Farm bill, Senate
With hunger, climate cuts, US House farm bill proposal faces slim Senate odds
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee on Friday released a long-awaited farm bill draft that includes provisions to reduce spending on food aid for the poor and efforts to help farmers fight climate change,
Whitmer’s Fight Like Hell PAC releases initial Senate endorsements
Fight Like Hell PAC rolled out its first round of Senate endorsements on Friday, backing incumbents facing tough reelection bids in November.
Farm bill text released in U.S. House, setting up fight with Senate
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee Friday released the draft bill text of the long-awaited $1.5 trillion farm bill, which is likely to face opposition in the Senate from Democrats due to disagreements over federal anti-hunger programs and climate change requirements.
House Releases $1.5 Trillion Farm Bill, Teeing Up Duel With Senate
Lawmakers in the House released a long-awaited $1.5 trillion farm bill on Friday, kicking off an effort to complete one of the few remaining major pieces of legislation left in the current Congress. The bill touches on numerous contentious issues,
House GOP releases farm bill, kicks off partisan fight
Chair Glenn Thompson on Friday proposed a five-year farm bill that borrows multiple policy ideas from Democrats but sets up clashes on conservation and nutrition
House GOP releases farm bill proposal as clock ticks
House Agriculture Chair Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) unveiled his long-awaited farm bill, teeing up the process of wedding the two chambers’ competing visions for the $1.5 trillion package underpinning the U.
Democrats gear up to overhaul the Senate filibuster for major bills if they win in 2024
The fate of the Senate filibuster is on the ballot in the 2024 election, as Democrats rally around weakening it to codify ...
In an aging Senate, 80-somethings seeking reelection draw little criticism
Although age has been a contentious topic in the presidential race, senators running for another term in their 80s has ...
Democrat Slotkin leads GOP Senate hopefuls, but one matchup is tight, poll finds
A new poll shows the race for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat remains a tossup, depending on the match-ups of Democratic and ...
Election 2024: 2 candidates challenging Rosen in US Senate primary. One lives in California
Sen. Jacky Rosen has a campaign war chest topping $13 million. One of the candidates challenging her in the primary is a ...
Maryland ‘not in play’ after Hogan-Alsobrooks Senate race set, Cardin claims
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) is leaving zero doubt a Democrat will succeed him in the Senate when he retires in January. “I think ...
Senate hearing sets path to make Black Wall Street a national monument
North Tulsa remains a place of light and hope in the community," Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford testified at the hearing.
The Bob Menendez trial is starting. Why his Senate colleagues don't want to talk about it
The senior senator from New Jersey is accused of taking bribes in exchange for helping businessmen and foreign governments.
Democrats Hold Leads in 4 Crucial Races That Could Decide Senate Control
New battleground state polls by The New York Times, Siena College and The Philadelphia Inquirer show Democrats ahead in ...
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Senate GOP tries to block states from spending some of their COVID relief cash
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected efforts to roll back guidance from the Treasury Department regarding how state and local governments can spend funding approved by Congress during ...
In Senate District 17, Republican candidates Nunn & Jaddock vie to replace Damon Thayer
A Toyota executive squares off against a church children’s director for the GOP nomination to this district that stretches ...
Republican Jack Whitver, Iowa Senate majority leader, undergoing treatment for brain tumor
Whitver, a Republican from Grimes, intends to remain in his position as Senate majority leader while he receives treatment ...