Category: Senate

Senator Expelled From Tory Caucus for Challenging O’Toole Remains in Senate Caucus

The Senate Conservatives are keeping Sen. Denise Batters in their caucus despite her having been expelled from the national caucus by leader Erin O’Toole for launching a petition to review his leadership. A spokeswoman for the leader of Senate Conservatives Don Plett said on Nov. 18 that “Sen. Batters is still a current member of…


Rep. Golden Only Democrat to Vote Against Biden’s Build Back Better Act

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) was the only Democrat to vote against the party’s Build Back Better Act on Friday, arguing that the bill’s tax changes would benefit the wealthy. “Throughout consideration of the Build Back Better Act, I have been focused on getting the best possible deal for my constituents. That means digging into the…


Senate Advances Defense Bill After Dispute Over US–China Competition Bill

The Senate on Wednesday advanced its annual defense policy bill after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) dropped efforts to merge it with legislation to boost U.S. technology competitiveness with China and semiconductor manufacturing. Late on Wednesday, the Senate voted 84–15 to advance debate on the National Defense Authorization Act, which could begin as soon…


Nancy Pelosi Extends Remote Voting in the House Until Dec. 30

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced on Friday that House members can extend remote voting until Dec. 30 due to concerns regarding the coronavirus. Pelosi’s announcement was shared in a message to House members and was posted to her website. “To All Members on Extension of Remote Voting ‘Covered Period.’ In light of the attached notification by…


Speaker Pelosi Extends Remote Voting in House Until Dec. 30

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says House members can continue to vote remotely until Dec. 30 because of COVID-19 concerns. Pelosi’s Nov. 12 announcement was shared in a message to House members and was posted to her website. “To All Members on Extension of Remote Voting ‘Covered Period.’ In light of the attached notification by the Sergeant-at-Arms,…


42 GOP Senators Say It’s Time to Bring Bureaucrats Back to Work

Forty-two Republican senators say the Biden administration’s stalling in bringing the federal workforce back to its offices is creating massive delays in delivering much-needed government services to citizens in a timely manner. In a letter to the administration’s three top personnel chiefs, the senators pointed to what they described as the  “widespread lack of responsiveness…


42 GOP Senators Say It’s Time to Bring Bureaucrats Back to Offices

Forty-two Republican senators say the Biden administration’s stalling in bringing the federal workforce back to its offices is creating massive delays in delivering much-needed government services to citizens in a timely manner. In a letter to the administration’s three top personnel chiefs, the senators pointed to what they described as the “widespread lack of responsiveness…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Oct. 22)

Democrats inching forward on President Joe Biden’s social spending bill. What central issue is Biden backing down from? And what else are they compromising on? A woman died and a man was wounded, after Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin accidentally fired a prop gun on a movie set. The investigation is still ongoing. The current senate…


US Senate Panel to Hold New Hearing on Social Media Impact on Young Users

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate will hold an Oct. 26 hearing with tech firms Snap’s Snapchat, TikTok, and Alphabet’s YouTube about their platforms’ impact on young users, a panel said on Tuesday. “Recent revelations about harm to kids online show that Big Tech is facing its Big Tobacco moment—a moment of reckoning,” said Senator Richard Blumenthal, who…


Senate Votes to Temporarily Raise Debt Ceiling by $480 Billion

The Senate late Thursday voted to approve a short-term increase to the federal debt ceiling by $480 billion through Dec. 3. The debt ceiling already stands at $28.4 trillion and the bill would lift the debt limit to $28.9 trillion. The bill heads to the House, where there is a clear Democratic majority, before moving…