BREAKING: Chuck Schumer has just challenged Mitch McConnell to a game of Wordle... Schedules permitting, following discussion by a joint session of Congres, and pending approval from various committee heads and caucus leadership. #hakeemjeffries #mikejohnson #mitxhmcconnell #chuckschumer #congress
https://www.europesays.com/1979386/ Ken Paxton challenges John Cornyn in U.S. Senate GOP primary #america #AttorneyGeneral'sOffice #congress #JohnCornyn #KenPaxton #Politics #Republicans #TexasGovernment #TexasNews #TexasPolicy #TexasPolitics #U.S.Senate #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USNews #USA #USANews
A dozen House Republicans mull defying Trump on tariff bill
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/08/house-republicans-tariff-bill-trump-don-bacon
At least a dozen House Republicans are considering signing onto Rep. Don Bacon's (R-Neb.) bill to restrict the White House's ability to impose tariffs unilaterally, Axios has learned.
SRES160
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month.
Introduced in Senate
https://congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/160
https://www.europesays.com/1979236/ Live updates: Trump signs executive orders to boost coal #congress #DonaldTrump #GovernmentAndPolitics #trump
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Tell Congress to save Medicaid!
https://www.threads.net/@qasimrashid/post/DIMnVKdyI9M
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Japan has a new U.S. ambassador, and he’ll have both large shoes to fill and a challenging agenda ahead of him — including helping to resolve a row over tough tariffs the White House has slapped on its top Asian ally. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/09/japan/politics/us-japan-ambassador-george-glass-confirmed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #georgeglass #us #usmilitary #usbases #usjapanrelations #defense #budgets #donaldtrump #congress
S1313
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the use of official time by Federal employees.
Introduced in Senate
#Congress can stop these STUPID #tariffs immediately by passing legislation to rein in Trump’s tariff powers.
If I was a CEO, I’d be pulling out that list of politicians that I gave money to in the last election and turning the screws on them.
Of course there may need to be a veto-proof majority to pass this legislation but if the donation spigot is turned OFF, there might be a chance of convincing a more recalcitrant politicians.
HR586
Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act
House vote PASSED on Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Yeas: 207 R, 204 D
Not Voting: 13 R, 9 D
#China’s #Biotech Advances Threaten #US Dominance, Warns #Congress Report
"China is quickly ascending to biotechnology dominance, having made #biotechnology a strategic priority for 20 years." Without prompt action, U.S. risks "falling behind, a setback from which we may never recover." The findings convey the depth of worry in Washington that China's rapid biotechnology advances jeopardize U.S. national security. Translating concern into actions could prove challenging.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/china-s-biotech-advances-threaten-u-s-dominance-warns-congressional-report/ar-AA1CuK0z
Our #Congress has turned into Internet #trolls.
"In the video, posted early Saturday, Mullin is in the Capitol and recounts how a reporter shot and killed Rep. William Taulbee there in 1890, a year after Taulbee left office. There's a lot we can say about #reporters of the stories they write, but I bet they would write a lot less false stories if we could still handle our differences that way," https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/markwayne-mullin-floats-using-violence-journalists-report-fake-news-rcna199922
HR2671
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee.
Introduced in House
On the topic of #Congress NOT having delegated this power to POTUS…
A bipartisan group of senators plans to introduce a resolution this week that would terminate the *national emergency* #Trump declared last week to introduce his #tariffs. A copy of the resolution shows it will be introduced by a handful of Democratic senators — Ron Wyden, Chuck Schumer, Tim Kaine, Jeanne Shaheen, Peter Welch & Elizabeth Warren — & currently just one Republican, Rand Paul.
HR2672
To authorize the continuation of lawful nonimmigrant status for certain religious workers affected by the backlog for religious worker immigrant visas.
Introduced in House
#ChuckGrassley of Iowa, one of the few #Republicans who have signed on to #legislation opposing #Trump’s #tariffs, says in Greer’s hearing that he supports the president generally but believes #Congress has delegated too much authority to the president over #trade.
#Congress #Trade hearing: Jamieson Greer, the US trade rep, defended the aggressive #tariffs imposed by #Trump in a hearing before the #Senate #Finance Cmte, pointing to requests from dozens of nations to strike new trade deals as proof the strategy is working. Financial #markets regained a *measure* of calm after 3 days of #market turmoil unlike anything seen since the early days of the coronavirus #pandemic.
#economy #inflation #recession #trumpcession #RevengePolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/us/politics/trump-tariffs-greer.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=9F6CCBC0-067F-4E60-965A-56CD1CDEFA34
chuck grassley hasn't shown signs of a backbone much in the last 10 years but maybe this is his last hurrah. #tariffs #congress #oversight #uspol #applenews https://apple.news/AN66O4EwpR7OK1GNjlattbg
The top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee has said President Donald Trump's decision to extend a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest short video app TikTok's U.S. assets violates the law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/08/tech/senator-warner-trump-tiktok/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #tiktok #socialmedia #us #donaldtrump #bytedance #china #congress
Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal says he plans to place a hold on ALL Nazi Regime nominees going forward.
This will force the Nazi party to hold individual votes to override each hold, which will severely slow down their agenda. #uspol #uspolitics #politics #congress #UnitedStates
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