Though he declared the launch of his new political party, the billionaire gave no details as to how he planned to go about to establish a viable alternative in the two-party system.
The vote was 52-48, with Senator Mitch McConnell being the only Republican joining all 47 Democrats to oppose Kennedy, despite his pledges to protect vaccination programs.
Democrat & lawyer Suhas Subramanyam becomes 6th Indian-American to be elected to the lower chamber, joining 5 others who were re-elected. Democrats have already lost control of the Senate.
Trump’s judicial appointments to Supreme Court in previous tenure, as confirmed by the Senate, gave it a conservative majority. Overturning of Roe v. Wade was a key election issue this time.
Fourteen senators have written a letter to Biden administration expressing opposition to reclassifying potato as grain in forthcoming dietary guidelines.
The Senate approved a $467.5 billion spending package that will fund agriculture, transportation, housing, energy, and veterans, among others through the end of the fiscal year.
Resolution pushed by Bernie Sanders would have frozen security aid to Israel unless report was produced in 30 days. Senate rejected proposal in 72-11 vote.
Republican-led House of Representatives tanked key funding bill. All eyes on whether or not Congress will pass funding extension before Sunday 12.01 am Eastern Time.
The Senate on Wednesday voted 65-29 to confirm the former Air Force officer’s nomination with more than a dozen votes being cast by the opposition Republican party.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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