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Photo courtesy of Sen. Bob Casey’s office Erin Willman, founder and CEO of White Cane Coffee, testified before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Aging Thursday. That committee is chaired by, right, Sen. Bob Casey. Testimony in legislative hearings isn’t always interesting and engaging. That wasn’t the case on Thursday, though, […]
Short-term spending bill averts shutdown of agencies that would have kicked in on Saturday. The United States Congress has approved a short-term spending package to avoid a government shutdown, the fourth such stopgap measure in several months. The bill, which passed the Senate in a bipartisan 77-13 vote, provides funding for some federal government agencies […]
By Phil McCausland & Anthony Zurcher BBC News, in New York and Washington 28 February 2024 To play this content, please enable JavaScript, or try a different browser Video caption, Watch: ‘It’s time to move on’ – McConnell announces he’ll step down Mitch McConnell, the US Senate’s longest-serving Republican leader, has announced he is . […]
The 82-year-old Kentucky lawmaker is the longest-serving Senate leader in history. United States Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has said he will step down from his leadership role, leaving a power vacuum atop the party he has piloted for nearly 17 years, more than any other party leader in the chamber’s history. “I turned 82 […]
The four top-polling candidates for the California 2024 United States Senate election answered questions and often traded jabs at each other during a Tuesday night debate. Watch our post-debate coverage in the video player aboveDemocratic U.S. Congressional Reps. Adam Schiff, Barbara Lee, and Katie Porter, and Republican retired professional baseball player Steve Garvey debated at […]
During the final debate before Super Tuesday, four leading candidates for the U.S. Senate in California clashed, with Rep. Katie Porter, a Democratic congresswoman from Irvine, openly criticizing her House colleague, Rep. Adam Schiff of Burbank. During her first remarks in response to the question about the minimum wage and rising cost of living in […]
MADISON — Madison businessman Eric Hovde made it official on Tuesday: he’s running for U.S. Senate, aiming to deny Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin a third term. Hovde launched a website and a
Republican businessman Eric Hovde announced Tuesday he’s running for Senate in Wisconsin, in a bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. “Our country is facing enormous challenges: our economy, our health care, crime and open borders — everything is going in the wrong direction,” Hovde said in a 30-second launch video. “All Washington does is […]
Story by David Beard, The Dominion Post CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House Education Committee advanced tweaked versions of two Senate bills on Friday – one regarding the U.S. motto and one enabling the teaching of Intelligent Design. The delegates also moved a House bill to crack down on drunk bus drivers. Mike Pushkin SB 152, […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican Congressman Matt Rosendale dropped his U.S. Senate bid on Thursday, less than a week after he got into the race only to see former President Donald Trump quickly endorse his opponent. Rosendale, a hard-line conservative, said in a statement that with Trump’s backing of fellow Republican Tim Sheehy and […]