Elizabeth Heng, the Fresno native who is best known for her 2018 campaign for Congress, announced she is running for U.S. Senate. Heng, a Republican, is planning a run against Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla in the 2022 election. Padilla was appointed to the Senate in January, by Gov. Gavin Newsom,...
McConnell Proposes ‘Targeted’ Virus Aid, Dems Say It’s Not Enough
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday the Senate would vote on a trimmed-down Republican coronavirus relief package, though it has a slim chance of passage in the face of Democrats' insistence for more sweeping aid. The Kentucky Republican released the approximately $500 billion measure as senators returned...
Senate Committee Approves $38 Billion Israel Defense Package
A $38 billion military aid package for Israel is moving to the Senate after being approved in the chamber's Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday. The bill (S.B. 3176) provides Israel, which currently receives more American aid than any other nation, an additional $3.8 billion a year over the next decade....
Senate Approves $2 Trillion Economic Rescue Package on Unanimous Vote
WASHINGTON — The Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic. It now moves to the House of Representatives, which is expected to pass it Friday. The unanimous vote came despite misgivings on...
McConnell: GOP will Start Impeachment Trial, Delay Witnesses
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he has secured the Republican votes needed to start President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and postpone a decision on witnesses or documents that Democrats want. McConnell is expected to launch the trial as soon as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sends the articles of...
House Approves Resolution Opposing Israel Boycott Movement in Divisive Vote
[aggregation-styles] CNN Politics The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to approve a non-binding resolution that opposes the boycott movement against Israel, a measure that won broad bipartisan support but faced pushback from some high-profile members. The resolution argues the global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (sometimes short-handed as BDS) movement...
Barr To Be a No-Show for House Hearing, Stepping Up Tensions
WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr has informed lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee that he will skip a hearing on special counsel Robert Mueller's report, escalating an already acrimonious battle between Democrats and the Justice Department. Barr's decision — he cites a disagreement over the questioning — came the...
Harris, Booker Miss Most Votes of Senators Running in 2020
WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris and Cory Booker have each missed more than one-fifth of the Senate's votes so far this year as they campaign for president, according to an Associated Press analysis of congressional data. With 16 missed votes of the 77 that the Republican-controlled Senate has held in 2019,...
Senate Votes to Curtail Support for Saudi-Led Military Effort in Yemen, Condemn Prince
WASHINGTON - The Senate cast a historic vote Thursday afternoon to end U.S. participation in a Saudi-led war effort in Yemen , delivering a clear political rebuke of President Donald Trump's continued embrace of the kingdom, and setting the stage for more strategic challenges to Saudi policy when Congress regroups...
After Khashoggi Killing, Senate to Vote on US Role in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is debating a resolution calling on the U.S. to pull assistance from the Saudi-led war in Yemen, a measure that has won new support in the aftermath of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Senate voted 60-39 on Wednesday to open debate on...