Tulsi Gabbard survived a crucial Senate committee vote on Tuesday, sending her nomination as director of national intelligence to the full Senate.
Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday as director of national intelligence. All GOP senators except Sen. Mitch McConnell voted in favor. (John McDonnell / Associated Press) ByDavid Klepper Feb. 12, 20259 AM PT Gabbard was confirmed by a 52-48 ...
Given the 53-47 split in the Senate, Gabbard needed virtually all Republicans to vote “yes.” Trump's “Make America Great Again” base has pressured senators to support Trump’s nominees, and Elon Musk, the president's ally, took to social media recently to brand Sen. Todd Young, R-...
U.S. Senate Set to Vote on Trump FCC Nominee as Soon as Next Week More Reuters FILE PHOTO: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) logo is seen before the FCC Net Neutrality hearing in Washington February 26, 2015. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo By David Shepard...
The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm a controversial nomination to fill the Republican seat on the Federal Communications Commission, in spite of opposition from Democratic lawmakers and advocacy groups who say the vote should wait until next year. ...
First day of debate on massive communications bill brings no vote on concept, but politicians stake out positions. Anne Broache June 22, 2006 2:37 p.m. PT 2 min read WASHINGTON--The first day of the Senate Commerce Committee's debate on a massive communications bill ended without any vot...
Speaker Mike Johnson is eyeing a floor vote on a revised spy powers bill next week, four people familiar with the discussion told POLITICO. The move would almost certainly renew lingering tensions within the House GOP over what to do about Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Act (FISA)...
Top congressional leadersstruck a deal yesterdayto pass fiscal 2024 spending in two six-bill tranches — one by March 8, the rest by March 22. Doing so, however, will require passing yet another continuing resolution, and thetentative planis for the House to vote on one this afternoon then...
Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), who presided over the messy and confusing episode, said Democrats were not going to budge regardless of the GOP tactics. They’d already thwarted other attempts to vote on the bill. “They think they can wear down Patty Murray. That’s an impossible ambit...
House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good called on "every true conservative" to block the package. Heritage Action, the political arm of the influential conservative Heritage Foundation, is expected to notify Hill offices of their opposition to the procedural vote on the foreign aid bills, encourag...