A second Democratic candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan has said he was offered as much as tens of millions of dollars to run instead against Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the highly controversial Democrat who has been regularly accused of being an anti-Semite. Nasser Beydoun, a civil rights advocate and businessman from Dearborn, said…
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House Speaker Johnson to meet with Senate GOP leaders amid escalating border, Ukraine talks
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is expected to meet with Senate GOP leaders at their Capitol Hill lunch on Wednesday, Johnson’s office confirmed to Fox News Digital. The meeting arrives at a crucial juncture as the two chambers need to reconcile their differences to finalize the Biden administration’s approximately $106 billion national security supplemental aid…
Former Google Executive Lexi Reese Drops Out Of 2024 Senate Race
California News: Former Google Executive Lexi Reese dropped out of the 2024 Senate race on Tuesday, ending a five month long campaign because of a lack of funds going into the final stretch of campaigning before the March primary. Reese, a former executive at American Express, Google, and Gap, entered the race in June as…
Senate Democrats eye Israel conditions in latest defense package snarl
WASHINGTON ― Senate Democrats discussed the prospect of placing conditions on a $14.3 billion Israel military aid package during their weekly caucus meeting on Tuesday. The discussion marks another possible legislative snarl as Congress negotiates a massive defense supplemental President Joe Biden has requested for Israel, Ukraine, the Indo-Pacific and the southern U.S. border. House…
Gun violence as a public health crisis explored by U.S. Senate Democrats
Members of the community gathered at the City of Uvalde Town Square for a prayer vigil in the wake of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images) Policy, politics and progressive commentary WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats on Tuesday discussed how…
Senate Moves To Redesignate Iran-Backed Houthis as Terror Group Amid Strikes on US
Senate Republicans are moving on legislation that would redesignate the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as a terrorist organization, citing the group’s weekend missile attacks on a U.S. warship as an alarming escalation, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. The legislation—led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) and six Republican colleagues—will be introduced Monday and…
Chuck Schumer Wants to Destroy Senate Rules to Stop Tommy Tuberville’s Pro-Life Holds
For Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the season of goodwill has its limits. As his chamber flies back to tie up loose ends before Christmas, the Democrat has one thing on his to-do list: stop Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.). In his post-turkey Dear Colleague letter, the Senate leader outlined a number of December priorities, including combatting…
Republicans Raise $400 Million to Take Over Senate From Democrats
The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), a super political action committee (PAC) dedicated to building a Republican majority in the upper chamber, and its sister organization are on track to top $400 million by the end of the 2024 election cycle. The super PAC and its nonprofit arm One Nation, both aligned with Senate Minority Leader…
2024 Senate showdown: New endorsement in Ohio’s GOP primary battle in race to flip blue seat
FIRST ON FOX: Conservative Sen. Mike Lee is taking sides in Ohio’s competitive GOP Senate primary in a race that could determine if Republicans win back the chamber’s majority. Lee is backing Bernie Moreno, a successful Cleveland-based businessman and luxury auto dealership giant, in an endorsement shared first with Fox News on Tuesday. The three-term…
Senate Preparing for Critical Vote on Ukraine-Israel Aid Request
Time is running out in terms of Ukraine having enough cash to continue its war against Russia. To that point, when Congress gets back from its Thanksgiving recess, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans on holding a vote for Biden’s request for military aid. This now puts the rest of Congress on the clock to figure…
FEC Records Show BlackRock’s Hold on the House and Senate GOP Establishment
FEC records from 2020-2023 show that the BlackRock Funds Services Group LLC Political Action Committee has made several donations to key House and Senate GOP members in essential leadership positions. BlackRock is the world’s largest assets manager and has been the leader in pushing ESG into the American Market. ESG essentially incentivizes companies to go…
Adam Schiff’s Senate Campaign Takes Another Hit
In California’s crucial US Senate contest, Democrats were undecided about who to support; among convention delegates, none of the contenders received 60% of the vote. Democrat Reps. Adam Schiff and Barbara Lee received the greatest support from the convention to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) in 2024, with 40% and 41% of the…
REPORT: Senate rankings: 5 seats most likely to flip
TeamDML offers insights, opinions, podcasts, videos and other forms of content intended to educate and better explain trending news that is made available to the public by third parties. In this particular case, we refer to an excerpt from Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) decision to retire has made the Senate landscape in 2024 even…
Schumer to bring Israel, Ukraine aid package to Senate floor
In a letter to his Democratic colleagues on Sunday, Nov. 26, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., laid out his plan to bring a national security package to the Senate floor. The bill would include funding for both Ukraine and Israel aid and could be brought to a vote as early as next week. The…
US Senate announces vote on Ukraine aid
The White House is trying to push through $106bn in funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced on Sunday that he will hold a vote on President Joe Biden’s request for billions of dollars in assistance for Ukraine and Israel during the first week of December. The Biden administration…
Illinois longtime Senate President James ‘Pate’ Philip dies at 93
James ‘Pate’ Philip, the former president of the Illinois Senate, has passed away at the age of 93. The Chicago Tribune reports: Philip, 93, known most commonly in Illinois statehouse politics by the nickname “Pate,” died Tuesday night at his home in Wood Dale after a short illness, with his wife of 46 years, Nancy,…
Why Kari Lake Is Running for Senate AND Fighting the 2022 Stolen Election
(Discern Report)—A headline crossed my desk today that chapped my khakis. The article was written by Duke over at Red State and read, “Kari Lake Is Running for Senate in Arizona While Still Protesting Her Loss as Governor—and I’m Confused.” I symbolically cracked my knuckles, put the article on one screen and prepared to rebuke…
Senate ‘Gang of Six’ Negotiates Republican Giveaway on Migration
Roughly 30 Republican senators are backing the House’s H.R.2 migration stabilization bill — but a gang of six senators, including three Republicans, are drafting a giveaway “compromise” bill. “H.R.2 should be the focus,” said a policy analyst who favors pro-American migration laws, adding: There’s no reason to preemptively surrender good border security legislation before we’re…
REPORT: Dem senate candidate says he was offered $20M to drop out and run against Tlaib
TeamDML offers insights, opinions, podcasts, videos and other forms of content intended to educate and better explain trending news that is made available to the public by third parties. In this particular case, we refer to an excerpt from Politico: A Michigan businessman called Democratic Senate candidate Hill Harper to offer $20 million in campaign…
‘Racist and gross’: DEI boss faces Senate probe over article on to ‘decenter whiteness’ in the workplace
A diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) consulting firm is facing a U.S. Senate Investigation after the firm’s boss wrote a “racist” article for Forbes. The drama began to unfold last month when Janice Gassam Asare, the founder of BWG Business Solutions, penned an article for Forbes originally titled “Three Ways to Decenter Whiteness in Workplace Systems.”…
Arizona Senate Race: GOP Navigates Tricky Terrain
As incumbent and former Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) contemplates her political future, the ripples are being felt across Arizona’s political landscape. The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) recently launched an advertisement to delineate the Senate contest as a clear choice between conservative values and liberal agendas. Yet, the full story in Arizona, a state…
MMA Fight on Senate Floor… Just Like the Good Old Days
There was a time in history when beefs between politicians were settled like men. We almost saw a flashback of the good old days when Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Teamsters President Sean O’Brien came face to face again. The hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee was the first time the…
Crucial GOP Senate primary: Liberty vs. the Swamp
It’s exactly the same – in fruit picking and in politics. The biggest, shiniest apples almost always have the most worms. The most slick, money-backed, well-heeled candidates almost always have the most to hide, once you remove their patina of platitudes and polish. Later, when the politician has been elected and you’ve taken a good…
Michigan Senate candidate says he was offered $20 million to challenge Rep. Tlaib instead
A Michigan businessman allegedly offered a Democrat candidate for the Michigan Senate $20 million to drop his current candidacy and run against House Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-MI., instead. The candidate — Hill Harper — reportedly declined the offer. Linden Nelsen, the businessman and political donor, pitched the offer last month, according to Karthik Ganapathy, a…
Michigan Democratic Senate Candidate Hill Harper Reveals He Was Offered $20M to Primary Rep. Rashida Tlaib
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Hill Harper revealed Wednesday that he was offered $20 million to end his campaign and mount a primary challenge against Rep. Rashida Tlaib instead. Harper, an actor who plays Dr. Marcus Andrews on the ABC drama “The Good Doctor,” said in an X post that he rejected the proposal. “I didn’t intend for…
Senate Republicans Pressure Democrats To Drop Supreme Court Investigation
The U.S. Supreme Court is one of the few places in America’s government where conservatives seem to have things set up the way they like. It’s a conservative majority, but there are at least some liberals there to disagree, so things at least look kind of fair. We’ve all seen how keen liberals are to…
Senate Blocks Security Aid to Azerbaijan
The Senate passed legislation this week that could be a precursor of things to come for Joe Biden. The Senate has blocked security aid for Azerbaijan based on reports that it is getting ready to invade Armenia. The bill was introduced by Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), and it was passed unanimously. Common Sense I found…
Schiff Facing Accusations About Primary Residence As He Runs For Senate In CA
Adam Schiff, a longtime Democratic congressman and candidate for the U.S. Senate, is under fire over claims that he has been claiming two primary residences in Maryland and California for more than ten years while taking advantage of homeowner tax breaks. The controversies surrounding Schiff’s residential claims may cause problems for his January 2023 announcement…
Senate Republicans Apply Pressure in Supreme Court Investigation
Kaelan Deese writes for the Washington Examiner about an interesting development in Senate Democrats’ attack on the U.S. Supreme Court. If Senate Democrats plan to subpoena conservative judicial activists as part of a Supreme Court ethics investigation, Republicans say they must go after liberal advocates the same way. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL)…
FLASHBACK: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Told ‘Get a Lawyer’ at Senate Hearing
At a Senate Judiciary Hearing on May 16, 2023, Sen. John Kennedy tells then-CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman to get a lawyer or an agent after Altman reveals how he is compensated for his work at OpenAI. The Board of OpenAI fired Altman on November 17, 2023. ► Watch MORE BlazeTV YouTube Videos: https://bit.ly/3EVRJHP ►…
Senate Votes 100-0 To Cut Off Aid to Azerbaijan Amid War Concerns
The Senate voted 100-0 last week in a rare moment of widespread bipartisanship to cut off aid to Azerbaijan for the next two years amid fears the country may invade neighboring Armenia soon. According to Defense News, senators passed the Armenian Protection Act by unanimous consent on Wednesday. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) introduced the legislation,…
Internal Senate memo highlights Biden administration efforts to tie highway funding to woke priorities
FIRST ON FOX: An internal memorandum circulated among lawmakers by Senate Commerce Committee Republicans highlights how the Biden administration is tying billions of dollars in taxpayer funds to “woke initiatives.” The memo, first obtained by Fox News Digital, was sent late Monday evening and spearheaded by Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who is…
Republicans only need one or two net Senate seats to win majority control
Democrats were extremely lucky to achieve Senate majority control during the 2022 election, but only by a razor-thin margin. Republicans only need a net gain of one or two Senate seats to win back majority control, and assuming they maintain their majority in the House of Represenatives, and hopefully win the White House, Republicans could…
First 2023 NC redistricting lawsuit challenges state Senate map
The first lawsuit targeting a 2023 election map in North Carolina takes aim at state Senate districts. Two individual plaintiffs filed suit Monday against the State Board of Elections and state legislative leaders. In a separate emergency motion, the plaintiffs set out a schedule to have their request for a preliminary injunction resolved next week,…
Senate votes to stop Azerbaijan aid waiver amid Armenia invasion fears
WASHINGTON ― Senators unanimously passed legislation last week that would cut off U.S. security aid to Azerbaijan for the next two years amid growing concerns that it may invade southern Armenia in the near future. The Senate passed the Armenian Protection Act by unanimous consent with little fanfare on Wednesday. The bill, introduced by Sen….
Kari Lake ignites conservative hope with her US Senate bid, vowing to unflinchingly put America firs
Kari Lake ignites conservative hope with her US Senate bid, vowing to unflinchingly put America first. Read More: https://nextnewsnetwork.com/2023/09/29/kari-lake-for-senate-coming-soon-per-new-report/ #news
The Israel-Hamas conflict is upending the California Senate race
The California Democratic primary race for former Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat is being upended by the conflict between Israel and Hamas, according to Politico. California Democratic representatives running to succeed Feinstein include Adam Schiff, Katie Porter, and Barbara Lee, but so far Lee is the only candidate to endorse a ceasefire in Gaza amid Israel’s…
California Democrats Split On Schiff And Lee Endorsement In Senate Race
California Democrats couldn’t decide who to back in the state’s important US Senate race; none of the candidates got 60% of the votes of convention delegates. With 40% and 41% of the vote, respectively, Democrat Reps. Adam Schiff and Barbara Lee got the most support from the convention to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein…
Adam Schiff Facing Political Uncertainty As Race for Senate Heats Up
Several high-profile California Democrats have entered the race to succeed the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and it’s a race that could see Rep. Adam Schiff’s political career come to a grinding halt. After Feinstein’s passing, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that EMILY’s List president Laphonza Butler would take over for her, but she has since said…
These Five Seats Held by Democrats Are Most Likely to Flip in 2024 Battle for Senate Majority
Democrats control the U.S. Senate with a 51-49 majority, but Republicans are looking at a favorable Senate map in 2024, with Democrats defending 23 of the 34 seats up for grabs. Three of those seats are in red states that Trump carried in 2020 — West Virginia, Montana and Ohio. Five other blue-held seats are…
Senate Candidate Urges Joe Biden To Drop Out Of 2024 Race
Nasser Beydoun probably isn’t somebody you’ve spent a lot of time worrying about. That’s because he’s a pro-Palestine Democrat. I don’t blame you for not caring about what folks like him have to say. MOST of the time, that is. This is one of the few times I will ever listen to somebody like Beydoun:…
Senate Republican Calls For Investigation Of January 6 Committee
On Friday, House Speaker Mike Johnson began releasing 40,000 hours of security camera footage from the Capitol riots. The footage that has been released showed people walking peacefully in the Capitol with police officers standing around, contradicting the narrative of the Jan. 6 Committee. On Saturday, Senator Mike Lee of Utah called for an investigation…
Kari Lake Takes Huge Lead Over GOP Field In U.S. Senate Race
Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake must be smiling following the results of a brand-new poll showing her with a commanding lead over other potential GOP primary challengers for a U.S. Senate seat currently held by former Democrat-turned-Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Lake has “a commanding 26-point lead in the race for the Arizona Republican…
Lake Leads GOP Field for 2024 Senate Race: Poll
Former Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is leading the field of potential GOP nominees for the state’s Senate contest in 2024. Lake announced her candidacy in October, facing Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb and businessman Brian Wright in the Republican primary. She previously lost the 2022 gubernatorial contest to then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie…
Senate GOP Looking to Circumvent Sen. Tuberville’s Blockade of Military Promotions
Senate Republicans are preparing to vote on a Democratic resolution to end Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s blockade of military promotions over the Pentagon’s willingness to give travel vouchers to military personnel who want an abortion. Advertisement The issue pits populist Pro-Life lawmakers against defense hawks who claim that the blocking of 400 promotions is affecting…
Schiff Holds Three Point Lead In Tightening Senate Race According To Latest Poll
California News: According to a new Emerson College Polling survey released on Friday, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) is currently leading the U.S. Senate race for the seat of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein, with Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA), former MLB baseball star Steve Garvey (R), and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) all within only a few…
Democrats Likely To Have Hard Time Keeping Senate Majority In ’24: Analysis
Despite Democrats holding a narrow 51-49 majority in the U.S. Senate, the prospect of maintaining or expanding it in the upcoming year is becoming more challenging for President Joe Biden’s party. As reported by Newsweek, the Senate election map appears even more ominous following the announcement from West Virginia Moderate Democratic Senator Joe Manchin that…
Senate Democrats block effort to deport Hamas sympathizers
(The Center Square) — Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., blasted Democrats Thursday for blocking his motion to deport terrorist sympathizers in the U.S. on visas. Rubio has led the effort to “revoke visas and initiate deportation proceedings for any foreign national who has endorsed or espoused terrorist activities of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, or any…
Senate, House headed for showdown over defense bill
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., succeeded in his efforts this week to call a formal House-Senate conference to come to an agreement on the military defense bill also known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), his office said Thursday. Wicker’s victory, reportedly discussed behind closed doors, comes as the Senate also passed the House’s government…
Senate rejects effort to repeal Biden’s student loan repayment plan
The U.S. Senate has rejected an effort to repeal President Joe Biden’s income-driven repayment policy for federal student loans. The Senate, according to the Washington Examiner, did so on Wednesday. The final vote was 50 to 49, which suggests that the vote was along party lines – and, by and large, it was. The one…
Senate Democrats block Israel aid bill
Senate Democrats blocked a standalone Israel aid bill backed by Republicans on Wednesday. There is strong bi-partisan agreement in Washington that America should back Israel in its war with Hamas, but Democrats object to separating the issue from Ukraine. They also don’t like that Speaker Mike Johnson (LA) wants to fund Israel aid by cutting…
