died last month at age 75