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Sen. Patty Murray confirms Ukraine and disaster aid spending bill in the works September 19, 2023 07:30 PM Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA) confirmed on Tuesday that she is working on a continuing resolution to provide additional funds for disaster relief, assistance for Ukraine, and firefighter pay. The supplemental spending bill has broad

Tuberville plans to force vote on Marine Corps leader caught up in Pentagon blockade September 19, 2023 07:03 PM Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) will attempt to force a vote this week on the Marine Corps commandant ensnared in his blanket hold on Pentagon nominees. The Alabama senator has collected the 16 signatures needed, according to

Scott touts Reagan philosophy for UAW strike and slams Biden for being ‘leased’ by unions September 19, 2023 05:54 PM Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) recalled President Ronald Reagan’s words about federal workers striking when discussing how he’d handle the United Auto Workers strike. “Ronald Reagan gave us a great example when federal boys decided to

Amazon to hire a quarter-million new workers as holiday shopping season nears September 19, 2023 05:19 PM Christmas is coming, and Amazon is prepping for the big shopping rush by offering jobs to 250,000 people, along with an investment of $1.3 billion for increasing its wages. The investment into Amazon’s wages will bring the company’s

GOP veterans admonish House Republicans who sank defense spending bill September 19, 2023 05:12 PM Military veterans in the House GOP conference criticized a handful of their conservative colleagues who sank the annual defense appropriations bill on Tuesday, accusing the holdout votes of making the country susceptible to Chinese aggression. Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) hit

Tim Scott says loyalty to US allies is message ‘lost’ in Biden administration September 19, 2023 04:41 PM Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) responded to President Joe Biden’s address to the United Nations on Tuesday, claiming the Biden administration has made the country less safe and vowing to stand by the United States’s allies should he

Vulnerable Democratic House member forced to condemn governor’s gun restriction September 19, 2023 04:14 PM A vulnerable Democrat in the House of Representatives will be forced to vote “yes” to condemn the governor of his state after she moved to outlaw open and concealed carry in a part of New Mexico where there was a

Deal to advance Senate ‘minibus’ spending bill starts to take shape September 19, 2023 03:59 PM Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said Tuesday he would drop his objection to combining three appropriations bills if he is guaranteed a vote on legislation to stop government shutdowns during the amendment process. “Get me that vote and I’ll consent

Missing NFL player resurfaces online with profanity-laced rant September 19, 2023 03:57 PM Former NFL player Sergio Brown has resurfaced on Instagram days after he and his mother Myrtle Brown were reported missing. Myrtle Brown’s corpse was found in a creek near her home, and her death is being investigated as a homicide. Posting from

A guest on Fox News said that Republicans in the Senate have not reacted to the threat of a “climate emergency” declaration from President Joe Biden. Biden administration officials considered a “climate emergency” initiative in July 2022, according to emails released following a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from Energy Policy Advocates. Left-wing Democrats