Buffalo, New York · Western New York Buffalo · Western New York The House passed a $1.15 trillion NDAA matching President Trump’s request, but the Senate bill stalled 50-46. With a stopgap expiring Dec. 11 and a $60 billion defense reconciliation instruction pending, the Armed Services…
Bloomberg Law News Democrats are caught between wrapping all spending decisions for the next fiscal year or punting them to the new year, when they may get a better deal with Republicans if they flip one or both congressional chambers…
News – Politics – Opinion – Podcasts Who could ever get tired of kicking this dead donkey? Not me. The DSA has created what Obama’s team would describe as permission structures. By winning a handful of primaries, it’s okay to talk about, lean…
The Lufkin Daily News - Woman given 15-year sentence for hurting âMiracle Boyâ in 2022 - Burke man suffers possibly life-threatening injuries in motorcycle crash on Highway 69 - Lufkin man found guilty on 3 counts of sexual assault of a child - Four-vehicle crash snarls…
WASHINGTON, DC: Two senators from opposite sides of the aisle have teamed up to propose major changes to Senate rules aimed at speeding up the chamber. Sens Steve Daines (R-Mont) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore) argue that some reforms are needed to…
WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) voted for the Senate Amendment to the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2026, H.R. 6500, to extend current federal funding through December 11, 2026. The bipartisan stopgap funding bill avoids a government shutdown ahead of the end of the…
"We'll have to see how the court sort out all the battles that are ongoing right now," said Mitchell Miller. Terry Gerton And Happy Fiscal New Year as the calendar turns over to October. We’re in 2027. Mitchell Miller For those…
News – Politics – Opinion – Podcasts Legislators, however, are forever arguing that they can’t do their job or can’t get “good people,” because “good people” can’t afford to spend too much time in the legislature. No shit. That’s the point. The longer…
Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 189 “The Senate is well on its way to claiming the congressional attendance trophy this year, spending 32 more weekdays in session so far than the House,” Axios reports. “Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate is now in recess for the midterm elections despite having a lot of big measures left to deal with. In one of the final moments of the Senate before they break until mid-November was confirming Keith Sonderling…
The government shutdowns and budget standoffs: Democrats' demands on health-care subsidies and ICE funding, who held out and who caved, the stopgap bills and the deals that ended them.
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