At least 6 Senate Dems now say they’ll vote for immigration bill
Sens. Mark Kelly and Jacky Rosen will vote for the Laken Riley Act, becoming the fifth and sixth Senate Democrats who will back the legislation. To advance the legislation, which mandates detaining undocumented immigrants who are charged with theft or
Sen. Bill Cassidy offers tepid response after meeting with RFK Jr.
The new chair of the Senate committee that oversees the Department of Health and Human Services didn’t immediately endorse President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency after meeting with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) wrote
Congress doesn’t need to unlock disaster aid as California burns
The Biden administration is flush with cash to help California as deadly fires spread near Los Angeles, thanks to the $100 billion in disaster aid Congress cleared before Christmas. As President-elect Donald Trump accuses Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom of
Senate GOP embraces new strategy on reconciliation bill: Whatever can pass the House
Senate Republicans have a new, emerging strategy on their massive reconciliation bill: See what can survive the House. It’s easy to see where that comes from. Given its incredibly thin margin and fractious membership, the GOP House will likely have
A tricky start to 2025
It’s fair to say that, as far as US stock indices were concerned, last year ended on a whimper rather than a bang. Yet overall it was a fine performance for the US majors, which saw the broad-based S&P 500