Category: Senate

Arizona’s Kari Lake Announces Plans to ‘Paint the State Red,’ Appeal Election Ruling

Arizona Republican Kari Lake is launching a grassroots “ballot-chasing” operation to boost Republican turnout in future Arizona elections and “paint the state red.” “We’re going to start rolling up our sleeves and playing by the same rules [Democrats] play by,” Lake said while surrounded by supporters at a May 23 press conference in Phoenix. “And…


Senators Receive ‘Precautionary’ Satellite Phones Just Before Hurricane Season

Members of the Senate have been given satellite phones by the chamber’s sergeant-at-arms. “Satellite phones are important precautionary communication devices that provide critical lifelines during disasters that impact local communication capabilities (such as cellular and landline phones, and/or internet),” an official with knowledge of the matter informed The Epoch Times in a May 22 email….


Feinstein’s Office Reveals Details on Senator’s Health Condition

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s office disclosed on Thursday details about her health condition, as she returned to the Senate after a nearly three-month-long absence due to shingles. Feinstein (D-Calif.), 89, was suffering from shingles virus this year that led to the emergence of two complications, Ramsay Hunt syndrome and encephalitis. Ramsay Hunt syndrome can lead to…


Air Passenger Complaints Balloon to a Record 46,000, Senate Committee Hears

The federal backlog of air passenger complaints regarding poor service has reached an all-time high of 46,000, a figure equivalent to a three-year wait, based on data from the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA). “Unfortunately we have quite a big backlog,” France Pégeot, chief executive officer of the CTA, said in his testimony at the Senate…


OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Calls for Congress to Regulate AI Technology

In a recent hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, appealed to lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), specifically addressing the advancements made in developing the advanced chatbot ChatGPT. Altman highlighted both the possibilities and potential pitfalls of this cutting-edge technology.  “I do think some regulation would…


Senate Republicans Defend McCarthy, Rip Biden on Debt Limit: ‘It’s Childish Not to Negotiate’

Senate Republicans stood firmly behind the efforts of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to tie a debt ceiling increase to spending cuts on May 10, despite criticism from Democrats and President Joe Biden. “The adult in the room has been Speaker McCarthy and the House Republicans,” Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) told reporters at the Capitol…


Feinstein Returning to US Senate, Giving Democrats Their Majority

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) returned to work on Tuesday following a long recovery from shingles. Her return gives back Democrats their majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee, as well as a one-seat Democrat advantage in the full Senate. Feinstein’s office said she boarded a flight from her California home to Washington earlier on Tuesday, ahead of…


Feinstein Returns to US Senate, Giving Democrats Their Majority

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) returned to work on Tuesday following a long recovery from shingles. Her return gives back Democrats their majority on the Senate Judiciary Committee, as well as a one-seat Democrat advantage in the full Senate. Feinstein’s office said she boarded a flight from her California home to Washington earlier on Tuesday, ahead of…


NTD News Today (May 5): Kennedy Stumps Energy Official on Carbon Neutrality; GOP Lawmakers Blast Navy for Drag Show

Senator John Kennedy prompted a fiery exchange by asking how much 50 trillion dollars spent on carbon neutrality would actually lower global temperatures during Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk’s testimony on Capitol Hill this week. House and Senate republicans are criticizing the U.S. Navy for using a drag performer in its recruitment program. The George…


Ex-Lawmaker Issues Dire Warning on New California Laws | Melissa Melendez

“And now they’re boxed into a corner, because now they can’t quite get out of it. Because if they do, if they change how they’re dealing with these issues, they have to admit that they were wrong.” Siyamak sits down with Melissa Melendez, former California State Senator. Today she will talk about what has changed…