A proposal that would change Nebraska law to define app-based ride-share and food delivery drivers as independent contractors overcame the Legislature’s first filibuster of the year Wednesday as ...
Republicans are using a budget tool called reconciliation that lets them bypass the threat of a filibuster and pass legislation with a simple majority. But to do it, both chambers need to agree on ...
Subscribe to the Daily News Brief. Mexican authorities have been waging a deadly battle against drug cartels for nearly two decades, but with limited success. Thousands of Mexicans—including ...
The bill, which is going through a reconciliation procedure that can bypass a Democratic filibuster in the Senate, will address Trump’s tax, border, and energy priorities. But concerns from moderate ...
Because she and the others stayed on board, Republicans had the 33 votes needed to advance the bill past the first major filibuster of the 2025 legislative session. It advanced 33-16, with a ...
Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage early Friday, chugging through an all-night session and Democratic opposition in a step toward unleashing ...
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, who acquired the moniker “Grim Reaper” as the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, said on Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending a ...
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has announced he will not seek reelection after more than four decades in office. McConnell, who turned 83 Thursday, announced that he would ...
But how would that work? It’s not as complicated as one might think. It takes only a House majority, but Senate filibuster rules require a minimum of 60 votes in the 100-member chamber to bring ...
OTTAWA - The federal government has confirmed that small businesses will have to pay tax on their carbon rebate, despite government promises otherwise, because Parliament can’t currently pass ...
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