Author: Stephen Groves
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Senate Republicans defeat Venezuela war powers resolution as Trump pressures 2 GOP senators to flip
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans voted to dismiss a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela after two GOP senators reversed course on supporting the legislation. Trump put intense pressure on five Republican senators who joined with Democrats to advance the resolution last week…
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House passes defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise for troops and an overhaul of how the Department of Defense buys weapons. The bill’s passage on a 312-112 vote comes at a time of increasing friction between the Republican-controlled…
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Congress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.…
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House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership. When a…
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House of Representatives expected to vote on bill forcing release of Jeffrey Epstein files
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is headed towards a vote Tuesday on legislation to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, the culmination of a monthslong effort that has overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership. When a small bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced…
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Government shutdown reaches its 40th day as senators work through a crucial weekend
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown stretched into its 40th day Sunday even as senators held a weekend session in hopes of finding an end to the impasse that has disrupted flights nationwide, threatened food assistance for millions of Americans and left federal workers without pay. The Senate has shown few signs of progress over…
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Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started, an attempt by President Donald Trump’s administration to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown dragged into a 10th day. Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, said on the…
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Ukraine’s troops are rationing ammunition. Yet House Republicans plan to take weeks to mull more aid
Congressional leaders are warning that shortages of ammunition and supplies are resulting in Ukraine losing ground in the war with Russia
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Democrats embrace tougher border enforcement, seeing Trump’s demolition of deal as a ‘gift’
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats plan to “constantly over the next year” remind voters that it was Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee, who torpedoed a bipartisan bill on border enforcement
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GOP Speaker Johnson says House won’t be ‘rushed’ to approve aid for Ukraine as $95B package stalls
Republican Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. House will not feel “rushed” to pass the $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies