As voters demand change, a new generation of Pelosi, Kennedy, King, and other influential families is stepping up to carry on the political legacy of their fathers and grandfathers, NBC News reports. Dozens of congressmen are ending their careers and will soon step down. But for some families…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced on December 16 that two competing bills would be brought to the Senate floor on December 18: one drafted by Democrats and one proposed by Republicans, ABC News reports. Neither bill is expected to receive...
On November 18, the Senate, with surprising speed, approved a bill requiring the Justice Department to disclose additional materials in the case of the late Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender. The document was sent to Trump for his signature, Politico reports. The bill was approved just hours after the House…
The Senate will introduce a bill that would impose sanctions on Russia's trading partners, said Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. This bill would increase pressure on the Kremlin to end the war against Ukraine, Politico reports. On November 16, President Donald Trump announced…
Donald Trump signed the government funding bill, ending the longest government shutdown in the country's history. The shutdown affected millions of Americans, NPR reports. Despite a slim Republican majority in the House of Representatives, the bill passed the evening of November 12. Six…
On November 9, the US Senate took steps to reopen the federal government and end the 40-day shutdown, which has left thousands of federal workers jobless, delayed food aid payments, and disrupted air travel, Reuters reports. In a procedural vote…
The prolonged US government shutdown has already become the longest interruption in federal funding in US history. The previous record, set in 2019, was broken today, November 5, as the shutdown has now reached 36 days, CNBC reports. The latest attempt…
The US Senate has passed Trump's massive spending and tax cut bill. The next step is final approval in the House of Representatives. But that could be a problem, Reuters reports. US Senate Republicans on Tuesday, July 2, passed President Donald Trump's massive…
The released Americans Gershkovich, Whelan and Kurmasheva may face problems after returning from Russia due to claims from the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), writes Fox Business. Three Americans released from Russia as part of a prisoner exchange on August 1 are returning to normal life in the United States.…
According to the US Constitution, if the President is removed from office, dies, resigns, or is incapacitated, his duties are transferred to the Vice President. The next successors are the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate president pro tempore. The last one is Patrick Leahy. He…