Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health and human services secretary has stalled as Senate Democrats and Republicans take issue with his views. Aneeta Mathur-AshtonJan. 21, 2025 Trump’s Major Executive Orders on Day 1 Birthright citizenship and DEI are out. ‘Drill, baby, drill’ and...
South Dakota Senate Defeats Antiabortion Bill by 1 Vote;Measure Designed for Challenge to Roe v. WadeMaralee Schwartz
The bill stalled earlier this week after senators from Virginia and Maryland objected to a provision that would allow an additional 10 flights a day to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. May 9, 2024 Biden signs $1.2 trillion spending package, averting shutdown ...
Senate Democrats join Republicans in voting to advance bill to detain migrants accused of crimes•Jan. 9, 2025, 6:03 PM ET (AP) John Thune(born January 7, 1961,Pierre, South Dakota, U.S.) is an American politician who was elected as aRepublicanto theU.S. Senatein 2004 and began ...
By BILL BARROW Share Trump claims presidents have exclusive power to control federal spending even after Congress has appropriated money. Trump argues that lawmakers’ budget actions “set a ceiling” on spending but not a floor — meaning the president’s constitutional duty to “faithfully execut...
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For example, as of June, healthcare reform was more popular in California than in the rest of the country, with nearly half of voters saying they would be more likely to vote for a lawmaker who supported the bill. Indeed, while Republican fundraising in the state is strong, some election...
“Ernst says she hasn’t seen the House bill but is ‘keeping an open mind.’ Asked if she supports gay marriage, Ernst said: ‘I have a good number of very close friends that are same-sex married.'” BobicreportsSen. Mike Rounds of ...
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The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, Alison Lundergan Grimes, left, with former President Bill Clinton and Martha Layne Collins, a former state governor, Thursday in Ashland, Kentucky. J. Scott Applewhite / AP The GOP’s chances of winning the Senate are 68.5 percent, accordi...