US Senate

Economy 03/01/22, 15:52

On Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden announced new investments in domestic production of minerals and materials critical to the development of technological devices, including computers, smartphones, batteries, household appliances, and vehicles. His administration's actions will strengthen the mineral supply chain and help end the reliance on such materials from China. Biden ...

Washington 10/08/21, 05:19

The United States Senate passed short-term legislation on Thursday, Oct. 7, to lift the debt ceiling, which helps avert the risk of default later this month and keep the country solvent into December. The chamber voted 50-48 along party lines on the temporary measure, which will add $480 billion to the ...

D.C. 10/06/21, 16:42

Former Facebook manager Frances Haugen appeared before the Congressional Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security to testify about information she has regarding Facebook's business practices that she said warrants immediate Congressional action. Haugen testified before the U.S. Senate, following her explosive statements in the media denouncing the tech giant's negligence ...

California 07/04/21, 23:58

A Democrat from South Carolina warned the previous president he will have to answer for his alleged role in the Washington riots. Rep. James Clyburn confirmed the Democratic Party will appoint a new select committee in charge of investigating the Capitol building siege. The House majority whip revealed he is so determined ...

Tech 06/09/21, 03:01

Legislation to confront China's growing economic influence on the United States passed the Senate on Tuesday, June 8, making it a rare bipartisan bill approved by Democratic and Republican senators. The Senate voted 68-32 for the bill, which seeks to invest more than $200 billion in American technology, science, and research to ...

2022 Campaign 01/06/21, 19:40

A Republican from Georgia resisted demands to admit he lost his Senate seat in the latest election. Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) is refusing to concede defeat to Democratic rival Jon Ossoff at the Georgia runoff on Jan. 5. Perdue's campaign team vowed to challenge the election result and verify every single vote ...

2022 Campaign 12/24/20, 19:03

The reputation of the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, Jon Ossoff, was overshadowed by his refusal to report on the hitherto murky business he has had with foreign powers such as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Emirate of Qatar. Despite presenting himself fighting corruption with his documentaries on ...

2022 Campaign 12/15/20, 16:33

Republican electors from Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada met on Dec. 14 to cast their state votes as required by election procedures. They separately announced that they cast their votes for President Trump and Vice President Pence. While mainstream media and most of the conservative media reported the news that Democratic ...

2022 Campaign 11/25/20, 02:44

A Democrat who wants to become the next president will let every foreigner that has illegally crossed the national border stay in the United States indefinitely. Joe Biden thinks it is a good idea to use the Oval Office to unconditionally grant citizenship to millions of illegal aliens despite many of ...

Washington 08/31/20, 03:51

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is willing to let Americans starve if she does not have her own way. The White House has accused Pelosi of indefinitely postponing the next CCP (Chinese Communist Party) Virus stimulus package until the Republicans fully meet her demands. "Here is what the problem is: She [Pelosi] ...

D.C. 06/05/20, 11:15

A junior Democrat refused to cooperate on new rules to further prevent execution without a proper trial, a Kentucky Republican senator revealed. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has blamed Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) for taking months to consider an amendment to the Emmet Till Antilynching Act that would help prevent minor crimes ...

Politics 05/07/20, 13:32

President Donald Trump has vetoed legislation seeking to limit his ability to order military action against Iran, saying the prohibition would “endanger the lives of American citizens and brave service members.” “I am returning herewith without my approval S.J. Res. 68, a joint resolution that purports to direct the President to ...

Politics 03/25/20, 12:25

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Wednesday, March 25, that the Senate’s massive CCP Virus rescue package agreement has moved closer to America’s workers, saying House Democrats will now review the final provisions from the bipartisan deal. In a statement, Pelosi signaled that the $2 trillion stimulus package agreement reached ...

Politics 03/25/20, 06:23

The Trump administration and Senate leaders reached a historic agreement on a massive $2 trillion relief package for workers and businesses hit by the CCP Virus in the wee hours of Wednesday, March 25. “We are done. We have a deal," White House  Director of Legislative Affairs Eric Ueland announced the ...

D.C. 02/14/20, 07:08

Military responses in the Middle East will take longer to authorize after tighter rules were imposed to force the president to seek prior approval from Congress. The Senate passed the new Iran War Powers Resolution that effectively prevents President Donald Trump from making an executive decision about military strikes against Iran ...

U.S. 02/03/20, 11:50

Senior Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Sunday, Feb. 1, that he and other legislators expect to call witnesses in the coming weeks to begin hearings in the case of Hunter Biden, son of now Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, in the same week that the impeachment of President Donald Trump ...

Trending 01/17/20, 05:02

A cross border trade deal worth more than $1.3 trillion will proceed after the Senate swiftly gave it the green light on Jan. 16. The Senate has approved the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Fox Business is hailing the pact as the "biggest trade deal of all time." "Adding together USMCA and the ...

Politics 01/14/20, 07:12

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he would force votes to call Hunter Biden and others as witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial if Republicans support Democrats' impeachment witness demand. “My colleagues can’t have it both ways. Calling for some, while blocking others. If we are going to give a platform to witnesses the ...

Politics 12/19/19, 21:08

The Senate on Thursday, Dec. 19, passed a $1.4 trillion spending package, avoiding a shutdown and funding the government through the rest of the fiscal year, including the border wall. Lawmakers cleared the two-bill package in a series of votes, sending it to President Donald Trump in time to prevent a ...

Politics 12/16/19, 06:14

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is proposing to call some GOP witnesses to testify in an expected impeachment trial in Senate this week, which he said must be fair and bipartisan, even after House Democratic leaders have rejected Republicans’ witnesses and are pursuing a partisan impeachment. In a letter sent ...