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On May 22, the House Armed Services Committee approved its version of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, by a 57–1 vote. [6] As passed by the Committee, the bill included the Pentagon's controversial "Legislative Proposal 480", transferring Air National Guard space units to the Space Force; however, the Committee accepted an amendment proposed by Joe Wilson (R‑SC), watering down ...
January 6 United States Capitol attack (January 6, 2021) Joe Biden takes the oath of office as the 46th president of the United States President Biden during his 2021 speech to a joint session of Congress, with Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi President Biden during the 2022 State of the Union Address Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson shortly after she was confirmed by ...
The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, passed in June 2023, resolved that year's debt-ceiling crisis and set spending caps for FY2024 and FY2025. The act called for $895 billion in defense spending and $711 billion in non-defense discretionary spending for fiscal year 2025, representing a 1% increase over fiscal year 2024. [10]
The 119th Congress began at 12 p.m. EST on January 3, 2025, following the adjournment of the 118th Congress. [24] The Senate began with Vice President Kamala Harris swearing in senators. [25] West Virginia Governor Jim Justice will be sworn in on January 13 due to the state's constitution creating issues of succession. [26]
Though Stefanik’s district went for Trump by close to 16 points in 2020, Democrats have held the seat, too. Former Rep. Bill Owens (D-N.Y.) represented the district right before Stefanik. The ...
In another GOP bastion, Republican Senate nominee Roger Marshall borrowed Trump's slogan for a “Keep Kansas Great” bus tour on Tuesday, but not his health advice.
Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee (2021–present) Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee (2020–2021) (Acting) Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee (2019–2021) Candidate for President of the United States in 2016; United States senator from Florida (2011–present) 94th speaker of Florida House of Representatives ...
Except for the president of the Senate (who is the vice president), the Senate elects its own officers, [2] who maintain order and decorum, manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate, and interpret the Senate's rules, practices and precedents. Many non-member officers are also hired to run various day-to-day ...