Senate Republicans see some warning signs flashing after an embarrassing week for former President Trump, despite his strong poll numbers in battleground states against President Biden. Some Republican lawmakers think Trump needs to step up his appeals to disaffected GOP voters, especially women, after Nikki Haley won 128,000 votes in solidly Republican Indiana despite ending […]
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday pushed back against Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s defense of three senators sued for sharing false posts about the Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting. Parson, a Republican who appointed Bailey, told a gaggle of reporters that it was “problematic” when asked about the state defending the Republican state senators. “We’ll […]
Virginia Sens. Tim Kaine (D) and Mark Warner (D) say they won’t agree to fast track a one-week extension of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act unless colleagues commit to holding a vote on their amendment to eliminate a provision to add five new round-trip flights to Reagan National Airport. The senators argue that […]
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of 26 senators on Wednesday urged the U.S. Postal Service to pause planned further consolidation to its processing and delivery network, warning it could slow mail deliveries. The letter, seen by Reuters and led by Senator Gary Peters, who chairs the committee overseeing the USPS, urged a halt […]
Twelve GOP senators vowed to go after the UN court that prosecutes individuals for war crimes if it issues an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in connection with his relentless military campaign in Gaza. In a letter that was first reported by Zeteo, the Republican senators, led by Sen. Tom Cotton of […]
The state of Missouri will defend three state senators who each face federal lawsuits for sharing social media posts falsely accusing a man of being a shooter in the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting. Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s office is representing Republican Sens. Rick Brattin of Harrisonville, Denny Hoskins of Warrensburg, and […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A bill to legalize sports betting in Minnesota is in serious trouble, running afoul of the partisan rancor over the arrest of a state senator on a felony burglary charge. One of the lead authors, Democratic Sen. Matt Klein, of Mendota Heights, isn’t ready to call sports betting dead. But […]
Hard-right Missouri senators early Thursday morning ended their hours-long filibuster of a crucial series of taxes that fund Medicaid, failing to achieve any of their stated demands. Members of the Missouri Freedom Caucus sat down just before 3:30 a.m. Thursday morning after blocking renewal of the taxes for roughly 41 hours. That allowed the Senate […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration, saying they are concerned about travelers’ privacy and civil liberties. In a letter Thursday, the group of 14 lawmakers called on Senate leaders to use the upcoming reauthorization of the Federal […]
By Julie Steenhuysen, Tom Polansek (Reuters) -Some U.S. lawmakers urged the Biden administration on Friday to further contain the spread of bird flu in dairy cows as tests of milk suggested the outbreak is more widespread than previously thought. The push from Congress members for a stronger response adds pressure on federal agriculture and health […]
Both Ohio U.S. Senators are calling on the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the residents, families, and businesses in Logan County impacted by the deadly tornado last month. >>RELATED: DeWine requests rapid disaster declaration from Small Business Administration for Logan County Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and J.D. Vance (R-OH) wrote a letter on Monday […]
Republican Minnesota senators on Wednesday unsuccessfully pushed to speed up an ethics investigation and expulsion of a Democratic-Farmer-Labor senator facing a felony burglary charge. But for now, it appears the DFL will hold on to control of the chamber — at least for the rest of the session. The GOP is asking for an ethics […]