Senate Passes Massive Bill Just Before Lawmakers Leave Town for Recess

McConnell’s mysterious absence derails signature GOP bill

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s ongoing absence is a mystery, with everyone from other Republican candidates to his own Kentucky neighbors baffled as to his whereabouts.“The absence of Sen. Mitch McConnell R-KY hit home for Republicans today - as the Senate Agriculture Committee failed to report out a GOP Farm Bill (no Democrats would support the bill),” Capitol Hill correspondent Jamie Dupree posted on X on Thursday. “The panel …

Senate Passes GOP-Led National Plan for Epilepsy Act

In a rare display of unity, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed S. 494, the National Plan for Epilepsy Act, by unanimous consent. The bipartisan measure, sponsored by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), directs the Department of Health and Human Services to create a coordinated national strategy aimed at preventing, diagnosing, treating, and ultimately curing epilepsy....

Senate Passes Massive Bill Just Before Lawmakers Leave Town for Recess

In a rare display of unity, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed S. 494, the National Plan for Epilepsy Act, by unanimous consent. The bipartisan measure, sponsored by Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), directs the Department of Health and Human Services to create a coordinated national strategy aimed at preventing, diagnosing, treating, and ultimately curing epilepsy. The bill passed without objection after clearing the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and…

Senate votes to confirm DNI chief

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week, July 24-30. The House has begun its traditional August recess early this year.