Category: Senate

Senate Begins Consideration of 2024 National Defense Bill

The Senate voted on July 18 to begin consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year 2024, bringing it one step closer to a final passage. Senators voted 72 to 25 to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to its version of the bill, which sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD)…


Vice President Harris Matches Record for Tiebreaking Votes in Senate

Vice President Kamala Harris on July 12 tied the record for most tie-breaking votes in the Senate.  “I feel like it’s a wonderful historical moment and I’m thankful to [Senate Majority] Leader [Chuck] Schumer for reminding me that today was that day,” Ms. Harris told The Epoch Times shortly after the vote.  The tie-breaking vote…


Actor Hill Harper Announces Candidacy for Michigan Senate Seat

Actor Hill Harper announced his intention to run for the United States Senate in Michigan to replace retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) in a press release on July 10. Harper, known for his roles on “The Good Doctor” and “How It Really Happened,” is running as a Democrat and will join a primary field that…


LIVE 12:30 PM ET: Women’s Rights Advocates Urge Senate to Protect Women’s Sports

Moms for America, a non-profit liberty and virtue educational group, holds a press conference at 12:30 p.m. ET on June 7, joined by legislators and female athletes calling on the U.S. Senate to schedule a vote on H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023. Debbie Kraulidis, vice president, Moms…


LIVE NOW: Women’s Rights Advocates Urge Senate to Protect Women’s Sports

Moms for America, a non-profit liberty and virtue educational group, holds a press conference at 12:30 p.m. ET on June 7, joined by legislators and female athletes calling on the U.S. Senate to schedule a vote on H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023. Debbie Kraulidis, vice president, Moms…


Women’s Rights Advocates Urge Senate to Protect Women’s Sports

Moms for America, a non-profit liberty and virtue educational group, holds a press conference at 12:30 p.m. ET on June 7, joined by legislators and female athletes calling on the U.S. Senate to schedule a vote on H.R. 734, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023. Debbie Kraulidis, vice president, Moms…


Rep. Jamie Raskin ‘Seriously Considering’ Run for Senate Seat Opening in 2024

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) says he has yet to decide if he’ll run for retiring Sen. Ben Cardin’s (D-Md.) Senate seat in 2024 but is “seriously considering it.” Cardin announced on May 1 that he would not be seeking reelection to a seat he’s held since 2007, leading to questions about whether Raskin, one of…


NTD Good Morning (June 2): Senate Passes Debt Ceiling Bill; Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis Campaigns in New Hampshire

The Senate ended the threat of a debt default by passing the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 on June 1. The measure heads to the President’s desk, whose signature will lay the matter to rest for at least the next 19 months. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis kicked off his first visit to New Hampshire as…


What’s Next After Senate Passes Debt Ceiling Bill

The U.S. Senate passed the debt ceiling agreement—the Fiscal Responsibility Act—with a vote of 63-36, preventing the nation’s first-ever default. The bill will now head to President Joe Biden’s desk for signing. The agreement, crafted by Biden, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and their teams of negotiators, suspends the debt limit through Jan. 1, 2025,…


Sen. McConnell Urges Senate to Pass McCarthy’s Debt Deal

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called on the Senate to pass a debt deal that was brokered by the House speaker and White House, arguing that the United States cannot default. “The United States of America will not default on its debt,” McConnell said Sunday after President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)…