Linda McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education, has cleared the final procedural step in the confirmation process and will now face a final vote in the Senate. On Thursday afternoon, the chamber approved a cloture vote, moving McMahon’s nomination forward to a final floor vote on her … [Read more...] about Senate Advances Linda McMahon’s Nomination for Education Secretary
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Senate GOP Advances $340 Billion Budget, Sidelines Trump’s $4.5 Trillion Tax Cuts
Early Friday morning, the Senate passed the Republican Budget Bill, which promoted the immigration, energy, and defense policies of President Donald Trump, despite Trump’s preference for the House of Representatives’ version of the bill, which included trillions of dollars in tax cuts. The Senate's narrower solution represents the Republican's biggest legislative win since … [Read more...] about Senate GOP Advances $340 Billion Budget, Sidelines Trump’s $4.5 Trillion Tax Cuts
House GOP Targets Medicaid in Bold $2 Trillion Spending Cut Plan
Punchbowl News reports that House Republicans plan to reduce spending by as much as $2.5 trillion in their budget bill. Sources told Punchbowl that Medicaid and its benefits, as well as the enrollment of new enrollees in the program, could be cut. However, some House Republicans remain skeptical, despite the $4.7 trillion tax cuts. House Republicans and the Senate are … [Read more...] about House GOP Targets Medicaid in Bold $2 Trillion Spending Cut Plan
Sanders Demands Lower Drug Prices, Reconciliation Framework
Despite opposition from the party, Sen. Bernie Sanders recently insisted that the Senate has the ability to set out a framework to allow for a reconciliation bill which would be approved by all 50 Democrat senators. Sanders is the chairman of the Budget Committee, which has put him in a prime position to negotiate between disparate elements of the Democrat party. Two notable … [Read more...] about Sanders Demands Lower Drug Prices, Reconciliation Framework
Tom Cotton Calls Out Fauci’s Most Recent Lie
Just a few months ago, President Joe Biden’s top medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci told Sen. Rand Paul that they had not funded any gain-of-function research through EcoHealth Alliance. That turned out to be a lie as stacks of evidence provided details about the US-funded research on coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. There are more than 900 pages of … [Read more...] about Tom Cotton Calls Out Fauci’s Most Recent Lie