The House of Representatives approved new funding for Ukraine after 18 Republicans broke with GOP leaders and voted with Democrats. Eleanor Mueller, Semafor White House economic policy reporter, and Igor Bobic, U.S. Senate reporter for NOTUS, join “The Takeout” to discuss. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., slammed Senate Republicans after most of them voted to pass a bill to green light billions of dollars in funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The measure passed 52-47, mostly along party … Read more
Washington — The Senate on Friday blocked an extension of a key warrantless surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agencies, meaning Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act will expire on June 12 without further intervention. Seven Republicans joined Democrats in the 47-52 vote against a procedural motion that would have set up a … Read more
Senate Republicans passed funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a major win for the Trump administration. CBS News’ Taurean Small has more on the “vote-a-rama” results. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As the Trump administration weighs diplomacy and military pressure against Iran, a political clock is ticking at home. Even if the Strait of Hormuz — the global oil choke point largely shuttered since the conflict with Iran due to Iranian attacks — reopened immediately, it could take … Read more
Anti-Trump Republicans have carved out a huge niche on the political left since President Donald Trump’s first campaign — generating large fundraising hauls, seemingly endless cable news bookings and persistent, public sniping from the president himself. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Some of these one-time … Read more
RENO, Nev. — Nevada’s only Republican congressional seat is open for the first time in 15 years, and the primary is testing Republican voters’ appetite for a veteran politician or a newcomer with President Donald Trump’s backing. Republican Rep. Mark Amodei announced his retirement earlier this year, creating an opening in the state’s 2nd District, … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Republican-led House on Thursday passed a sweeping security package providing new military aid to Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Russia, delivering a sharp rebuke to the Trump administration, who opposed the measure. Eighteen Republicans crossed party lines to support the Democrat-authored legislation in a vote of … Read more
Washington — The House approved an effort on Thursday to send fresh assistance to Ukraine after a few Republican members joined with Democrats to force a vote on the issue. The procedural tactic, known as a discharge petition, was launched by Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York nearly a year ago. A discharge petition … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Four Senate Republicans broke ranks to kill another effort to pass President Donald Trump’s marquee voter ID and election integrity legislation as the GOP marches to fund immigration enforcement. Just like last time, Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Thom Tills, … Read more