Tim Sheehy keeps his CEO job while running for Senate from Montana
Tim Sheehy is running in one of the country’s most competitive U.S. Senate races while also running an aerial firefighting company that is heavily dependent on federal contracts. Bridger Aerospace, which Sheehy founded in 2014, is featured prominently in his ads, with the company’s planes appearing in several shots. And المزيد
U.S. Capitol Police searching Senate office buildings after unconfirmed report of active shooter
WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police have locked down and evacuated the Russell Senate Office Building after receiving reports of a possible active shooter, two law enforcement officials told NBC News. The reports have not yet been substantiated and Capitol Police officers are still searching the area. U.S. Capitol Police tweeted المزيد
GOP lawmaker ‘screamed’ curse words inches from Senate pages’ faces, source says
WASHINGTON — A freshman Republican lawmaker received bipartisan condemnation after he allegedly yelled at a group of high- school-age Senate pages for “defiling” the Capitol on Wednesday. New details shared with NBC News paint an even more disturbing picture of what took place that night. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., المزيد
Senate passes defense bill with bipartisan support, but clash looms with House over social issues
WASHINGTON — The Senate has passed a massive annual defense bill that would deliver a 5.2% pay raise for service members and keep the nation’s military operating, avoiding partisan policy battles to move the bill forward with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. Senate passage, 86-11, sets up a clash with the المزيد
Sen. Dianne Feinstein told to ‘just say aye’ in awkward Senate committee moment
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., appeared confused during a vote on a defense appropriations bill Thursday, which prompted a fellow Democratic senator to step in. During a Senate Appropriations Committee markup of bills Thursday morning, Feinstein seemed to stumble on a vote. Instead of saying the expected response of “aye” or المزيد
Bipartisan Senate bill aims to bolster drug supply chain by prioritizing U.S. manufacturing
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators aims to strengthen the pharmaceutical supply chain with a bill that focuses on boosting stockpiles through increased drug manufacturing in the U.S. and allied countries. The legislation, introduced Thursday and first shared with NBC News, was drafted in response to a report published المزيد
Bipartisan Senate bill aims to crack down on hotel ‘resort fees’
WASHINGTON — With the summer travel season in full swing, a bipartisan duo in the Senate is introducing a bill that would crack down on hidden resort fees for hotel stays. The bill, called the Hotel Fees Transparency Act, would establish federal guidelines for pricing transparency that have, up until now, المزيد
Senate probes PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger in key hearing
Blumenthal’s closing remarks: ‘We need to learn more’ In his closing remarks, Blumenthal expressed mild dissatisfaction with how incomplete the hearing proved, especially given the absence of the two key players in the proposed agreement, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the Saudi investment fund’s governor. “We need المزيد