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The Senate passed a bill aimed at lowering housing costs on Monday after a major breakthrough and rare bipartisan consensus.
Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump on Wednesday over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote to try to appease him.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker used his political clout to push his lieutenant governor through a tough three-way Democratic Senate primary she ultimately won. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, meanwhile, has stayed out of the marquee U.
The bipartisan legislation was crafted in both chambers and must now pass the House. It seeks to build more homes and prevent large investors from outbidding families.
In a late-night vote aimed at mollifying the president, Senate Republicans rejected a resolution directing him to end the war against Iran, a day after a bipartisan rebuke.
Senators unanimously disallowed themselves from using the new gambling platforms. House members have hesitated.
The authors of a Senate college sports bill say it’s time to bring House Republicans and Democrats into discussions, as the clock is ticking to get the measure to President Donald Trump’s desk before the long August recess.
In an orchestrated move, Senate Republicans voted 50 to 47 to defeat a war powers resolution just one day after approving a nearly identical measure rebuking President Trump’s handling of the war in Iran.
