Rules passed with 220-213 vote that saw just one Republican vote against it The House of Representatives passed a new rules package Monday that overhauls the way it functions by putting up more barriers to congressional spending and creating a more deliberate process for passing legislation, which were key demands of the more conservative members…
Greetings from Tyler, It will be some time before the details emerge regarding the negotiations that will finally lead to the election of the Speaker of the House. Maybe it will happen today, after all there are planes to catch. To find a similar situation you have to go deep into the 1800’s, which must…
Boris Zilberman, director of public policy and strategy at the CUFI Action Fund, said that the way things are in Congress at the moment, it may be risky to pin all hopes on an omnibus spending bill passing because such agreement may not be reachable. (January 17, 2022 / JNS) With a deadline to fund…
U.S. Capitol Police and National Guard soldiers operate a checkpoint at the U.S. Capitol, in advance of U.S. President Joe Biden’s first speech to a joint session of Congress in Washington, U.S., April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo The Pentagon does not expect another request to extend National Guard troops in Washington who are helping…
Biden also insists Congress pass bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines President Biden Friday demanded the Republicans in the Senate move on passing gun background check legislation, calling the string of mass shootings and gun violence a “national embarrassment.” Biden pushed the Senate to take a vote on House-passed legislation that would expand background checks and close certain loopholes. “I strongly, strongly…
President Joe Biden signs an executive order on climate change, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (ABC4) – It’s been more than a week since President Joe Biden took office following an unprecedented inauguration marked by the global COVID-19 pandemic and the deadly U.S. Capitol riot. His inauguration…