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Senate won’t act on same-sex marriage bill until after midterms
By Jason Donner, Tyler Olson Fox News Sen. Rob Portman Thursday said that the Senate will wait until after the midterms before acting on a bill to codify same-sex marriage protections, after advocates previously hoped to vote on the bill this month. Portman, R-Ohio, was one of the top GOP supporters of the legislation, along with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Mich., led the effort for Democrats.
Senate won't act on same-sex marriage bill until after midterms Original
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Rob Portman Thursday said that the Senate will wait until after the midterms before acting on a bill to codify same-sex marriage protections, after advocates previously hoped to vote on the bill this month. Portman, R-Ohio, was one of the top GOP supporters of the legislation, along with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Mich., led the effort for Democrats.
Manchin has 'nice talk' with Sinema but won't discuss details on fate of social spending and tax bill
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Tuesday afternoon spoke with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., for about 15 minutes in the Senate chamber as the fate of the Democrats' social spending and tax bill rests largely in her hands. "We had a nice talk," Manchin told reporters after their discussion. "We had a nice talk." "She'll make a decision based on the facts. We're exchanging texts back and forth," Manchin also said. "She's extremely bright, she works hard.
What’s in the Manchin-Schumer tax hike and climate change bill?
By Jason Donner, Tyler Olson Fox News After more than a year of “Build Back Better” talks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin Wednesday announced an agreement on a highly scaled-back reconciliation package. With $433 billion in spending, the package spends less than one-sixth of the approximately $3 trillion behemoth bill Democrats were discussing this time last year. It includes vastly fewer provisions but, according to Democrats, it will raise $739 billion in tax revenue.
What's in the Manchin-Schumer tax hike and climate change bill? Original
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After more than a year of "Build Back Better" talks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin Wednesday announced an agreement on a highly scaled-back reconciliation package. With $433 billion in spending, the package spends less than one-sixth of the approximately $3 trillion behemoth bill Democrats were discussing this time last year.
House Republicans move to reject China competition bill after Manchin, Schumer agree to reconciliation deal
Read full article House Republicans are moving in increasing numbers to reject a Senate-passed bill on competition with China, after Sen. Joe Manchin announced a deal for a party-line reconciliation bill Wednesday night. Manchin, D-W.Va., appeared to shut down negotiations on a Democrats-only legislative package earlier this month, which made Senate Republicans comfortable advancing the China competition bill, called the CHIPS Act of 2022.
Manchin, Schumer agree to vastly pared back version of Build Back Better
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announced Wednesday that he came to an agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a reconciliation bill, after more than a year of negotiations among Democrats. Manchin frustrated Democrats for months, consistently refusing to support party-line legislation that at one point Democrats wanted to cost over $3 trillion. Democrats termed that legislation "Build Back Better," and Manchin shut down negotiations on it late last year.
Senate passes China, semiconductor bill with House set to quickly take up measure
The bill, officially called the CHIPS Act of 2022, cleared a 60-vote cloture hurdle Tuesday, setting it on course to easily pass Wednesday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has said she plans to take up the bill quickly and send it to President Biden's desk. "It’s been a long journey to get to this point, but history will show that by passing this CHIPS-Plus bill, we are confronting the challenges of today and building a prosperous and secure tomorrow for all Americans," Sen.
China competition bill clears Senate filibuster, on path for likely passage
The Senate Tuesday cleared a key procedural hurdle to passing a bill aimed at helping the U.S. compete with China by a 64-32 vote. After more than a year of talks between lawmakers in both chambers – which resulted in a stuck conference committee – it appeared that the legislation might become a casualty of the fast-approaching election season.
House passes Right to Contraception Act guaranteeing access to contraceptives, abortion drugs
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday enshrining into federal law the right to contraception, including medications used to induce abortion, with the support of eight Republicans. In a 228-195 vote, lawmakers passed the Right to Contraception Act after limited debate and no amendments. The legislation, largely a messaging bill unlikely to pass the 50-50 Senate, would create a federal right to obtaining contraception.
Manchin says he won't support climate, tax provisions in sweeping Democratic bill Original
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and his staff told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D, N.Y., unequivocally Thursday that he is only willing to support a reconciliation bill in August that includes a provision to lower prescription drugs prices and a two-year extension of subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, according to a Democrat briefed on the conversations.
Steve Bannon willing to testify before Jan. 6 committee after Trump waives executive privilege Original
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Steve Bannon informed lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 riot on Saturday that he now wants to testify publicly after former President Trump waived executive privilege, according to letters obtained by Fox News. "President Trump has decided that it would be in the best interests of the American people to waive executive privilege for Stephen K.
Top Senate GOP gun negotiator says he's 'concerned' about price tag, red flag provision in bipartisan bill Original
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. John Cornyn, the top GOP negotiator on bipartisan gun legislation, said Wednesday that he has significant concerns about the details of a bill senators are writing to help prevent gun violence. The comments from Cornyn, R-Texas, come after a bipartisan deal appeared to gain momentum following several recent mass shootings, including one in a Texas elementary school that killed 21. Cornyn, Sen.
Minor league baseball looks for Congress to step up to the plate on COVID relief
"If you had told me three or four months ago that as of June 1 we'd be at full capacity, I would say you're out of your mind," said Seth Silber, whose family owns the Fredericksburg Nationals, the Class Low A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The gates to minor league ballparks across the country finally reopened this summer after more than 600 days without a game. The 2020 minor league season was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
China a rare political issue in polarized times that could see bipartisan cooperation, lawmakers say
All the talk on Capitol Hill is about bills that can’t get 60 votes to break the filibuster in the Senate, but there’s one issue that gives hope bipartisanship isn’t dead. That’s China. "[It’s] something that is not only broadly popular among the American people but earns the support, if done right, of a strong bipartisan majority here in the Senate," said Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. agreed, calling China an issue both Republicans and Democrats support.
Vote on Senate's coronavirus bill looking unlikely soon -- despite amendment votes
Do’s and don’ts of reopening during COVID-19 Dr. John Whyte, chief medical officer with WebMD, lays out the keys to reopening safely and cautiously during the pandemic. A final vote on the Senate’s massive coronavirus stimulus package was appearing unlikely early Saturday – and the outlook for later in the day or even Sunday was appearing grim as well. That’s because Senate Republicans were insistent on conducting individual votes on a multitude of amendments, Fox News was told.
Cheney easily survives push to strip her of her House GOP leadership position
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wy., attends a ceremony memorializing U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, as an urn with his cremated remains lies in honor on a black-draped table at the center of the Capitol Rotunda, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Washington. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool) Embattled GOP Rep. Liz Cheney didn’t apologize for her vote three weeks ago to impeach then-President Trump. And in the end, she didn’t need to.
Democrats to take control of the Senate on Wednesday as Warnock, Ossoff set to be sworn in Original
The Democrats will regain control of the Senate on Wednesday afternoon. Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer told reporters on Tuesday that Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock – who defeated GOP Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in Georgia’s twin Jan. 5 Senate runoff elections – will likely be sworn in on Wednesday. Also taking the oath of office that afternoon will be Alex Padilla, who was appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to succeed Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
Reporter's Notebook: Inside the US Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot Original
Published January 10, 2021 Last Update February 10, 2021 What it was like reporting from the Capitol as rioters breached the building By Jason Donner | Fox News "Be safe," my dad texted me late Tuesday night. "I’ll be fine," I dismissively wrote back, knowing I’d be inside the Capitol, one the safest places in the world. Just before 11 a.m. Wednesday, I arrived at the Capitol, and all was calm and peaceful. I told my Uber driver to stay safe and went to work. "It feels like a brand new day," Sen.
House candidates having to ‘adapt day by day’ in campaigning during coronavirus pandemic
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Parades, farmers markets, coffee shops and county meetings are all traditional campaign stops for House candidates looking to interact with voters. But due to COVID-19, the traditional campaign playbook has been thrown out the window.
GOP pols demand answers from Twitter over ‘non-response’ on China’s ‘lies’ and ‘conspiracy theories’
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Two Republican lawmakers blasted Twitter on Tuesday for what they called a “non-response” to a letter they sent to the social media giant last month asking why it was allowing Chinese government officials to use its platform to promote COVID-19 conspiracy theories.
Gingrich Compares Virginia Ballot Fiasco to Pearl Harbor
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich stepped into controversy Christmas weekend as he compared his exclusion from the Virginia primary ballot to the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. “Newt and I agreed that the analogy is December 1941: We have experienced an unexpected setback, but we will re-group and re-focus with increased determination, commitment and positive action,” Campaign Director Michael Krull wrote on Gingrich’s official Facebook page on Saturday.
Grassley in fiery clash with Sessions over criminal justice reform push
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions are close friends, but you wouldn’t know that based on the fiery exchange between them this week over the hot-button issue of sentencing reform. The AG touched off the dispute by sending a letter telling the Judiciary Committee chairman it would be a “grave error” for his prison sentencing reform legislation to pass into law. “I’m just very incensed that he would send that letter,” Grassley told reporters Thursday.
O'Reilly and Stewart 'rumble' in Washington DC mock debate
WASHINGTON - FOX News Channel's Bill O'Reilly and "The Daily Show's" Jon Stewart faced off in a spirited and humorous mock debate Saturday night. The aptly titled "Rumble in the Air Conditioned Auditorium" took place in front of a sold out crowd of 1,500 on the campus of The George Washington University. It was there the two sparred on a wide range of topics including the economy, Middle East, and entitlement reform.
An unlikely race could decide control of US Senate
An incumbent United States senator usually doesn’t have a difficult time winning re-election -- when his party's presidential nominee is leading his state by an overwhelming margin. But that's not the case in Missouri where Republican Sen. Roy Blunt finds himself barely ahead of Democrat Jason Kander despite GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump’s lead reaching almost double digits in the state. The race is one of a handful that could decide which party controls the Senate next year.
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Judge orders State Dept. to work on recovering emails, suggests Clinton violated policy
A federal judge, appointed to the bench by former President Bill Clinton, ordered the State Department on Thursday to work with the FBI to determine if any of Hillary Clinton’s emails on her server during her tenure as secretary of state could be recovered. “We wouldn’t be here today if this employee had followed government policy,” U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan said, in an apparent reference to Clinton.
Walker to unveil plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare in Minnesota
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will roll out his first big policy proposal Tuesday in Minnesota when he unveils his plan to repeal and replace Obamacare. Walker says Obamacare's backwards approach has driven up health care costs and reduced access to medical care for too many people.
McConnell pulls ahead in Kentucky race, campaigns trade charges over ‘reckless’ mailers
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is pulling away from Democratic challenger Alison Lundergran Grimes in the final stretch of this hard-fought race, polls show, as the incumbent looks to not only lock up a sixth term but also ascend to majority leader if his party takes the Senate.
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