(R-NY) suggested raising it to $25,000, but some other blue-state Republicans said that is still too low. Johnson can't afford to lose more than three votes on the bill. The Freedom Caucus is a fervent opponent of raising the cap at all because it would increase the deficit, though...
both, by virtue of their votes to lift the debt ceiling and not cause the U.S. to default on its national debt. We are hardly experts in Kentucky politics, but we do know that McConnell won election seven times, so maybe the opinion of the Club for Growth doesn't carry much weight....
The votes cast Monday will be sent on to the nation’s capital by late December. Then, on the afternoon of Jan. 6, Vice President Joe Biden will open the electoral votes before a joint session of the new Congress, where they will be counted. Below is a state-by-state list of when ...
been a last-ditch effort by the Republicans to implement a winner-take-all system. That means three of Nebraska's five electoral votes will go to the winner in each of the state's three congressional districts, and the two remaining votes will go to the winner of the state's popular ...
Day recess, they will be exposed to lots of coverage of the bill from news media, and lots of complaining from constituents. Johnson desperately wants to bank the 217 votes he needs before that can happen, which means that by the time you read this, he has maybe 36 hours (or less) ...
Some progressives want to take the fight to Trump. Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) has filed seven articles of impeachment. The Democratic leadership in the House thinks this is totally pointless and counterproductive since the votes aren't there even for a floor fight. Of course, if the Democrat...
The electors of President and Vice President of each State shall meet and give their votes on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December next following their appointment at such place in each State in accordance with the laws of the State enacted prior to election day. ...
All in all, by gaining Ohio and having Michigan be tied, Kerry makes a net gain and now leads in the electoral college, but neither candidate has the required 270 electoral votes it takes to win.Ellis Henican had a very insightful column yesterday that is relevant to the Rasmussen poll I...
The meeting is required by the Constitution and includes several distinct steps. A look at the joint session: What happens when Congress meets? Under federal law, Congress must meet Jan. 6 to open sealed certificates from each state that contain a record of their electoral votes. The votes ...
Required by the Constitution, the House and Session will gather for the joint session January 6 to tally the electoral votes from each state and the District of Columbia. The president of the Senate — the vice president — presides over the session. ...