Congress

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has been meeting with President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees and says he is open to voting for them.

Gaetz sued the ethics committee and its chair on Monday in a last-minute bid to block the release of the report.

The assignments ‘have been ratified by the Senate Republican Conference,’ Sen. John Thune says.

Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin says the high court ‘is mired in an ethical crisis of its own making.’

The bill heads to Biden’s desk. It includes $110 billion in disaster aid, $30 billion in farm aid, and extends the farm bill for one year.

The bill eliminates two provisions that prevented public sector employees from receiving full Social Security benefits, which their unions strongly opposed.

The bill would fund government until mid-March and includes $110 billion for disaster relief, $30 billion in farm aid, and a 1-year extension to the farm bill.

Some essential workers are not furloughed and continue with the basic duties of government, such as protecting the homeland.

The ‘Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act’ will now head to President Biden’s desk.

Republicans and Democrats are concerned about Kennedy’s views on issues including vaccinations, pesticides, and abortion.

The details of a new bill have not yet been released.

The new deal was negotiated after Trump opposed a previous bill.

President-elect Donald Trump came out in opposition to the short-term funding deal and issued new demands.