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Amtrak CEO confirms service cuts due to Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Amtrak's president admitted to Congress on Thursday that its travelers will face service cuts and delays this winter as a consequence of President Biden's national COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

December 9, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Ted Budd warns that Biden vaccine mandate will cause police officer shortage

Rep. Ted Budd and North Carolina's GOP congressional delegation warned President Biden on Thursday that the White House's national vaccine mandate could yank police officers off the streets at a time when crime is skyrocketing.

December 9, 2021

Senate passes bill to nullify Biden’s vaccine mandate for employers

The Senate narrowly passed legislation Wednesday nullifying President Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate on America's employers, kicking the fight into the House where Republicans are eager to hand the administration a bipartisan rebuke.

December 8, 2021

Trump predicts Manchin will fold and support Democrats’ $1.75 trillion social welfare bill

Former President Donald Trump predicted Wednesday that Sen. Joe Manchin III, a key Democratic swing vote, will "fold" when it comes time to vote on the White House's $1.75 trillion social welfare bill.

December 8, 2021

Senate GOP says push to overturn vaccine mandates about holding Biden to election-year promises

Senate Republicans argued on Wednesday their push to overturn the White House's private-sector vaccine mandate is, in part, about holding President Biden accountable for promises he made before taking office.

December 8, 2021

House passes filibuster carveout for Democrats to unilaterally hike debt limit

House Democrats forced through a bill on Tuesday creating a one-time exception to the filibuster to raise the nation's borrowing limit before next week's deadline.

December 7, 2021

Manchin warns that Biden’s $1.75 trillion social welfare bill could exacerbate inflation

Sen. Joe Manchin III, a key swing vote for the White House's legislative agenda, warned Tuesday that President Biden's $1.75 trillion social welfare bill could exacerbate the skyrocketing inflation that has rocked the country in recent months.

December 7, 2021

Second Senate Democrat to buck Biden on private sector vaccine mandates

Another moderate Senate Democrat plans to back a Republican-led effort to overturn President Biden's national vaccine mandate for private businesses in a direct rebuke of the White House.

December 7, 2021

Senate GOP poised to back one-time filibuster exception for Democrats to hike debt limit

At least some Senate Republicans appear poised to back legislation creating a one-time exception to the filibuster so Democrats can raise the nation's borrowing limit before next week's deadline.

December 7, 2021

McCarthy moves to nix Democrats’ bid to tie debt-limit hike with national defense bill

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is urging Republicans not to support an effort by Democrats to link the annual must-pass National Defense Authorization Act with a maneuver for hiking the debt ceiling.

December 7, 2021

Democrats eye one-time filibuster carveout to hike the debt ceiling

Congressional Democrats are scrambling to find an easy solution to the looming deadline to raise the U.S. debt limit, even eyeing to carve out a filibuster exemption on the topic.

December 6, 2021

Manchin backs GOP-led effort to overturn Biden’s vaccine mandate for private employers

Sen. Joe Manchin III, a key swing vote for the White House's agenda, is backing a Republican-led effort to overturn President Biden's national vaccine mandate for private businesses.

December 3, 2021

Schumer averts shutdown after defeating GOP rebellion over Biden vaccine mandate

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer averted a government shutdown on Thursday after all 50 Democrats stuck together to defeat a rebellion by GOP lawmakers over President Biden's national COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

December 2, 2021

House passes government spending bill, kicking shutdown fight to Senate

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rushed through the passage of a short-term funding bill Thursday to keep the government open until mid-February, but the vote likely came too late to prevent a brief shutdown at the end of the week.

December 2, 2021

Manchin won’t rule out backing GOP effort to defund vaccine mandate

Sen. Joe Manchin III, a key swing vote for President Biden's legislative agenda, is refusing to rule out supporting a GOP effort to defund the White House's vaccine mandate in exchange for keeping the government open.

December 2, 2021

Democrats reach deal to fund government until February, but brief shutdown looms

Congressional leaders struck a deal Thursday on a short-term funding bill that would keep the government open until mid-February, but it remains to be seen whether lawmakers will be able to avert a shutdown.

December 2, 2021

Republican rebels force Schumer to choose between shutdown and Biden’s vaccine mandate

Congress is barreling toward a brief government shutdown at the end of the week due to a rebellion against President Biden's vaccine mandate by a group of Republican senators.

December 1, 2021

House Transportation chair becomes 19th Democrat to announce exit from Pelosi’s majority

House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio on Wednesday became the 19th Democrat to announce his retirement from Congress.

December 1, 2021

GOP lawmakers push government shutdown over Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate

A cadre of GOP House and Senate lawmakers say they are planning to force a government shutdown later this week over President Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

December 1, 2021

TV’s Dr. Oz launches GOP bid for Pennsylvania Senate seat

Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiothoracic surgeon and well-known media personality, jumped into the open race for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.

November 30, 2021