Category: Senate

Schumer: Senate Will Vote on Background Checks, Voting Rights After Break

The Senate will vote on expanded background checks for gun buyers and a bill that would dramatically change how elections are run, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Thursday. During a speech on the Senate floor and in a letter to colleagues, the Democrat said the upper chamber will turn its attention to voting…


Former Missouri Republican Gov. Greitens Launches US Senate Campaign

Former Missouri GOP Gov. Eric Greitens on Monday announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by the retiring Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.). “I have been so encouraged by the people of Missouri that I am happy to announce tonight that I am running for the United States Senate to continue serving the people…


Former Missouri Gov. Greitens Launches US Senate Campaign

Former Missouri GOP Gov. Eric Greitens on Monday announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by the retiring Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.). “I have been so encouraged by the people of Missouri that I am happy to announce tonight that I am running for the United States Senate to continue serving the people…


New Hampshire Senate Rejects Bill That Would Make No Excuse Mail Voting Permanent

The New Hampshire Senate on March 18 rejected a bill that would have made permanent the temporary no-excuse absentee voting put in place last year due to the CCP virus pandemic. New Hampshire relaxed the rules around absentee voting last year, first through guidance from the state’s attorney general and secretary of state and subsequently…


Kentucky Senate Passes Election Reform Bill

The Kentucky Senate on Tuesday approved a major election reform bill on a bipartisan vote, paving the way for the measure’s final passage once the Senate amendments are approved by the commonwealth’s House of Representatives. The state senators voted 33-3 on March 16 to approve an omnibus bill that would, once enacted, establish three days…


Senate Confirms Katherine Tai as Biden’s Top Trade Envoy

WASHINGTON—The Senate confirmed Katherine Tai as the top U.S. trade envoy in an overwhelming bipartisan vote on Wednesday. She will be the first Asian American and first woman of color to hold the position. Tai is considered a problem-solving pragmatist, and her nomination by President Joe Biden to be U.S. trade representative drew support from…


Senate Confirms Isabel Guzman to Lead Small Business Agency

WASHINGTON—The Senate on Tuesday approved President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee the Small Business Administration. The vote to confirm Isabel Guzman was 81-17. She is the 18th member of Biden’s Cabinet to win Senate confirmation. Guzman is a former Obama administration SBA official who currently heads California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate. In that…


Kansas Senate Majority Leader Arrested for Allegedly Driving Under Influence

Kansas state Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop, a Republican, was arrested on Tuesday morning for allegedly driving under the influence. According to jail records, Suellentrop was booked into the Shawnee County jail at around 3:55 a.m. He was charged with misdemeanor driving under influence of drugs or alcohol, fleeing or attempting to flee from a law enforcement…


PayPal Co-founder Gives $10 Million to Super PAC Backing Potential Senate Bid by J.D. Vance

The billionaire co-founder of PayPal donated $10 million to a newly-formed political action committee backing the potential Ohio Senate 2022 bid by J.D. Vance. Peter Thiel, a billionaire who was also one of the earliest investors in Facebook, donated $10 million to the Protect Ohio Value PAC, according to Bryan Lanza, the communications director for…


PayPal Co-founder Gives $10 Million to Super PAC Backing Potential Senate Bid by JD Vance

The billionaire co-founder of PayPal donated $10 million to a newly formed political action committee backing a potential U.S. Senate bid by J.D. Vance in 2022. Peter Thiel, a billionaire who was also one of the earliest investors in Facebook, donated $10 million to the Protect Ohio Values PAC, according to Bryan Lanza, the communications…