The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted unanimously to pass legislation that would ban the use of the video-sharing app TikTok on government phones and devices amid growing concerns that the app poses a cybersecurity risk and is a threat to national security. The “No TikTok on Government Devices Act,” was first introduced by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in April…
Senate Unanimously Passes Bill to Ban TikTok on All Government Devices Amid National Security Concerns
Vulnerable Democrat Senator Won’t Commit to Re-Election Bid in 2024
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) said he has not decided on whether or not he’ll run for reelection in Montana during the 2024 election. “If I decide to run in this thing, and it’ll be a discussion that I have with my family over the holidays because it is a big undertaking, I feel good about…
Vulnerable Democrat Senator Won’t Commit to Reelection Bid in 2024
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) said he has not decided on whether or not he’ll run for reelection in Montana during the 2024 election. “If I decide to run in this thing, and it’ll be a discussion that I have with my family over the holidays because it is a big undertaking, I feel good about…
LIVE December 13, 2 PM ET: Senate Leaders Hold Weekly Briefing
The Epoch Times will livestream the weekly briefing held by Senate leaders starting at 2 p.m. ET on Dec. 13. Access the livestream on this page, and also at EpochTV. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter: twitter.com/EpochTVus Rumble: rumble.com/c/EpochTV Truth Social:…
Senate Democrats Now Have a 51-Seat Majority: Here’s What It Means
After news outlets and forecasters called Georgia’s Dec. 6 Senate runoff for Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), it gave Democrats a 51-seat majority in the Senate. Warnock’s projected victory was narrow. With 99 percent of the estimated vote counted in the race, he led Walker by 50.8 percent to 49.2 percent, according to Edison Research, while The Associated…
Senators Draft Bipartisan Immigration Deal to Save ‘DACA’ During Lame Duck
December 6, 2022
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Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) are trying to clinch a deal on immigration reform in a last-ditch effort before Congress breaks for the holidays as President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program comes to a close. There is speculation from some immigration reform advocacy groups that the draft framework of the…
Georgia Voters Head to the Polls for Senate Runoff Race Between Warnock and Walker
Voters went to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in Georgia’s Senate runoff race between Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Republican former football star Herschel Walker after neither candidate garnered 50 percent of the vote in the Nov. 8 midterms. A runoff, under Georgia state law, is an additional election that is used to…
Don Meredith’s Lawyer Says Senate Vote to Strip Him of Honourable Title ‘Troubling’
The lawyer representing a former senator charged with sexual assault said Thursday it’s “troubling” the Senate voted to strip his client of the title of Honourable while a process is ongoing in court. The upper chamber voted this week to ask Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to take the title away from Meredith as well as…
Full List: See How Senators Voted on Respect for Marriage Act
The U.S. Senate on Nov. 29 approved the “Respect for Marriage Act,” with a dozen Republicans crossing the aisle to vote yes. See below how each senator voted for the bill and each amendment that was offered. Senators who voted for the bill: Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)…
Senate Moves Closer to Passing ‘Respect for Marriage Act’ That Critics Say Threatens Religious Freedom
November 28, 2022
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Senate Democrats—aided by 12 Republicans—took a giant step on Nov. 28 toward the final passage of the “Respect for Marriage Act” that many civil liberties experts say will seriously damage Americans’ freedom of religious practice and expression. The 61 to 35 vote came on a cloture motion to limit debate on the Senate floor to…
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