Corruption
Bill to fund military during government shutdown fails in Senate procedural vote
A bill that would fund the U.S. military during the ongoing federal government shutdown failed to pass the Senate in a procedural vote on Thursday. The bill required at least 60 votes in the 100-member Senate to advance because of the chamber’s filibuster rules. The final vote was 50-44, with three Democrats joining most Republicans […]
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Senate to vote on funding bills again as government shutdown enters second week
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks next to Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on the third day of a partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 3, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters The Senate is set to […]
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Senate to vote again on funding bill as government shutdown stalemate enters sixth day
US Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican from South Dakota, speaks to reporters outside of his office at the US Capitol, on the second day of the US government shutdown in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images The Senate is set to vote again on Monday on a […]
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Trump pick Stephen Miran confirmed to Federal Reserve Board; will also keep White House job
Stephen Miran, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, following a television interview outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Senate on Monday confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve, Stephen Miran, just one day before the central […]
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RCI Hospitality strip club execs bribed tax auditor with comped dances: NY AG
Five top executives of publicly traded strip club operator RCI Hospitality Holdings — including its CEO Eric Langan — have been indicted in connection with a multi-million-dollar criminal tax fraud and bribery scheme, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday. The scheme included RCI executives allegedly bribing a New York state Department of Taxation […]
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Crypto regulation stumbles in Congress for a second day
Representative Steve Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, center, speaks to members of the media in Statuary Hall of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Valerie Plesch | Bloomberg | Getty Images The future of a trio of crypto regulation bills was in limbo late Wednesday, after the second day of […]
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Trump’s megabill advances in the House after GOP divisions nearly derail it
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with the media after the House Republican Conference meeting on a plan to fund the government and avert a shutdown in the U.S. Capitol on Friday, December 20, 2024. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Republican-controlled U.S. House on Thursday advanced U.S. President […]
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House Republicans take up Trump’s megabill, but still need more votes to pass it
US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 27, 2025. Graeme Sloane | Bloomberg | Getty Images The House of Representatives on Tuesday took the reins of President Donald Trump’s megabill, after the Senate narrowly passed it […]
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GOP Sen. Murkowski cast crucial vote for Trump’s megabill after getting key carveout
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) walks after the Senate passes U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska cast a critical vote Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s massive tax-and-spending bill, helping to push the […]
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Senate begins voting on dozens of amendment’s to Trump’s domestic spending bill
Visitors to the U.S. Capitol rest in the shade on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 25, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Senators on Monday began offering amendments to President Donald Trump’s megabill, following a weekend of tense negotiations to try to get the president’s second term domestic priorities through the upper chamber. The […]
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