Via the Washington Post, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) included the bill among various items he brought to the floor. He sought unanimous consent on the entire package, and he got it. No ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Advocates condemned Ohio lawmakers for passing another anti-LGBTQ bill as the General Assembly wrapped up late Wednesday night, urging Gov. Mike DeWine to veto the legislation ...

Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson for having “dragged” President-elect Donald Trump into the spending bill “circus” after being unable to rally House ...

House speaker gives reporters an update on a vote to avoid a possible government shutdown. Biden forgives $4.28 billion in student debt for 54,900 borrowers How to know when it's the right time to ...

Senate Bill 100 makes it illegal to put a tracking device, such as an air tag, or tracking app on another person's property without their consent. Gov. Mike DeWine signed it into law on Thursday ...

If there was any doubt that we are in a new Gilded Age, Speaker Mike Johnson’s admission to ... Congress needs to pass a funding bill this week to avoid “a decidedly unmerry shutdown.” ...

Vice President-elect JD Vance met with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La ... extend the farm bill for one year and appropriate roughly $100 billion in disaster relief and $10 billion in economic ...

“This should not be funded by your tax dollars!” Musk exclaimed. Multiple reporters have pointed out that the bill does not provide funding for the stadium. That said, how many stadiums are fully ...

Speaker Mike Johnson has a massive new headache as ... to his social platform X on Wednesday to slam a short-term funding bill Johnson backed, criticizing the 1,547-page continuing resolution ...

"Mike Johnson just gave me another 1557 reasons not to vote for him. It's this omnibus bill," Massie said. The bill was proposed as lawmakers are preparing to head home for the holidays and just ...

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