Who represents you? Here are the demographics of the new US Congress
Friday marks the start of the 119th United States Congress as new members are scheduled to be sworn in on Capitol Hill. As ...
As they take office in DC, new Bay Area representatives pledge to bring bold solutions and protect their diverse constituencies
Following a tense vote on the House floor to re-elect U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson as speaker, the Louisiana Republican swore in ...
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Congress erupts into applause as clerk announces Matt Gaetz will not serve in 119th Congress
Even though he was reelected in November, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) resigned from Congress to pursue his short-lived ...
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US Congress passes Bill to avert shutdown
WASHINGTON – The US Congress averted a Christmastime government shutdown early on Dec 21 after weeks of tense negotiations that went down to the wire, passing a Bill to fund federal agencies to ...
The Independent14d
Congress narrowly averts government shutdown — and rejects Trump’s debt ceiling commands
The Senate followed suit about 40 minutes past midnight. The House voted 366-34. One member voted present. All 34 “no” votes were Republicans. The Senate, controlled by Democrats, voted 85-11.
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Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through Congress ...
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Senate confirms 2 Biden judicial nominees, boosting total over Trump
The Senate on Friday confirmed President Joe Biden’s last two judicial nominees to lifetime seats on the federal bench, surpassing Donald Trump’s first-term total of 234 judges even as the ...
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Senate Passes FY 2025 Authorization Bill; CR with Sub Funds Withdrawn
The Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday, sending the defense policy bill to the White House. The legislation passed the upper chamber in a 85-14 vote, paving the way ...
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Matt Gaetz Issues Threat to Congress as House Ethics Report Looms
Gaetz wrote that he would then "take the oath" to serve in the next Congress, before filing "a privileged motion to expose every 'me too' settlement paid using public funds (even of former members)." ...
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Senate scraps vote to renominate SEC's Crenshaw following crypto backlash
The Senate Banking Committee has scrapped a vote to advance the renomination of Democrat and crypto-skeptic Securities and Exchange Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw to another term as Wall Street's ...
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Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy want Congress to reject deal that would prevent government shutdown
If Congress wants to get serious about government efficiency, they should VOTE NO." Musk and Ramaswamy will lead a temporary agency under President-elect Donald Trump's second term dubbed the ...
The Independent17d
Congress strikes last-minute funding deal to avert government shutdown
The new 1,547-page package bill gives president-elect Donald Trump and the new Republican-led Congress minimal time to establish funding priorities before he enters office in January 2025.