A handful of House Democrats joined Republicans on legislation aimed at blocking new Biden administration energy efficiency standards for refrigerators and dishwashers. The Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act by Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-N.Y., and Refrigerator Freedom Act by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, passed along party lines Tuesday evening. Seven House Democrats voted for each bill....
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Top Dem contradicts past defense of Biden ability: ‘Must do more’ to prove himself
Senate President pro tempore Patty Murray, D-Wash., put pressure on President Biden to prove himself on Monday, appearing to contradict her own effort to discredit a report last month that suggested he was showing signs of decline in private meetings. “More than a week since the debate, and after talking with my constituents, I believe...
Schumer silent as worries over Biden’s fitness swell in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has refused to comment on President Biden’s poor presidential candidate debate performance last month against former President Trump or the concerns it has raised for many about Biden’s ability to serve another term. Schumer’s staff was asked Monday by Fox News Digital how he felt about Biden’s debate performance...
Warner says people are 'raising some questions that need to get asked' about Biden
Virginia Democratic Sen. Mark Warner told reporters that questions are being raised about President Biden “that need to get asked” – after he sought to gather a group of Senate Democrats to meet on the matter on Monday. “[The] most important thing we can do is defeat Donald Trump. If we don’t do that, we...
WATCH: Dems on the Hill reveal whether Biden is fit to serve the rest of his term
WASHINGTON — Most Democrats are still remaining mum on whether President Biden is fit to serve out the rest of his term amid growing concerns over his mental competency. Various lawmakers on Capitol Hill refused to respond when asked by Fox News Digital whether Biden should remain in office, while others expressed confidence in his...
Biden tells congressional Democrats that calling for him to drop out 'only helps Trump and hurts us'
President Biden is urging congressional Democrats to stop questioning whether he should end his re-election bid and “move forward as a unified party” in order to defeat former President Trump in their 2024 election rematch. And the president, in a letter sent to congressional Democrats on Monday as they return from the July 4th holiday...
Vulnerable Dem senator breaks silence on Biden's fitness, demands president prove ability
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said President Biden needs to prove his ability to serve a second term in the White House, joining a group of Democratic lawmakers scrutinizing the president after a lackluster debate performance last month and a sit-down interview that failed to calm concerns. “President Biden has got to prove to the American...
Reporter's Notebook: Backlash in the halls of Congress
It’s a challenge to protect 535 members of Congress. That’s to say nothing of guarding their offices on Capitol Hill, along with their offices back in their home states or districts. And in many cases, even their homes and loved ones. That’s why some on Capitol Hill found the vandalism to an exterior wall of...
Democrats' Senate hopes could hang on split-ticket voting comeback
With President Biden’s decidedly lacking debate performance and subsequent polling downturn, what was an already difficult fight to preserve a Democratic majority in the Senate could be reliant on a resurgence of voters willing to select candidates of different parties for various positions. Democrats face a particularly difficult Senate election map, with multiple incumbents in...







