Tag Archives: US Senate

Foghorn Leghorn: Musk Has “Oranges Like Beachballs”

Mediaite reports: Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy had high praise indeed for Twitter’s Elon Musk this week, praising his courage in releasing the “Twitter Files” info, which has gone to select journalists in chunks over the last couple of weeks. “That’s why I appreciate what Elon Musk has done so much,” said Kennedy. “He’s taken a very courageous stand for …

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Senate Votes To Ban TikTok From US Govt Devices

CNN Business reports: The Senate passed legislation Wednesday evening to ban TikTok from US government devices, in a move designed to limit perceived information-security risks stemming from the social media app. The vote by unanimous consent approved the bill authored by Republican Sen. Josh Hawley. The move marks lawmakers’ latest step against the short-form video app that has become popular …

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Schumer Predicts Dems Will Hold Senate In 2024

NBC News reports: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, beaming with confidence after having proved his doubters wrong and expanded his majority in the midterm elections, vowed without hesitation that the Democratic Party will keep control again in two years. “Yes, I absolutely do [believe it will] if we stick to our North Star, which is: help people with things that …

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Cotton Blocks Passage Of Press Freedom Act [VIDEO]

AlterNet reports: The Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act or PRESS Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland on July 1, 2021. The bill was passed in the House over a year later on September 19, 2022, and was being considered and debated in the U.S. Senate before Cotton blocked it …

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Lawmakers Reach Deal To Avert Government Shutdown

Roll Call reports: Democrats and Republicans have reached a topline spending agreement for a fiscal 2023 omnibus, three of the four top appropriators on Capitol Hill said late Tuesday. Senate Appropriations Chairman Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., said in a statement that negotiators had “reached a bipartisan, bicameral framework that should allow us to finish an omnibus appropriations bill that can …

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Bipartisan Bill Would Ban TikTok In The United States

CNBC reports: A new bill from a bipartisan group of lawmakers, if passed, would ban TikTok in the U.S. after years of broad concern across the Trump and Biden administrations about potential Chinese government influence on the company. The new bill, introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Reps. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisc., and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., would ban “all transactions …

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John Fetterman Makes NYT’s “Most Stylish People” List

The Independent reports: Hooded sweatshirts are not only cozy but fashion-forward. And for US Senator-elect John Fetterman (D-PA), who sports hoodies, shorts, and t-shirts, his choice of dress helped him land a spot on The New York Times’ most stylish people list of 2022. Fetterman made it to the list, accompanied by a photo of him wearing his everyday outfit …

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Gallego Takes Next Step Towards 2024 Senate Bid

Politico reports: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) has taken another step toward launching a 2024 challenge of newly independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Gallego has signed up the Democratic polling firm GBAO Strategies for a “leadership role” for a potential Senate bid. GBAO Strategies is fresh off a slate of victories in the general election, after working for Democratic Pennsylvania Sen.-elect John …

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Christie: Joe Manchin “Will Never Be A Republican”

ABC News reports: “I’ve known Joe Manchin for a long time, he was my mentor governor when I got elected in 2009. He’s never going to be a Republican in my view,” Christie said on ABC’s “This Week.” “I think Joe Manchin is a Democrat going all the way back to his mom and dad, it’s part of who he …

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Senate Republican Censured Over Marriage Bill Vote

The right wing Washington Examiner reports: A group of Indiana Republicans drafted a censure letter and sent it to Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) after he voted in favor of passing a bill that would codify same-sex marriage into federal law. The Cass County Republican Party censured the Indiana senator in a letter that was sent on Thursday, expressing disappointment in …

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House Progressive Teases 2024 Challenge To Sinema

Axios reports: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is “thinking of running” for U.S. Senate, according to a fundraising text his campaign sent out on Friday. The text comes just hours after Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced she is leaving the Democratic Party to sit as an independent, which roiled Arizona Democrats already infuriated with the centrist senator. “Ruben Gallego here, humbly …

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Schumer: Sinema Can Keep Committee Assignments

The Hill reports: Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Friday announced he will let Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) keep her committee assignments after she dropped her affiliation with the Democratic Party and said she would identify as an Independent. Schumer added Sinema’s decision will not affect Democratic control of the Senate’s committees, including the power to issue subpoenas and …

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Scott Sends “Your Heat Will Be Turned Off” Money Begs

The Huffington Post reports: A week into December, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is emailing residents that their heat is about to get cut off — except the alarmist messages from his campaign are actually just misleading fundraising pitches. “Your heat will be turned off. Emergency Notice,” reads an unsettling email notification a South Carolina resident received on their phone on …

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GOP Opposes Merger Of “Woke” Grocery Giants

Via email from the Family Research Council: Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen and Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer questions related to a proposed merger between two of the nation’s largest grocery chains. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) cautioned Kroger against expecting “Republican senators to carry the water for them” while pursuing corporate policies that promote …

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Kyrsten Sinema Leaves Dems, Registers Independent

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema writes for the Arizona Republic: In catering to the fringes, neither party has demonstrated much tolerance for diversity of thought. Bipartisan compromise is seen as a rarely acceptable last resort, rather than the best way to achieve lasting progress. Payback against the opposition party has replaced thoughtful legislating. Americans are told that we have only two choices …

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Paul Warns Russia: Not Releasing Whelan Hurts Tourism

“I think it’s good news that the basketball player is being released. Nine years of hard labor for drug possession is a ridiculous charge. “But I think also Russia needs to realize that the other gentleman’s being kept on trumped-up spy charges. What that means is particularly if he wasn’t a spy, which I don’t have any evidence that he …

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Chuck Schumer Reelected As Senate Majority Leader

The Hill reports: Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) was reelected Thursday morning to serve another term as Senate majority leader, capping a successful two years for the veteran lawmaker, who was just reelected to a fifth Senate term. Senate Democrats also reelected the rest of Schumer’s leadership team, giving Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) another term as Senate Democratic whip, Sen. Debbie …

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Cruz’s Daughter Posts TikTok Message: I’m Not Suicidal

From a self-described as scripted TikTok video: I wanted to address this on my own because the media is causing my mental health to be exploited for their gain. I also don’t enjoy the assumptions on why I did what I did. No, it had nothing to do with my sexuality or my father. I’m not suicidal but I am …

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Biden To Get Bill Banning Private Ownership Of Big Cats

Congress Minutes reports: A bill severely restricting private pet ownership of big cats like tigers and lions passed the Senate by unanimous consent, sending the measure to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature. Certain institutions, such as wildlife sanctuaries, universities and certified zoos, would still be allowed to keep the animals. The bill would also stop members of the …

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Cruz’s Daughter Hospitalized In “Self-Harm” Incident

The Houston Chronicle reports: Houston police responded to the River Oaks home of Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday night after receiving a call concerning an injured individual on the premises, ABC 13’s Jessica Willey reports. HPD officials told Willey that an unidentified teenager was transported from Cruz’s home to a nearby hospital after authorities arrived at the residence. The …

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