New Mexico Sen. Ben Luján (D-N.M.) is expected to make a full recovery and return to the Senate in four to six weeks after suffering a stroke and undergoing surgery, his office said on Wednesday. Luján, 49, was hospitalized last week after he began to experience dizziness and fatigue, and doctors found that he had…
New Mexico Sen. Luján May Return in 4-6 Weeks After Stroke, Says Aide
Build Back Better ‘Is Dead’: Sen. Joe Manchin
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) told reporters on Tuesday that the Build Back Better Act (BBB), President Joe Biden’s multi-trillion dollar social spending package, “is dead,” dashing any lingering Democratic hopes that Manchin will rally behind a further scaled-down version. Manchin’s opposition to BBB has been well-known and oft-repeated for months, and his opposition to the…
Democratic Senators Unveil Legislation to Change Electoral Count Act
A group of Democratic and Democratic-aligned senators on Tuesday unveiled a bill that would make several changes to the 1887 Electoral Count Act (ECA), which Democrats hope will be more acceptable to some GOP moderates. The draft of the bill was unveiled by Democrat-aligned Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) in conjunction with Rules Committee Chairwoman Amy…
Pennsylvania’s Northwest GOP Caucus Refuses to Disclose Full Straw Poll Results
February 1, 2022
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It’s caucus season in Pennsylvania, when regional political party caucuses interview candidates, then hold straw polls ranking them by preference. With five Republican caucus meetings down and a final one happening Wednesday, Feb. 2, party insiders are questioning the way Pennsylvania’s Northwest Caucus handled its vote during its meeting Saturday in Knox, Pennsylvania. During the…
Biden’s Fed Nominees to Have Senate Hearing Next Week
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee will hold a nomination hearing next week for President Joe Biden’s three picks for the Federal Reserve. Biden earlier this month nominated former Federal Reserve Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin to be the central bank’s vice chair for supervision and two economists, Lisa Cook and Philip Jefferson, to serve on its…
Capitol Report (Jan. 20): Biden Slipping in the Polls
January 20, 2022
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Thursday marks the first year of President Joe Biden’s time in the Oval Office. What do lawmakers have to say about it, and what’s Biden’s vision for his next year in office? With Biden’s first year currently in review, we speak with Congressman Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) to get his thoughts. He also weighs in on…
McConnell, Other Republicans Suggest Openness to Electoral Count Act Revision
Several Senate Republicans have indicated that they may be open to a revision of the Electoral Count Act (ECA), a late 19th century bill that laid out many of the United States’ modern electoral practices; While Republicans unanimously opposed more wide-reaching election bills, a revision of the ECA is seen by some as a much…
Republicans Defend Filibuster as Every Senator’s Leverage Against ‘Short-Sighted ‘ Radical Politics
January 11, 2022
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Republicans praised the filibuster Tuesday as an essential tool that enables every individual senator in both political parties to slow things down when they believe their colleagues are carelessly rushing too quickly to adopt controversial proposals. “Allowing individual senators to secure—and, just as importantly, stop—dramatic policy changes is what sets this body apart. The filibuster provides…
NTD News Today Full Broadcast (January 5)
A Senate showdown over easing filibuster rules is looming, the Omicron variant now makes up almost all of the new COVID-19 cases in the U.S., and the mayor of Superior, Colorado gives an update on the aftermath of the devastating Marshall fire.
Pennsylvania Candidates Line Up to Replace Sen. Toomey
December 28, 2021
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Pennsylvania’s Republican U.S. Senator Pat Toomey is not seeking reelection and a wide field of candidates want to fill that seat. Already, candidates are spending campaign money on billboards, radio, and television advertising and that is going to intensify. Most will spend well over $174,000, the annual salary of a U.S. senator. These months, now…
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