Speaking on the Senate floor last week, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced, “It has become clear to me: The Netanyahu coalition no longer fits the needs of Israel after October 7.” As New York’s Democratic senator sees it, “a new election is the only way to allow for a healthy and open decision-making process about
This week President Joe Biden, 81, wandered off stage at an event in Arizona to go squeeze a baby in the audience. He forgot Kamala Harris’s name, he was reprimanded by Dr. Jill Biden, Ed.D., for chatting with another blonde, and his campaign handlers had to play music over the loudspeakers to stop him from
While the Senate missed the midnight shutdown deadline, Congress has cleared a bill to fund 70 percent of the government. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate in the early hours of March 23 passed a $1.2 trillion minibus spending package that was approved by the House on Friday. The Senate cleared the bill in a 74-24 vote. It will
Washington — Congress narrowly averted a partial shutdown early Saturday, passing a massive spending package mere hours after a midnight deadline passed. The package fully funds the government through September and ends a monthslong fight over spending that persisted six months into the fiscal year. The Senate approved the $1.2 trillion package, which was unveiled
While the Senate missed the midnight shutdown deadline, Congress is set to shortly clear a bill to fund 70 percent of the government. WASHINGTON—The government has gone into a partial shutdown after the Senate failed to green-light a House-passed $1.2 trillion spending legislation by the midnight deadline. The shutdown is on track to be a
While the Senate missed the midnight shutdown deadline, Congress has cleared a bill to fund 70 percent of the government. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate in the early hours of March 23 passed a $1.2 trillion minibus spending package that was approved by the House on Friday. The Senate cleared the bill in a 74-24 vote. It will
Mr. Gallagher’s April 19 departure will prevent him from being replaced via a special election. Rep. Mike Gallagher’s (R-Wis.) March 22 announcement that he will retire in mere weeks caught insiders’ attention because of the timing. Per Wisconsin statute, “A vacancy in the office of U.S. senator or representative in Congress occurring prior to the