Senators on the Appropriations Committee on Sunday agreed to a funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown at the end of September and fund the government through part of December. An initial procedural vote is scheduled for Monday night, with Senate leaders eyeing to pass the bill before going on recess. The bill will...
President Trump on Sunday said that he is "not looking to kill people" as he seeks a deal with Iran, telling reporters that negotiations with Iranian officials are set for Monday. Trump told reporters on Air Force One that the latest round of talks was orchestrated by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar....
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday contrasted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's (D) policies with President Trump's, responding to cries against socialism amid the recent wave of democratic socialist primary election victories. "Trump cuts funding for childcare, Mamdani thinks that we should have free and universal childcare," Sanders told online progressive commentator Jack Cocchiarella...
Mike Wirth, Chevron chair and CEO, said the impact that the Iran war has had on energy markets has left things "somewhat fragile and uncertain." Wirth told Fox News's Maria Bartiromo on "Sunday Morning Futures" on Friday in an interview aired Sunday about risks to all the paths of transit for oil exports, specifically the...
GOP Sen. James Lankford (Okla.) is among the chorus of Republican senators arguing for the upper chamber to delay its planned recess starting at the end of this week if lawmakers cannot pass the party’s top priorities, including voter ID legislation. While appearing on "Fox News Sunday," Lankford outlined the Senate Republican Conference’s three priorities...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday backed new Maine Senate Democratic nominee Troy Jackson, and said he will officially endorse the former state Senate president if Jackson “asks” him. “You want a working-class voice in Washington, D.C., Troy is certainly that voice. I have seen his platform. It is a strong platform, standing up for...
Democratic strategist James Carville on Sunday ripped into popular left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, saying that if he shapes himself into a force within the Democratic Party, "I'm out of here." "To talk about the larger Democratic Party, post the election in Michigan going forward, I am not going to be in the same party...
Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) death has left a massive hole in the hawkish wing of the Senate GOP as President Trump navigates the wars in Iran and Ukraine. There’s broad agreement that no single lawmaker can fill the void left by the Senate stalwart, a rare figure who was close to the president while maintaining...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is staring down one of his busiest weeks of the year as Republicans race to wrap up a lengthy to-do list before lawmakers leave Washington for the month-long August recess. At the top of the agenda is President Trump’s push for the Senate to adopt a budget resolution, which...
Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) on Sunday denied abuse allegations levied against him by his ex-wife and vowed to continue his reelection campaign. “I’ve been portrayed as an abusive husband, an abusive father and a violent man,” Miller said in a video he posted to social media. “Those allegations have damaged my reputation, caused enormous pain...
Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) argued Sunday that Abdul El-Sayed can appeal to Republicans and independents in the Senate general election in Michigan if he defeats Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in Tuesday’s Democratic primary. “The reason I think that Dr. El-Sayed will win in Michigan is that if you're [a] working-class Republican, you know what?...
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday said President Trump "certainly" wants him to investigate perceived links between autism and vaccines. Kennedy made the remark during a heated interview with CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union," when Bash asked if the Wall Street Journal was accurate in reporting...
Wisconsin Democratic gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, said Sunday that the U.S.’s current minimum wage is radical. When asked by NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt on “The Hill Sunday” about Republican candidate Rep. Tom Tiffany possibly calling her “a radical trans activist,” Hong responded with a retort about the federal minimum wage. “What's radical is...
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) was hospitalized on Sunday after being involved in a hit-and-run car crash, according to her office and local authorities. Kaptur’s office said the congresswoman was a passenger in a vehicle heading to church service when the car was struck. The 80-year-old is “active, alert, and being treated for non-life threatening injuries,”...
