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Senate passes stopgap funding bill to prevent shutdown ahead of midterms

The Senate voted early Saturday morning to fund the federal government until Dec. 11 with the aim of averting another government shutdown before the midterm election, sending the bill to the House before leaving for a five-week recess. The continuing resolution (CR) passed 90-6 after Republicans spent days haggling over a provision inserted by the White House...

Senate tables hemp amendment at center of funding fight, allowing one-month delay of ban

A federal ban on most hemp-derived THC products is set to be delayed for a month after a last-minute effort to keep the original timeline failed.  The Senate voted 61-32 to table a bipartisan amendment from Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and about a dozen other senators to strip the delay from a stopgap government funding...

Schumer said ‘Democrats support voter ID’ — then every Senate Democrat voted against GOP bill

Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats blocked Jon Husted's voter ID bill despite Schumer's past claims that Democrats support voter identification.

Blanche survives Republican defectors as Trump gets his new attorney general

Todd Blanche, Trump's pick to lead the DOJ, survived a razor-thin Senate vote early Saturday morning after Sen. Bill Cassidy emerged as a last-minute ally on Friday.

Schumer caves, hands Republicans shutdown win after months of uncertainty

Senate Democrats relented on shutdown threats, with John Thune accusing Chuck Schumer of making a political calculation ahead of midterm elections.

SEE IT: Dem senators rally behind El-Sayed but duck questions on progressive agenda

Abdul El-Sayed's progressive policies on defunding police, abolishing ICE, and Medicare for all leave Senate Democrats dodging questions.

Ghouls are cheering NY’s new suicide law, but look what happened in the Netherlands

New York’s pro-death community must have celebrated Wednesday when the state’s Medical Aid in Dying law kicked in.

Beyond shameless: LA homeless nonprofit CEO milks taxpayers for $1.6M

As if we needed more evidence that (some) homeless nonprofits take egregious advantage of LA taxpayers. Here it is: Per media reports, Carol Adelkoff,...

Another day, another handout: Gavin Newsom’s EV rebate insults Californians

Once again, Gov. Gavin Newsom is dipping into Californians’ wallets to bankroll an electric-vehicle handout — this time a $3,500 “MyFirstEV” rebate for first-time...

Xavier Becerra can’t dodge the press forever — or these lingering questions

Xavier Becerra wants to be governor, but he is already treating Californians with contempt.

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