Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham introduce draft bill to impose ‘pollution fee’ on China
Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) have released draft text for a foreign pollution fee, primarily targeting ...
Cassidy pushing for floor vote on Social Security Fairness Act
There are just a couple weeks left in the current Congress and many retirees in Louisiana are closely watching to see if the ...
Teachers, police push Senate to pass bill to end Social Security penalty on public servants
Republican Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana is pressing for Senate vote on a bill to end Social Security penalty on public ...
Sen. Bill Cassidy works across aisle for legislation that would cut flood insurance premiums
Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy is talking about possible savings for people who shell out big money for flood ...
The Social Security Fairness Act has bipartisan support, but time is running out for Senate vote
The House-passed Social Security Fairness Act enjoys rare bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, yet the odds of it getting ...
Hegseth meets with moderate Sen. Collins as he lobbies for key votes in the Senate
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Defense Department said he had a “wonderful conversation” with Maine Sen.
For Trump’s allies, RINO-hunting season is in full swing
Murkowski was reelected in 2022 despite supporting his impeachment thanks in part to her state’s ranked-choice, all-party primary system. Collins will face the voters in 2026. Rejecting Trump’s ...
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GOP senators say they won’t fight Trump on Jan. 6 pardons
Republican senators who witnessed firsthand the Jan. 6, 2021, ransacking of congressional offices now say it’s up to President-elect Donald Trump whether to pardon those protesters convicted of ...
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Senate to vote on bill to end Social Security penalty on teachers, police, public servants
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he will schedule a vote on a bill to end the WEP and GPO Social Security penalties on ...
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Senate to vote on Social Security changes that would benefit thousands of Louisiana retirees
Removing the two provisions would increase benefits for about 2.8 million public employees nationwide, including about 90,000 ...
Even if Trump tried to raise the minimum wage, his own party could get in the way
Trump recently signaled openness to raising the federal minimum wage. Even if he's serious, he's likely to hit GOP resistance ...
Trump said he'd consider raising the minimum wage. His own party may get in the way.
Trump recently signaled openness to raising the federal minimum wage. Even if he's serious, he's likely to hit GOP resistance ...