Senators question if $20 billion, part of $75 billion annual modernization plan, is too much, too little, too Cold War-centric as strategic policy debate looms. President Joe Biden’s proposed fiscal year 2025 (FY25) budget request includes a 3.6 percent boost in Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons programs to nearly $20 billion, an all-time high
Since its failure in February, the political calculus has only grown worse for the bill’s proponents. WASHINGTON—A Senate border bill that’s already failed one floor vote is seeing dwindling support among members of both parties ahead of another expected vote this week. During its last floor vote in February, the legislation failed to pass in
Sen. Chuck Schumer hailed the 200th confirmation as a victory for diversity and “a great day for America.” The U.S. Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s 200th judge to the federal bench on May 22, a landmark that emphasized, ahead of the upcoming November election, the power a president has to leave a lasting impression on
The so-called Presidential Ethics Reform Act seeks to increase transparency in U.S. executive office. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) announced a bipartisan proposal to set new standards for how U.S. presidents and vice presidents disclose their tax information. The bill—dubbed the “Presidential Ethics Reform Act”—would require presidents and
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission holds a hearing on May 23 on “Key Economic Strategies for Leveling the U.S.-China Playing Field: Trade, Investment, and Technology”. Agenda: 9:00 AM – 9:10 AM: Co-chairs’ opening remarks 9:10 AM – 10:40 AM: Panel I: U.S. Trade Strategy to Address China’s Nonmarket Practices … Original News Source
‘I am running to be the next Senate Republican leader,’ Mr. Scott announced in a post on X. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) confirmed Wednesday that he would be pursuing his party’s blessing to be Senate Republicans’ leader during the upcoming 119th Congress. “I am running to be the next Senate Republican leader,” Mr. Scott announced
The Communications Decency Act of 1996 was meant to keep pornography off the internet, but Section 230 has had the opposite effect, advocates say. Members on both sides of a key House panel expressed support on May 21 for a bill to begin revising a law that protects social media companies from being held legally