Democrats currently control the House of Representatives 221 – 212. After losing seats in the 2020 election, Democrats held on to a slim majority in the House. Republicans need to net five seats in the House to flip control. Below are the competitive House races 2022 cycle.
miles per hour. tampa and st. petersburg currently projected to take a direct hit as ian is expected to be the first major hurricane to hit the two cities since 1921. florida governor ron deny desantis has declared a statewide emergency. we ll have a live report from florida ahead. the senate is back in session working on a tight time line to pass a funding bill and avoid a government shut down. funding is expected to expire at the end of the day this friday. senate democrats released the text of the short-term funding which would push the deadline to mid november. a measure from senator joe manchin of west virginia to reform energy permitting. it includes billions of dollars in new aid for ukraine. the first test of the spending bill comes later today when the senate will vote on a procedural motion to move forward. it will need at least 60 votes
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke to Brian Kilmeade about the continuing border crisis and the hypocrisy from democrats complaining over republican governors sending immigrants to their cities. Cornyn feels Governors Abbott, DeSantis and Ducey are changing the conversation pushing the border issue to
In the fine print of the historic Biden climate bill is a controversial commitment to pass legislation on fossil fuel permitting, a measure deeply opposed by the environmental community and calling for heavy political muscle to move through Congress this month. Issue Backgrounder details what’s in it, and what’s not, and takes the measure of the measure’s prospects.