Category: Senate

Senate Approves Judicial Nominee Who Refused to Disavow Racial Quotas

The U.S. Senate on Feb. 13 advanced two of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees, including one who refused to disavow racial quotas. In another 50–44 vote, the Senate approved Cindy Chung’s nomination to the Philadelphia-based 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. That includes Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Susan Collins (R-Maine). In…


US Senators Question Fashion Retailer Shein About Forced Labor in Clothing Supply Chains

U.S. senators wrote a letter to the chief executive of Shein, a Chinese online fast fashion retailer, raising concerns about whether the company made use of cotton sourced from China’s Xinjiang region—a place notorious for pushing forced labor among Uyghur minorities. “We are concerned that American consumers may be inadvertently purchasing apparel made in-part with…


LIVE 10 AM ET: Senate Holds Hearing on Chinese Spy Balloon Case

U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee’s Defense Subcommittee holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 9 on the Chinese espionage balloon that the United States shot down on Saturday for spying over U.S. territory. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


LIVE NOW: Senate Holds Hearing on Chinese Spy Balloon Case

U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee’s Defense Subcommittee holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 9 on the Chinese espionage balloon that the United States shot down on Saturday for spying over U.S. territory. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Senate Holds Hearing on Chinese Spy Balloon Case

U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee’s Defense Subcommittee holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 9 on the Chinese espionage balloon that the United States shot down on Saturday for spying over U.S. territory. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


‘Tired of Caving’ on Debt Ceiling Policy, GOP Senator Says

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said he is tired of his party giving in to Democrat approaches to managing the debt ceiling, urging Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) not to strike a last-minute compromise agreement with President Joe Biden. “[I am] tired of caving,” Scott told The Hill in an interview at his U.S. Capitol office….


Bernie Sanders Plans War on Big Pharma as HELP Chairman

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is planning for a war on major pharmaceutical manufacturers as the new chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. Sanders, one of the most outspokenly left-wing voices in the more moderate upper chamber, was picked to chair the Democrats’ side of the HELP Committee, which was previously chaired…


Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine to Seek Reelection in 2024, Wants to Do ‘a Whole Lot More’

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) announced Friday that he will run for reelection in 2024, likely easing his party’s worries about keeping the Senate majority. “I have been really grappling with what to do with respect to my time in the Senate, and I’m very happy to announce that I’m going to run for a…


US Senate Panel to Hold Jan. 24 Hearing on Ticket Industry Issues

WASHINGTON—A U.S. Senate committee will hold a hearing on Jan. 24 on the lack of competition in the ticketing industry after Ticketmaster’s problems managing the sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets. The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing is titled “That’s The Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment.” The committee did not disclose the…


Senate Republicans Criticize House GOP for Failure to Elect Speaker

Senate Republicans on Jan. 3 criticized the House GOP for failing to elect a speaker despite holding a majority in the lower chamber in the new Congress. “If it’s this hard to elect a Speaker, imagine how hard it’s going to be to pass any legislation,” Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) told The Hill. Sen. Lindsey…