U.S. House GOP pushes through bill averting shutdown on Friday; Senate is next • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – House Republicans approved a suspension spending bill Tuesday that will keep government funds in place, but the legislation must pass the Senate before the late-night deadline on Friday to avoid government shutdowns. 217-213 House Voting Although mostly along the party line, Democrats are opposed to the measure that they say they want to […]
Shutdown looms as ‘unified’ U.S. Senate Dems oppose GOP’s stopgap spending bill • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer appeared to have announced that government shutdowns would begin Friday on Wednesday, with the suspension law going out. “While funding the government should be a bipartisan effort, Republicans have chosen a partisan path to draft ongoing resolutions without the opinions of Congressional Democrats,” Schumer said in a short […]
Republicans in U.S. Senate form group to study restructuring the CDC • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy will launch a working group on Wednesday to explore ways to overhaul the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cassidy, chairman of health, education, labor, pensions or support, announced at one point that at a group of seven Republicans would draft legislation to restructure the agency. “The public […]
Trump signs stopgap spending bill into law, following U.S. Senate passage • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – The US Senate cleared a government-funded suspension spending bill on Friday and sent the law to President Donald Trump. The White House said Saturday afternoon that Trump signed the measure to avoid shutting down the government. The day after the 54-46 Senate vote, Trump’s signature will continue to operate primarily the federal government […]
Chairman, top Dem on U.S. Senate Armed Services ask for probe into Signalgate • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – The chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee and ranking members wrote to Department of Defense inspectors on Thursday asking independent observers to begin an investigation into the use of senior officials of the signal chat app to discuss Yemen’s bombing plans. Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker and Rhode Island Democrat Sen. […]
Tennessee Senate targets school boards, superintendents associations • Tennessee Lookout
Republican senators are crucifying the Tennessee Board of Education and the Oversight Association after this year’s blow fight over the governor’s private school voucher bill. Sen. Adam Lowe, a Calhoun Republican, sponsors Senate Bill 2017. The bill that Lowe postponed on Tuesday for discussions until 2026 clearly targets the Tennessee School Board and the Supervisory […]
Senate GOP Confirms Trump Health Nominees In Major MAHA Win
The Senate confirmed two health candidates for President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening with a victory in the “to bring America’s health back to health” movement, primarily along the party line. Senator vote 53-47 Verify that Jay Bhattacharya is heading the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Senate approved the appointment of Marty McCurry, who […]
Likely Dem Senate Candidate In Swing State Says Schumer Should Step Down
Another well-known Democrat has called on Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to step down as the party leader faces growing criticism of his decision to advance the GOP spending bill. Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow, a Democrat, is considering jumping into the state’s Democratic primary for an open Senate seat, but Schumer said he should step […]
Senate GOP Sets Ambitious Timeline To Advance Trump Agenda
Senate Republicans are setting an ambitious timeline to advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda during the three-week work period that began Monday. Senate Majority Leader John Tune I said On Monday evening, the Senate hopes to adopt a compromise budget solution with the House of Representatives by April 11th. This will appoint the House of […]
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Emmer Thinks Senate GOP Is Moving Too Slowly To Pass Trump’s AgendaÂ
House majority Whiptom Emmer has called on the Senate to “speech the pace” by advancing President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda, arguing that Republicans in Congress should move with greater urgency to enact presidential priorities. Emmer’s public criticism of the Senate timeline comes as House and Senate Republicans have yet to reach a deal on the […]
