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Senate Voting Marathon Begins On $70 Billion Immigration Enforcement Bill

Senate Voting Marathon Begins On $70 Billion Immigration Enforcement Bill/ Newslooks/ WASHINGTON/ J. Mansour/ Morning Edition/ The Senate has begun voting on a $70 billion bill to fund ICE and…

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House Votes to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers in Remarkable Rebuke

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Trump Targets Senate Filibuster amid Longest 36-Day U.S. Shutdown

Trump’s Social Security Tax Promises Weren’t Fulfilled in Spending Bill

July 2, 2025

Trump’s Social Security Tax Promises Weren’t Fulfilled in Spending Bill/ Newslooks/ WASHINGTON/ J. Mansour/ Morning Edition/ President Trump claims the GOP’s mega tax bill eliminates taxes on Social Security benefits,…

Senate Debates Trump Tax Cuts In Marathon Session

July 1, 2025

Senate Debates Trump Tax Cuts In Marathon Session/ Newslooks/ WASHINGTON/ J. Mansour/ Morning Edition/ The Senate labored through a marathon overnight session as Republicans tried to secure votes for Trump’s…

Senate Parliamentarian Blocks Key Medicaid Provision from Trump Bill

June 26, 2025

Senate Parliamentarian Blocks Key Medicaid Provision from Trump Bill/ Newslooks/ WASHINGTON/ J. Mansour/ Morning Edition/ The Senate parliamentarian ruled a major overhaul of Medicaid’s provider tax unconstitutional under Senate budget…

GENIUS Act: Crypto Bill Clears Senate Amid Trump Investment Scrutiny

June 17, 2025

GENIUS Act: Crypto Bill Clears Senate Amid Trump Investment Scrutiny/ Newslooks/ WASHINGTON/ J. Mansour/ Morning Edition/ The Senate is poised to pass the GENIUS Act, landmark legislation regulating stablecoins, without…

Booker’s Historic 25-Hour Speech Rebukes Trump Agenda

April 1, 2025

Booker’s Historic 25-Hour Speech Rebukes Trump Agenda \ Newslooks \ Washington DC \ Mary Sidiqi \ Evening Edition \ Senator Cory Booker held a 25-hour Senate speech opposing Donald Trump’s…

Updated Story: Senate Approves Plan to Avoid Govt Shutdown

December 21, 2024

Updated Story: Senate Approves Plan to Avoid Govt Shutdown \ Newslooks \ Washington DC \ Mary Sidiqi \ Evening Edition \ Congress approved a stopgap funding measure late Friday to…

House Approve Spending Bill Without Trump Debt Ceiling Demand

December 20, 2024

House Approve Spending Bill Without Trump Debt Ceiling Demand \ Newslooks \ Washington DC \ Mary Sidiqi \ Evening Edition \ With hours to spare before a government shutdown, the…

Senate passes sweeping Defense bill with bipartisan support

July 28, 2023

The U.S. Senate passed a sweeping bill setting policy for the Department of Defense, setting up a showdown with legislation passed by the Republican-led House of Representatives with “culture war”…

Senate votes to keep firearms stabilizing braces

June 22, 2023

The House’s effort to overturn increased regulations on stabilizing braces for firearms — an accessory used in several mass shootings over the last decade — won’t even make it to…

Senate passes fire department grant program

April 20, 2023

The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted 95–2 to approve a bill by Michigan Sen. Gary Peters to extend two popular federal grant programs that help local fire departments purchase safety…

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