Bitcoin was lower, tracking what appears to be a new range between roughly $11,200 and $11,700. It’s a step up from levels that prevailed over most of September, between $10,100 and $11,000. “As the bulls push for a return to a $12,000 handle, resistance will be found just below, at $11,900,” Matt Blom, head of sales and trading for the cryptocurrency exchange owner Diginex, wrote in […]
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From July through September, as the U.S. Senate race in South Carolina went from contested to competitive, Democrat Jamie Harrison dropped more money on ads than any Senate candidate of either party has ever spent, on everything, in a single quarter. Harrison’s campaign reported an astonishing $44 million in television, radio, and digital advertising spending in the third quarter of 2020, when it also posted a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0c/1080751490_0:0:3077:1732_1200x675_80_0_0_5e8f62af702724db5491c50a084ec132.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Andrei Dergalin. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202010121080751520-netizens-clash-online-as-senate-confirmation-hearings-for-barrett-go-on/ As netizens proceeded to express their opinions on Barrett’s nomination, issues like the fate of the Affordable Care Act and even the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court ended up being brought into the equation. As the confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett, who got nominated by US President Donald Trump for the vacancy on […]
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While all eyes are locked on the presidential debates and the competition between Trump and Biden, a no less important battle is to take place on 3 November, in which the future of 35 seats and control of the US Senate will be decided. The main struggle for dominance in the Senate, currently controlled by the GOP, will take place in six states where Republican and […]
“A virtual hearing is virtually no hearing at all,” the New York Senator says, suggesting the decision on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett should be postponed, despite Senate already using the practice throughout pandemic. “If it’s not safe for the Senate to meet in session, it’s not safe for the hearings to go forward,” Chuck Schumer said at a Sunday press conference. The Senate has already […]
A North Carolina Senate race has been thrown into a tailspin after the Republican incumbent tested positive for Covid-19, and the Democratic challenger admitted to sexting with a woman who is not his wife. Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham, a married father of two, admitted to the text messages after a report revealed screenshots of the exchanges. The messages were between Cunningham and Arlene Guzman Todd, […]
The text screenshots revealed that the Senate candidate discussed “kisses” and an intimate relationship with a public relations strategist from California, though he is actually married and a father of two. North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham has admitted to sending text messages of intriguing content to California strategist Arlene Guzman Todd. “I have hurt my family, disappointed my friends, and am deeply sorry”, Cunningham said in […]
The heads of major Big Tech firms have agreed to testify to a Senate panel later this month, where they’ll address legal liability for online platforms, privacy and “media domination” just days before the US election. The CEOs of Google, Twitter and Facebook are set to testify to the Senate’s Commerce Committee on October 28. The tech bigwigs will speak to lawmakers virtually during the hearing, […]
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called Democrats latest COVID bill a political stunt as negotiators attempt to reach a relief agreement before the election. AP hide caption toggle caption AP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., called Democrats latest COVID bill a political stunt as negotiators attempt to reach a relief agreement before the election. AP The Senate voted 84 — 10 to approve a […]
Former FBI Director James Comey arrives to testify during a closed House Judiciary Committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 17, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Former FBI Director James Comey arrives to testify during a closed House Judiciary Committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 17, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107124/18/1071241801_0:0:1920:1080_1200x675_80_0_0_62d03c0f0834b3e36577b2fdd32af3d9.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009271080583616-senate-judiciary-committee-reveals-amy-barrett-confirmation-hearing-details/ Earlier in the day, US President Donald Trump announced Amy Barrett as his Supreme Court nomination pick, in a move to fill the vacancy opened after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Senate Judiciary Committee announced that the confirmation hearings for the Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin 12 October and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/1a/1080583322_0:0:2958:1664_1200x675_80_0_0_830d50f759601dc3ee2a3738f328dd3a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009261080583292-well-preserved-joe-biden-suggests-he-was-elected-to-senate-180-years-ago—video/ US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is prone to slip-ups and stumbles, for which he is mocked by his Republican rival, incumbent President Donald Trump, who regularly links Biden’s verbal blunders to possible issues with the Dem candidate’s mental health. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, while delivering a video message, appeared to add himself a few years […]
In 2012, the political scientist Ross Baker spent a sabbatical brushing up on his congressional knowledge by spending time in the office of Harry Reid, the then Democratic majority leader in the US Senate. Baker vividly remembers Reid telling him a story about Mitch McConnell, his opposite number in the Republican party. “Reid told me he couldn’t get McConnell to go to the White House with him,” […]
On Wednesday, a hotly anticipated probe by Senate Republicans into corruption allegations against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, reported no evidence of wrongdoing. However, one analyst told Sputnik that investigators arrived at this conclusion by “moving the goalposts. The white-hot core of the impeachment of US President Donald Trump last December was his pushing the Ukrainian president to investigate the Bidens’ potentially […]
Senate Republicans have released their controversial report on Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s former dealings with Ukraine in a politically-charged move to taint Biden’s campaign weeks out from Election Day. The investigation, which was spearheaded by Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) focuses on Hunter Biden’s work for Ukrainian gas company Burisma Holdings—a key issue in last year’s impeachment of President Donald Trump. […]
Most everyone following the heated U.S. Senate contest in South Carolina recognizes that the opening of a U.S. Supreme Court seat—six weeks before Election Day—has shifted the balance of the race. Which candidate will ultimately benefit, though, depends on who you ask. Sen. Lindsey Graham was already facing a determined challenge from Democrat Jaime Harrison before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death last Friday. Less than a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/14/1080520192_0:114:3073:1842_1200x675_80_0_0_ed323b11b735b542ed2be388b263bca0.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009201080520169-pelosi-not-ruling-out-impeachment-effort-to-stop-senate-vote-on-supreme-court/ The US president earlier spoke against Democrats’ calls for postponing the vote until the November election, citing his constitutional authority to make a nomination to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has not ruled out launching impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in a bid to prevent the Senate from voting on the Supreme Court nominee. […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump says he does not agree with Senator Susan Collins’ call for waiting until after the November election to fill the Supreme Court vacancy after the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Trump said that he was going to nominate a new Supreme Court justice next week and that he did not agree with Collins’ stance […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will likely preside over the political fight over a vacant Supreme Court seat. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will likely preside over the political fight over a vacant Supreme Court seat. Jacquelyn Martin/AP The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday at age 87 will inevitably set in motion what promises to […]
Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to reporters about the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg upon arrival at New Castle County Airport in Delaware. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to reporters about the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg upon arrival at […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106560/04/1065600493_0:360:5064:3209_1200x675_80_0_0_2925830f358ded683f12992442a97413.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009171080494656-ex-fbi-director-comey-to-appear-before-senate-judiciary-panel-on-september-30/ WASHINGTON, September 18 (Sputnik) – Former FBI Director James Comey will appear before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on September 30, panel chairman Lindsey Graham said in an interview. Graham acknowledged that he was dubious about the number of then-FBI senior officials who claimed they had lost or accidentally erased the records of their cell phones in discussing Crossfire […]
One-time QAnon supporter Lauren Witzke won the Republican Senate primary in Delaware on Tuesday, campaigning on a pledge to institute a decade-long moratorium on all immigration and beating a rival candidate endorsed by the state GOP by nearly 14 percentage points. Witzke’s win marks the second time a fan of the dangerous pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory has won a GOP Senate nomination this cycle, although Witzke […]
Sens. Dan Sullivan (left) and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans from Alaska, have joined Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat from Hawaii, in introducing a bipartisan bill that would extend reporting deadlines for 2020 census results. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images Sens. Dan Sullivan (left) and Lisa Murkowski, both Republicans from Alaska, have joined Sen. Brian Schatz, […]
The Republican chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee has called on the DOJ to investigate why members of Robert Mueller’s Russiagate team wiped data from dozens of cell phones during the Trump-Russia probe. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) penned a letter to the Justice Department on Friday, asking DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz to launch a probe after documents surfaced this week showing that Mueller’s team […]
Two weeks after Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) helped to dilute a rule that governed the prepaid debit card industry, he reported acquiring stock in a company that stood to benefit from the rollback of those regulations. In early 2017, Perdue was pushing to overturn a recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau measure that, among other things, imposed new regulations on the growing prepaid debit card industry—including requirements […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks Wednesday after meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks Wednesday after meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Senate Republicans rallied around a $300 billion coronavirus aid package, but it fell short of the necessary 60-vote majority to advance, effectively killing the measure. Sen. […]
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Republican Senator Ben Sasse is at the center of a national online discussion after his ideas to reform the US Senate according to the Founding Fathers’ supposed wishes were critiqued as both undemocratic and simply “weird.” Sasse’s Wall Street Journal opinion piece, published on Tuesday and titled “Make the Senate Great Again,” most notably made the case for repealing the 17th amendment of the constitution. This […]
President Trump takes questions during a Labor Day press conference. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images President Trump takes questions during a Labor Day press conference. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The U.S. Senate will on Wednesday hold a hearing on the development of vaccines aimed at eradicating the coronavirus, amid an escalated political rhetoric regarding the potential effectiveness of a fast-tracked vaccine. As […]
United States lawmakers are in a deadlock over the proposed fifth funding package to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic. With Republicans demanding a “skinny” bill of limited funding and Democrats wanting substantial support. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced on Tuesday that a vote will be forced on the GOP’s coronavirus relief package following weeks of closed-door negotiations between Republican senators and the White House. “Today, the […]
Actress Jane Lynch, a vocal Democrat supporter, invoked ire on Twitter after she suggested a US Senate building should be named after the late Senator John McCain – a Republican anti-Trump icon. The ‘Party Down’ star tweeted late on Monday that “as soon as the nightmare” of the Donald Trump presidency is over, “the Senate building” should be renamed after the politician who died in 2018 […]
U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.), center left, and Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), center right (R) during a 2017 protest against Trump administration immigration policies. The two lawmakers face each other in a Democratic primary this Tuesday. Darren McCollester/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Darren McCollester/Getty Images U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.), center left, and Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), center right (R) during a 2017 […]
We reported in January how dirty cop Joe Pientka who is reportedly still at the FBI, and his wife, who we have uncovered is connected to the Trump Tower meeting set up by Fusion GPS, are living high on the hog with houses on both the East and West Coasts. Pientka was involved with everything corrupt involving the Russia Collusion Hoax and his wife is an […]
The US Senate report on alleged links between Donald Trump and Russia should not be taken at face value, film director Oliver Stone has said, angering people who perceive the US president as a tool of the Kremlin. The document released earlier this week is the final report by the Senate Intelligence Committee on the Russiagate saga. Democratic members of the committee discovered “a breathtaking level […]
Appearing before angry members of Congress for the first time, the new head of the U.S. Postal Service was forced to personally state the obvious: that the operational changes he recently implemented did, in fact, lead to the serious delivery delays and other issues that have exasperated people nationwide. But Postmaster General Louis DeJoy insisted on Friday that in no way would his designs on the […]
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy departs from a meeting in the Capitol in early August. Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call Inc via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call Inc via Getty Images Postmaster General Louis DeJoy departs from a meeting in the Capitol in early August. Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call Inc via Getty Images Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is set to take questions from senators on Friday […]
…from Glenn Kirschner VT: Kirschner is a 30 year prosecutor and JAG who cuts through the political crap of the Senate’s highly redacted findings and applies real criminal law. [ Editor’s Note: This is a huge blow to Trump, as the report is from the Republican controlled Senate Intel Committee. Trump cannot puff this away with a Tweet. He can try to distract attention from it […]
Cynthia Lummis, a former U.S. Representative and current bitcoin advocate, has won her primary race to join the U.S. Senate representing Wyoming. Source link
John Brennan Former CIA Director and architect of Spygate John Brennan lashed out at Senator Marco Rubio (FL) on Tuesday evening following the release of a Senate Intel report that blasted the FBI’s “unjustified” use of the phony Russia dossier. The Senate Intelligence Committee has determined that the FBI gave the unverified anti-Trump dossier “unjustified credence,” and that Russia “took advantage” of members of the Trump […]
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a joint press conference after a meeting in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a joint press conference after a meeting in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Former […]
Bitcoin may have been the salacious pretext to Marina Butina’s fling with Patrick Byrne. Source link
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday alleged that Russia engaged in an aggressive, multi-pronged effort to influence the result of the 2016 US presidential election. “The Committee found that the Russian government engaged in an aggressive, multi-faceted effort to influence, or attempt to influence, the outcome of the 2016 presidential election,” the panel said in the fifth volume of the report on […]
A group of protestors hold a demonstration in front of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s home in Greensboro, North Carolina on August 16, 2020. LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images A group of protestors hold a demonstration in front of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s home in Greensboro, North Carolina on August 16, 2020. LOGAN CYRUS/AFP via Getty Images Postmaster […]
Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s (R-GA) business career was supposed to be one of her key political assets when she was appointed to a vacant Senate seat in January. Instead, it’s turned into an albatross that threatens to make her both the wealthiest and the shortest-serving U.S. Senator of the Trump era. The most visible liability stemming from Loeffler’s background in business and finance was the controversy surrounding […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/05/1080062493_0:0:3072:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_2639bf9eba06c718afa3d67e85829b0e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008051080062481-roger-marshall-wins-republican-senate-primary-in-kansas/ Marshall won over former Secretary of State Kris Kobach, raising the Republicans’ chances of maintaining a majority in the Senate after Senator Pat Roberts announced his retirement. Roger Marshall has won the Republican Senate nomination in the state of Kansas, media reported on late Tuesday. He is going to compete with Democratic state Senator Barbara Bollier, who won her party’s […]
As word spread on Wednesday that another lawmaker had contracted COVID-19, initial concern for his well-being was quickly overwhelmed with a tide of anger and frustration. Because it wasn’t just any lawmaker who contracted the disease. It was Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX). The conservative firebrand has steadfastly refused to wear a face mask while conducting his Capitol Hill business—including while greeting Attorney General William Barr before […]
The idea of a U.S. digital dollar is no longer a fringe novelty. Now, it may be a means to an end. The U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy conducted a hearing on “Winning the Economic Competition” between China and the U.S. on Wednesday. Once again, the idea of a Federal Reserve-administered central bank digital currency reared its head. Much of […]
This week, as federal agents assault peaceful protesters on the streets of Portland and the daily coronavirus death toll exceeded 1,000 Americans, one conservative pundit stood against the real enemy: a liberal woman with green hair. Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema, who is known for her joyful fashion choices, showed up to the Capitol on Tuesday in a dress with floral embroidery, a blue medical mask, and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107699/40/1076994018_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_dad839bbbc221e1dcccccc60be55b704.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007221079949530-senate-majority-leader-says-will-introduce-covid-19-relief-bill-soon-to-start-talks-with-democrats/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that he would propose a COVID-19 relief bill within days as a starting point to begin negotiations with Democratic Senators before attempting to draft a package that could be approved by both houses of Congress. “I’m going to introduce a bill in the next few days that is a […]
The Senate Judiciary Committee released today two documents that provide more support that the Trump – Russia investigation was a total sham. Senator Lindsey Graham (finally) released two documents today related to the Trump – Russia scandal perpetrated on the American people by the Obama Administration. In an announcement today, Graham says: “I’m very pleased the investigation in the Senate Judiciary Committee has been able […]
President John Adams once wrote: “National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a Statesman.” These words are as true now as they were when they were written in 1815. However, unlike in 1815, the weight of these words seems lost on some in Congress. As Congress moves forward with the National Defense Authorization Act and the passage of the defense appropriations bill, there are […]
With fewer than four months to election day, Democrats in the nation’s most competitive Senate contests are crushing their Republican opposition in the money race. Quarterly financial reports filed on Wednesday show that in the most competitive Senate contests in the country, Democratic candidates outraised Republicans in all but two. Two candidates, Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) and Texas Democrat MJ Hegar, had not filed their reports […]
Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville defeated former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the Alabama Senate primary race on Tuesday. The AP called the race shortly after the polls closed in Alabama. Advertisement – story continues below Tuberville is winning 67% to 37%! Decision Desk HQ projects Tommy Tuberville has won the AL Senate Republican Primary. Race called at 08:45 PM Easternhttps://t.co/cRV7UVo96S — Decision Desk HQ […]
Hugh Hefner’s son Cooper Hefner, who was raised in his father’s Playboy Mansion, announced Monday that he’s considering a bid for a seat in the California State Senate, specifically in the 30th District, which includes Los Angeles County. The 28-year-old businessman announced that he’s already established an exploratory committee to determine his chances of winning the Democratic Party’s nomination for the race, which could happen as […]
The statement comes after former special counsel Robert Mueller published an op-ed supporting the prosecution of Roger Stone, who was convicted following his investigation into alleged US-Russia collusion. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham has said that the Democrats’ request about testifying on the Russia investigation will be granted. “Apparently Mr Mueller is willing, and also capable, of defending the Mueller investigation through an op-ed in […]
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions hit back at President Trump on Saturday just days ahead of the Alabama senate runoff. After recusing himself like a coward and allowing Rosenstein and Mueller to hijack the Justice Department for two years – which ended in a bloodbath of Trump associates, Sessions continues to attack President Trump. Trump on Saturday morning blasted AWOL Jeff Sessions: Big Senate Race in […]
Theresa Greenfield is a 56-year-old Des Moines real estate development executive who’s still small-town, girl-next-door-friendly. She’s also running for the United States Senate. Her style is so earnest, affable, and humble that talking to her the first question that comes to mind is: What’s a nice girl like you doing in a racket like this? Part of the answer lies with Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst. The […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007021079778672-us-senate-passes-bill-to-sanction-banks-over-hong-kong-security-law/ The new national security bill that penalises secession, subversion and terrorism in the special administrative region was adopted by Chinese lawmakers and signed by President Xi Jinping on 30 June. The US Senate passed a bill on Tuesday sanctioning banks that do business with those Chinese officials who implement Beijing’s new national security law on Hong Kong, sending it […]
The US Senate has voted to table a bill that would have ended the war in Afghanistan and repealed the 2001 law authorizing the War on Terror, shooting down a rare attempt to wind down the longest conflict in American history. Lawmakers voted 60-33 on Wednesday to kill legislation introduced by Senators Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) and Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) as an amendment for a broader […]
Not every U.S. lawmaker is on board with the idea of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or digital dollar, but no one explicitly rejected it during a hearing of the powerful Senate Banking Committee Tuesday. That’s probably the biggest takeaway from Tuesday’s hearing, where the panel heard from former regulator turned CBDC evangelist Chris Giancarlo, Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla and Duke Law professor Nakita Cuttino […]
Retired Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath Bryan Woolston/AP hide caption toggle caption Bryan Woolston/AP Retired Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath Bryan Woolston/AP The Democratic Party’s more establishment wing is victorious in a high-profile Kentucky Senate primary, despite a late surge from a rising progressive lawmaker. Retired Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath has beaten state Rep. Charles Booker in the state’s Democratic U.S. Senate contest, The Associated […]
The idea of a “digital dollar” will once again rear its head before the U.S. Congress on Tuesday. The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs will hold a hearing on “The Digitization of Money and Payments,” and while few details have been released, the witnesses – former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo, Paxos co-founder and CEO Charles Cascarilla and […]
Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a news conference on District of Columbia statehood efforts on June 16. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks at a news conference on District of Columbia statehood efforts on June 16. Andrew Harnik/AP House Democrats say they want to make a point on Friday by voting to make Washington, D.C., the […]
A police reform bill proposed by Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) failed on a procedural vote due to opposition from Democrats, who said it does not go far enough. Wednesday’s vote on the cloture motion was 55 in favor and 45 against, with 60 votes needed to move the bill forward. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
The US Senate Intelligence Committee has approved a measure that would require the government, including the Pentagon and intel agencies, to compile all data on unidentified aerial phenomena into a declassified report. Though the provision is part of a broader annual intelligence bill and must still be approved by the full Senate, the intelligence committee recently voted to add the measure into the legislation, calling on […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107968/35/1079683501_0:0:2999:1688_1200x675_80_0_0_667eb425058fbada1619c014468c0584.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006241079702561-us-attorney-general-applauds-new-senate-bill-allowing-government-access-to-encrypted-data/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A new US Senate bill if passed will allow the Justice Department to access encrypted data in order to crack down on criminals who have abused this capability to avoid detection, Attorney General William Barr said in a statement. “Passing legislation that allows warrant access to encrypted data will allow law enforcement to further provide for […]
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s insistence that his campaign recommence holding massive rallies will bring him to the heart of the state with one of the highest increases in new COVID-19 infections in the country. But in addition to the well-documented health risks of a crowded indoor event in a state where more than 2,500 new cases of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus were […]
Rice, who was a national security adviser during the administration of US President Barack Obama, sounded adamant despite that her son, John David Rice Cameron, voiced his support for incumbent President Donald Trump, even hosting a “Make Stanford Great Again” party on his university campus. Former Obama-era National Security Adviser Susan Rice said on Friday that Donald Trump’s supporters in the Senate should be consigned to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105167/28/1051672857_17:0:1356:753_1200x675_80_0_0_a6d36b1e412838742e70a61b3c4a9c12.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006111079589244-us-senate-panel-approves-more-funds-for-missile-defence-in-2021-ndaa-act/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Senate Armed Services Committee approved additional funding for missile defence, including for hypersonic weapons, in the National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year 2021, a summary of the draft bill revealed. The Armed Services Committee on Thursday voted 25-2 to advance the fiscal year 2021 NDAA to the Senate floor. “The amended […]
A senator in Ohio has landed himself in hot water after asking an expert witness whether the ‘colored population’ suffered more than others from the deadly coronavirus, owing to inadequate hygiene skills. On Tuesday, during a meeting of the Senate Health Committee, Sen. Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City), who is white, asked the witness why the impact of Covid-19 has been worse on people of color than […]
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is heading up a working group to draft a legislative response for Senate Republicans to issues of racial discrimination which have become more prominent since the killing of George Floyd, who was in police custody in Minneapolis. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is heading up a working group to draft a legislative response […]
Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., during her swearing-in by Vice President Pence (right) in January. Loeffler faces another Georgia Republican, Rep. Doug Collins, in a special election to complete her term, a divisive intraparty conflict that lays bare divisions within the Georgia GOP that could cost the party the Senate seat. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Sen. Kelly […]
Rod Rosenstein, the former deputy attorney general who’s seen here in 2019, testifies Wednesday in front of senators. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images Rod Rosenstein, the former deputy attorney general who’s seen here in 2019, testifies Wednesday in front of senators. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images Against the backdrop of a national crisis over race and law […]
Cynthia Lummis was the U.S. Representative for Wyoming from 2009 to 2017, and is now running for U.S. Senate. A budget hawk and founding member of the Freedom Caucus, she first bought bitcoin in 2013 after a tip from her son-in-law. She’s been an advocate ever since. A rancher with sandy blonde hair and a warm chuckle, Lummis spoke over the phone while she was looking […]
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had been approached to run for the U.S. Senate from Kansas, but he has demurred. The filing deadline for the Aug. 4 primary is Monday. Nicholas Kamm/AP hide caption toggle caption Nicholas Kamm/AP U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had been approached to run for the U.S. Senate from Kansas, but he has demurred. The filing deadline for the Aug. […]
Rod Rosenstein Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will appear as a first witness in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s investigation into the origins of the Russia probe next week. Rosenstein will appear before the committee chaired by Senator Lindsey Graham June 3 at 10 AM, Fox News reported. Rosenstein appointed Robert #Mueller as special counsel in May 2017, and penned the “scope memo” to outline Mueller’s […]
With the US economy reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee agreed to give Israel a minimum of $3.8 billion in military aid per year. A full vote on the gift is expected soon. The US unemployment rate now stands at 14.7 percent, the worst figure since records began. Nearly 39 million Americans have lost their jobs since the coronavirus […]
A QAnon conspiracy theorist won the GOP Senate primary in Oregon on Tuesday, giving a massive electoral stage to the bizarre pro-Trump movement that the FBI considers a potential domestic terror threat. Jo Rae Perkins, an insurance agent and avowed QAnon believer, handily won the contest to take on Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) in the general election. Perkins, who has launched unsuccessful Senate and House bids […]
Democrats are PANICKED after a Senate panel announced plans to issue subpoenas related to Hunter Biden and corruption at Burisma Holdings. Senate Republicans approved subpoenas in their investigation of Hunter Biden and Burisma on Wednesday. This comes the day after Ukrainian officials released the recordings of Joe Biden and former Ukrainian President discussing their quid pro quo agreement on firing the prosecutor who was investigating Hunter […]
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., pushed for subpoena for Blue Star Strategies, a consulting firm with ties to Burisma, the Ukrainian gas company. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., pushed for subpoena for Blue Star Strategies, a consulting firm with ties to Burisma, the Ukrainian […]
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing in April. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing in April. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, […]
Guardian: In a shameful vote this week as part of an extension of the dreaded and controversial Patriot Act, the Senate handed William Barr and the Trump administration the ability to spy on Americans’ web browsing and internet search histories without a warrant. Amendment to Keep Feds out of Citizens’ Internet History Fails — by 1 Vote. The Senate voted against an amendment on Wednesday sponsored by Sens. Steve […]
Republican Senator Richard Burr will step down from his post as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee pending a probe into suspicious stock trades he made before the Covid-19 crisis hit US markets. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Burr had contacted him to say he would not remain in the role “during the pendency of the investigation.” McConnell said it had been agreed […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Attorney General William Barr have supported passage of now-lapsed surveillance authorities. Debate is expected soon in the Senate. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Attorney General William Barr have supported passage of now-lapsed surveillance authorities. Debate is expected soon in the Senate. Patrick Semansky/AP The Senate is expected to take […]
You might think of Tim Kaine as a fairly vanilla figure in national politics. He has bushy eyebrows, an “aw shucks” grin, and plenty of red and blue ties. He is non-threatening and mild-mannered with hobbies like “reading or jamming on the harmonica.” He was dubbed “America’s stepdad” during the 2016 election. You might imagine Tom Hanks playing him in an inevitable Hillary Clinton biopic. But […]
Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) reportedly received a hefty payout from Bakkt’s parent company Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) as she left to take up her political position. According to the New York Times on Wednesday, Loeffler was revealed to have been gifted “stock and other awards worth more than $9 million” when she departed her role as CEO of ICE’s bitcoin-focused company to join the U.S. Senate. Loeffler […]