Mexico’s Senate descended into chaos on Wednesday after a heated debate culminated in a physical brawl between lawmakers. The confrontation broke out when Alejandro ‘Alito’ Moreno, head of the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), confronted Senate president Gerardo Fernandez Norona of the ruling Morena party as the day’s session was ending. Livestreamed footage showed Moreno…
File photo: Catelin Drey (Picture credit: X) A political upset with far-reaching consequences unfolded this week as Catelin Drey secured a decisive victory in Iowa’s State Senate District 1, defeating Republican Christopher Prosch in a closely watched special election. The result flips a district that President Donald Trump carried comfortably in 2024 and breaks the…
US Senate blocks Trump’s cuts to Pell Grants and research funding In a significant bipartisan move, the US Senate has rejected key elements of the Trump administration’s proposed budget for education and research, preserving critical funding for federal student aid and scientific research. The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to maintain the maximum Pell Grant award…
Air travellers may soon face changes at security lines as a new Senate bill takes aim at TSA’s use of facial recognition technology. But the nation’s biggest airlines aren’t on board. Warning of longer wait times and disrupted operations, travel companies and airports urged the Senate to reject the bill that promises to give passengers…
How Bernie Sanders’ political science degree shaped his rise to US Senate prominence. (Getty Images) Bernie Sanders, a significant figure in American politics and the longest-serving independent member in U.S. congressional history, has built his career on a foundation of education and activism. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Sanders’ early life experiences and academic background…
A new Senate committee report reveals that the US Secret Service did not properly respond to direct threats before the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last year. The report, released on the anniversary of the July 13, 2024, attack in Butler, criticises the agency for a series of operational failures,…
India-born Anjani Sinha, US President Donald Trump’s nominee for Ambassador to Singapore, faced sharp criticism during his Senate confirmation hearing, with lawmakers questioning his preparedness and qualifications for the high-stakes diplomatic role. Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth called him unqualified for the position and said he needed to shape up and do his homework. Sinha, an…
Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage on Tuesday on the narrowest of votes, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session. Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie to push it over the top. The three Republicans opposing…
Elon Musk, once a close Donald Trump’s ally and advisor, is fiercely criticising the US president’s massive One Big, Beautiful Bill again, calling it insane and a massive burden on taxpayers. Musk accused Republicans of betraying fiscal conservatives and urged the creation of a new party that “actually cares about the people.” He also vowed…
Senate Republicans pushed forward President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax cut and spending bill on Sunday in a marathon weekend session even as a nonpartisan forecaster said it would add an estimated $3.3 trillion to the nation’s debt over a decade. The estimate by the Congressional Budget Office of the bill’s hit to the $36.2 trillion…