On the same day, Republicans in the Senate also defeated Democrats' version of a government funding extension. Their legislation, which GOP leaders denounced as partisan, would have reversed Medicaid cuts and extended Obamacare subsidies set to lapse at the end of the year.

Republican Senator Ted Cruz on Friday compared the head of the Federal Communications Commission to an organized crime figure and criticized threats made against Disney and broadcasters for airing "Jimmy Kimmel Live.

The Temporary Protected Status program, enacted by Congress and signed into law by President George H.W. Bush as part of the Immigration Act of 1990, allows migrants from nations that have experienced national disasters, armed conflicts or other extraordinary instabilities to live and work legally in the United States.

Democrats and some Republicans took turns grilling Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his stance on vaccines and his leadership in their questioning at a Thursday

Get the latest Trump administration news as Kash Patel testifies to Congress on the FBI's handling of Charlie Kirk's assassination, and Trump sues The New York Times.

Senate Republicans just blocked an effort by Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files in one the first occasions that senators have had to record a vote on an issue that has divided the G.O.P. and roiled the House.

House Democrats will give remarks on Friday morning as the lower chamber prepares to vote on a stopgap funding bill to avert a shutdown at the end of the month. The continuing resolution (CR)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators say they are prepared to change the chamber’s rules to get around the Democratic blockade of President Donald Trump’s nominees and are discussing a proposal to make it easier to confirm multiple nominees at once.

Bonham endorsed Canby Republican Christine Drazan, who is currently the minority leader in the House of Representatives, to be appointed to his position in the Senate. Hood River Rep. Jeff Helfrich, also a Republican, announced earlier this year that he intends to campaign for Bonham’s seat.

He said FCC threat to fine broadcasters or pull licences over content of their shows was dangerous. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.