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McCarthy, Biden to meet in hopes of avoiding debt limit debacle - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden could actually have a chance to avoid a fiscal crisis this summer.

Roll Call

Ticketmaster had to endure senators' T-Swift wordplay. Is that pun-ishment enough?

Was it better than revenge knowing Ticketmaster was forced Tuesday to endure three hours full of senators' cringey Taylor Swift puns?

Los Angeles Times

After Taylor Swift ticket fiasco, Senate panel calls Ticketmaster a monopolistic anti-hero

WASHINGTON — For decades now, Ticketmaster has engendered bad blood from concertgoers angry over its fees but has managed to shake it off, growing into the largest ticketing company in America. But after crossing Taylor Swift fans, parent company Live Nation faced a Senate panel Tuesday intent on getting the…

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After Taylor Swift ticket fiasco, Senate panel calls Ticketmaster a monopolistic anti-hero - Roll Call

After crossing Swifties, parent company Live Nation faced senators intent on getting it to admit, “It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me.”

Roll Call

Hauraki Gulf conservation’s ship comes in

A multi-million-dollar marine research vessel was launched this week by the University of Auckland to be a sentry to the changing seas

Newsroom.co.nz

Stand up to helipad wannabes, council planners told

In the final part of a three-part Newsroom series, anti-helicopter protestors say Auckland Council is ignoring its own, and national government rules each time it gives permission for yet another helipad in someone’s garden.

Newsroom.co.nz

Portrait of a dark day in American history: We now have a full picture of what Trump did on January 6. Here it is

Trump woke up on 6 January 2021 ready for a battle he had no chance of winning. But the timeline of his day shows just how hard he tried, Andrew Feinberg writes

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Gulf residents accuse DOC of slow-walking new reserve

DOC says it’s a complex process in need of robustness and accuracy, but supporters of a proposed marine reserve are ‘deeply frustrated’ at bureaucratic hold-ups.

Newsroom.co.nz

‘Rudy is walking malpractice’: GOP senator slammed ex-New York mayor in Jan 6 text

Utah senator Mike Lee is revealed to have made the disparaging remark about Mr Giuliani in the new House January 6 committee report

The Independent UK

House Jan. 6 panel's report says Rudy Giuliani called Alaska Sen. Sullivan twice before election certification vote

WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani had two calls with Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan the evening of Jan. 6, 2021, before Congress voted to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to the House Jan. 6 committee's final report.

Tribune News Service

Senate passes $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill

WASHINGTON — The Senate overwhelmingly passed the mammoth fiscal 2023 spending package in a burst of activity on the floor Thursday after finally nailing down an amendments deal it took all day Wednesday and into the morning to hammer out.

Tribune News Service

Senate immigration showdown ends with Title 42 stalemate

WASHINGTON — Congressional inaction on immigration sparked yet another Senate showdown over the so-called Title 42 border expulsion directive, prolonging a legislative stalemate on the issue and paving the way for U.S. border policy to likely be decided in the courts.

Tribune News Service

Senate reaches deal on $1.7trn package to fund government a day before deadline

Deal that aims to finance federal agencies through September now goes to House

The Independent UK

Senate passes $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill

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The Independent UK

OLD Senate reaches deal on $1.7T package, pushing toward passage

The Senate appears back on track to pass a $1.7 trillion bill to finance federal agencies through September

Roll Call

Senate immigration showdown ends with Title 42 stalemate - Roll Call

Congressional inaction on immigration sparked yet another Senate showdown over the so-called Title 42 border expulsion directive.

Roll Call

Senate passes $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill - Roll Call

The Senate overwhelmingly passed the mammoth fiscal 2023 spending package in a burst of activity on the floor Thursday.

Roll Call

Deal reached on amendments, omnibus motors towards passage - Roll Call

The Senate is set to vote on final passage of the sprawling $1.7 trillion fiscal 2023 omnibus package on Thursday.

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Hopes dim for quick omnibus spending passage amid Title 42 dispute

WASHINGTON — Senators left the Capitol late Wednesday as a partisan dispute over pandemic-era border restrictions snarled debate on the massive fiscal 2023 omnibus spending package.

Roll Call

Schumer: Senate closing in on omnibus amendments deal - Roll Call

Senators left the Capitol late Wednesday as a partisan dispute over pandemic-era border restrictions snarled debate on the omnibus.

Reason

Sen. Mike Lee Wants To Ban Porn by Redefining 'Obscene'

The IODA aims to edit the legal defintion of "obscenity" to allow for the regulation of most pornography. But even if it passes, a nationwide porn ban is unlikely to succeed.

Roll Call

Senate lurches toward conclusion on massive spending package - Roll Call

The Senate took its first step Tuesday toward passing a nearly $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package needed before Christmas Eve.

The Independent UK

Utah senator proposes bill that would enact nationwide pornography ban

Lee launches assault against porn sites with pair of bills

Tribune News Service

Allocations in hand, appropriators ready to wrap up omnibus spending package

WASHINGTON — Appropriations Committee leaders distributed spending allocations to their dozen subcommittees on Thursday, sources familiar with the talks said, one of the last steps before lawmakers and staff can finish drafting the sprawling omnibus package they plan to unveil Monday afternoon.

Tribune News Service

One-week stopgap bill clears as appropriators work to close out omnibus spending package

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday cleared a one-week continuing resolution to keep the government funded through Dec. 23, as Appropriations Committee leaders distributed final spending allocations to their dozen subcommittees to ready a sprawling omnibus package they plan to unveil Monday afternoon.

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