Category: vote

Israel’s Netanyahu Hospitalized as Thousands Protest Judicial Overhaul Plan Ahead of Key Vote

JERUSALEM—Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was recovering in a hospital on Sunday after an emergency heart procedure, as tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of his government’s judicial overhaul plan held rival rallies ahead of a key vote. Mr. Netanyahu’s sudden hospitalization for the implant of a pacemaker added another dizzying twist to an…


House Vote on Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling

The House of Representatives votes around 3:00 p.m. ET on May 31 on the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, a bill raising the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, a critical step in avoiding a pending government default. …


House Expected to Vote on Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling

The House of Representatives votes around 3:00 p.m. ET on May 31 on the “Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023,” a bill raising the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, a critical step in avoiding a pending government default. …


LIVE NOW: House Vote on Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling

The House of Representatives votes around 3:00 p.m. ET on May 31 on the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, a bill raising the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, a critical step in avoiding a pending government default. …


Credit Suisse Rescue Package Rejected by Swiss Parliament

BERN—Switzerland’s parliament rejected on Wednesday the government’s 109 billion Swiss francs ($120.82 billion) aid for Credit Suisse’s merger with UBS, leaving the fallen bank’s hastily arranged rescue without a largely symbolic parliamentary blessing. While the upper house had approved the government’s contribution to the rescue package, parliament’s lower, and larger chamber, pushed back again on…


NBA Updates All-Star Vote Numbers; LeBron, Durant Still Lead

NEW YORK—LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is well on his way to catching Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on more than the NBA’s career scoring list. James is on pace to be an All-Star for the 19th time, after the NBA said Thursday he remains the overall leading vote-getter for the Feb. 19 game in Salt…


Full List: How Senators Voted on the $1.8 Trillion Omnibus Package

The Senate on Dec. 22 passed a mammoth $1.8 trillion spending package in a bipartisan vote. See how each senator voted below. Senators that voted for the bill: Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) Sen. Sherrod Brown…


Ohio Workers Vote for Union at GM, LG Battery Plant

WASHINGTON—Workers at a General Motors-LG Energy battery cell factory in northeast Ohio overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers, a big win for the union seeking to organize the growing electric vehicle supply chain sector. The National Labor Relations Board said hourly employees at the Ultium Cells LLC plant near Cleveland voted 710 to…


Ohio Workers Vote to Unionize at GM, LG Battery Plant

WASHINGTON—Workers at a General Motors-LG Energy battery cell factory in northeast Ohio overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW), a big win for the union seeking to organize the growing electric vehicle supply chain sector. The National Labor Relations Board said hourly employees at the Ultium Cells LLC plant near Cleveland voted 710…


Full List: How Members of Congress Voted on Bill to Impose Agreement on Rail Workers

The U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives have approved a bill to avoid a rail strike. See how each member voted below. Senate (80–15) Senators who voted for the bill: Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)…