Senate Republicans are forcing Democrats to take a stand today — vote to pay expected federal workers (so-called essential) during the shutdown or risk looking anti-worker. The bill, from Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Todd Young, R-Ind., would pay troops, on-duty TSA agents, air traffic controllers and law enforcement. House …
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FIRST ON FOX: A pair of Senate Republicans plan to nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in fast-tracking the production and distribution of vaccines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., plan to introduce a resolution …
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The top congressional Democrats want a meeting with President Donald Trump as the government shutdown stretches on. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said that both he and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., reached out to Trump on Tuesday to set up a confab with the president. The top …
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The federal government is now in its longest full shutdown ever, and Congress is not giving any signs that an end is in sight. A full government shutdown occurs when the end of the fiscal year comes on Sept. 30 with none of Congress’ 12 single-subject appropriations bills passed by …
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FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican plans to launch a hearing to put political violence from the left under the microscope. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., plans to announce an upcoming hearing, dubbed “Politically Violent Attacks: A Threat to Our Constitutional Order,” to examine the origins of political violence and extremism …
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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., told reporters on the 21st day of the government shutdown Tuesday that Democrats “ran on killing the filibuster, and now we love it.” The Pennsylvania Democrat made the remark on Capitol Hill after being asked for his reaction to Republican senators’ proposal to nuke the filibuster …
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FIRST ON FOX: Georgia Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, described by CNN as the nation’s “most endangered Senate Democrat,” has touted “an unstoppable grassroots coalition.” But, according to the latest Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings released, his campaign is being propped up by a lot of out-of-state money. Ossoff’s latest quarterly …
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EXCLUSIVE: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith is requesting to testify in open, public hearings before the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, Fox News Digital has learned. Fox News Digital exclusively obtained a letter Smith’s attorneys sent to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley …
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Millions of Americans who rely on federal food benefits could be among the next casualties of the ongoing government shutdown. Approximately 42 million people in the U.S. who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are in danger of not receiving aid come Nov. 1, when the program’s funds are …
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Democrats blocked a Republican-led attempt to provide essential government workers with paychecks amid an ongoing, 23-day shutdown, calling the bill overly selective and incomplete. That bill, proposed by Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Todd Young, R-Ind., failed in a 54-45 vote, where 60 votes were needed to advance the bill …
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