US news | The Guardian<p>Texas redistricting fight with Democrats ‘could last years’, threatens Greg Abbott <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/10/greg-abbott-special-legislature-session-democrats" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">ug/10/greg-abbott-special-legislature-session-democrats</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GregAbbott</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCongress</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a></p>
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US news | The Guardian<p>How did we get all this gerrymandering? A short history of the Republican redistricting scheme <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/09/gerrymandering-republican-redistricting" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">ug/09/gerrymandering-republican-redistricting</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/HouseofRepresentatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HouseofRepresentatives</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USsupremecourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USsupremecourt</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCongress</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>Senators seek UnitedHealth records on push to curb nursing home hospitalizations <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/unitedhealth-nursing-home-hospitalizations" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">ug/07/unitedhealth-nursing-home-hospitalizations</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/ElizabethWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElizabethWarren</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Healthinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Healthinsurance</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UShealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UShealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USMedicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USMedicare</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCongress</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USSenate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USSenate</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>Democrats sound alarm over Trump’s reported $1bn plan to retrofit gifted Qatari jet <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/07/trumps-qatar-jet-retrofitting-democrats-letter" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">ug/07/trumps-qatar-jet-retrofitting-democrats-letter</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/MiddleEastandnorthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEastandnorthAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/ElizabethWarren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElizabethWarren</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCongress</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Qatar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Qatar</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>The US supreme court paved the way for Texas’s gerrymandering mess | Steven Greenhouse <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/06/supreme-court-texas-redistricting-gerrymandering" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/aug/06/supreme-court-texas-redistricting-gerrymandering</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USsupremecourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USsupremecourt</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/ElenaKagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElenaKagan</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCongress</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a></p>
Culture | The Guardian US<p>Spike Lee, Adam McKay and over 2,000 writers decry Trump’s ‘un-American’ actions in open letter <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/05/spike-lee-adam-mckay-wga-trump-letter" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/film/2025/aug/</span><span class="invisible">05/spike-lee-adam-mckay-wga-trump-letter</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCongress</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/AdamMcKay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdamMcKay</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/SpikeLee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpikeLee</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act, our voices are being eroded | Al Sharpton <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/06/voting-rights-act-al-sharpton" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/aug/06/voting-rights-act-al-sharpton</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USvotingrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USvotingrights</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCongress</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Activism</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
Bich Nguyen :verified:<p>"GOP lawmakers appended a $50 billion 'Rural Health Transformation Fund' to the bill. But critically, public health experts say, this amount cannot possibly offset the $137 billion that rural health facilities are expected to lose under the legislation. Further, many contend that the methods with which the $50 billion will be distributed are perplexingly opaque and seemingly partisan."</p><p><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/medicaid-cuts-congress-this-50-billion-band-aid-wont-save-rural-health-care/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">08/medicaid-cuts-congress-this-50-billion-band-aid-wont-save-rural-health-care/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/hospitals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hospitals</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/RuralHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuralHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HealthPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/UScongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UScongress</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>US House panel subpoenas Bill and Hillary Clinton for Epstein testimony <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/05/jeffrey-epstein-bill-hillary-clinton-subpoena" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">ug/05/jeffrey-epstein-bill-hillary-clinton-subpoena</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/JeffreyEpstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeffreyEpstein</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/HillaryClinton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HillaryClinton</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/BillClinton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillClinton</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCongress</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
Bich Nguyen :verified:<p>"Beginning in 2027, the law will require adults on Medicaid who are under 65 to report how they engaged in at least 80 hours per month of work, education, or volunteer activities. Alternatively, these adults could submit documentation showing they qualify for an exemption, such as being a full-time caregiver."</p><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/work-requirements-medicaid-georgia-red-tape-eligibility/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kffhealthnews.org/news/article</span><span class="invisible">/work-requirements-medicaid-georgia-red-tape-eligibility/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/volunteer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>volunteer</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>georgia</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/arkansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arkansas</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/UScongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UScongress</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>Nebraska Republican faces heckles and boos at town hall over Trump cuts and Epstein <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/05/mike-flood-nebraska-town-hall-trump" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">ug/05/mike-flood-nebraska-town-hall-trump</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/HouseofRepresentatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HouseofRepresentatives</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/JeffreyEpstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeffreyEpstein</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USimmigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USimmigration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCongress</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Nebraska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nebraska</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
Climate crisis | The Guardian<p>US environmental agency freezing $3bn in climate funds is ‘capricious’, court to hear <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/05/environmental-agency-climate-justice-grants-freeze-lawsuit" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">ug/05/environmental-agency-climate-justice-grants-freeze-lawsuit</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Bidenadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bidenadministration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USjusticesystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USjusticesystem</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climatecrisis</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCongress</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a>(US) <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>House Democrats sign on to letter urging Trump to recognise Palestinian statehood <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/04/house-democrats-letter-palestinian-statehood" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">ug/04/house-democrats-letter-palestinian-statehood</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/MiddleEastandnorthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEastandnorthAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Palestinianterritories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinianterritories</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/HouseofRepresentatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HouseofRepresentatives</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USforeignpolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USforeignpolicy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCongress</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>Senate Confirmations, Senate Time Off and How Many Votes When? – GovTrack.us</strong></p><blockquote> <ol><li><a href="https://www.govtrack.us/posts" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">News From Us</a></li><li>Legislative Recap</li></ol> <p><strong>Senate Confirmations, Senate Time Off and How Many Votes When?</strong></p> <p>Aug. 1, 2025 · by Amy West</p> <p><strong>Legislative Recap</strong></p><p>The Senate continues to grind through the <a href="https://presidentialtransition.org/presidential-appointments-are-hard-to-track-and-growing/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">thousands of Trump Administration nominees</a>. We’ll mention two notable now confirmed Administration appointees below, but first we want to say that we’re taking two of the shorter questions we got from y’all because they relate directly to what’s going on in the Senate right now.</p><p>The Senate was supposed to start its August Recess today, August 1st. But between public pressure from President Trump and Democrats insisting on voting on most nominees one by one, <a href="https://www.notus.org/congress/senate-plans-to-get-out-of-town-ditch" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">they’ll be in session at least through the weekend</a>.</p><p>It’s possible to approve nominees in batches by unanimous consent, as has happened with <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/burgessev.bsky.social/post/3lvdryq5dv22h" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">military promotions</a>. But doing that requires both a sense of trust and collegiality and for the chamber’s minority to feel they gain politically from doing so.</p><p>Military promotions? Democrats feel those are worth getting done en masse. But other positions? Not so much.</p><p>So until both parties in the Senate can agree to some group unanimous consent confirmations, they’ll stay in session.</p><p>One of the reasons that Democrats have insisted on one by one votes is because they often feel strongly that the nominees should not be confirmed. Here are two examples:</p><ul><li>Emil J. Bove III, United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit was confirmed <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2025/s448" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">50-49</a>. Bove <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/deadline-legal-blog/emil-bove-confirmation-hearing-eric-adams-trump-rcna215074" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">negotiated a quid pro quo with Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City,</a> to drop a corruption prosecution if Adams would agree to help with the Administration’s deportation efforts. <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/30/emil-bove-donald-trump-whistleblowers/85438726007/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Several whistleblowers also came forward</a> before the vote claiming that Bove had directed them to ignore the courts when judges ruled against the administration. Previously <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/30/nx-s1-5484808/emil-bove-confirm-appeals-court" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bove was one of President Trump’s personal lawyers</a>. Now, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Bove" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">at 44</a> and with a record of loyalty to the President regardless of law or circumstance, he has a lifetime appointment as a judge, a position in which he is supposed to render judgements in an unbiased manner.</li><li>Joe Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence was confirmed <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/119-2025/s452" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">52-44</a>. Kent, a twice failed Congressional candidate for Washington’s 3rd District (held now by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez), has a <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-tariffs-white-house-latest_n_686ec29fe4b09bd98fe4be7e/liveblog_688aba56e4b015c1f1ba1ca7" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">long history of association with white nationalists and conspiracy theorists</a></li></ul><p><strong>Senate Time Off</strong></p><p>A couple of folks asked us why the Senate takes so much time off. Well, as noted above, they may not in fact take much time off. But also, Congress members use time out of session to campaign, to promote legislation they’ve passed (for example, the reconciliation bill <a href="https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/press-release/poll-public-views-big-beautiful-bill-unfavorably-by-nearly-a-2-1-margin-democrats-independents-and-non-maga-republicans-oppose-it-while-maga-supporters-favor-it-favorability-ero/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">has polled extremely poorly</a>), hold meetings with constituents, go on Congressional Delegations (quasi-official trips covering topics relevant to Congress) and yes, even to take some vacation.</p><p>We also want to note that collegiality – mentioned above – plays a big role in how the Senate operates. Time off lets everyone get a break from each other and come back ready to maybe find points of compromise.</p><p>This might seem trivial, but the next big hurdle is keeping the government open. The government’s fiscal year ends September 30. That gives both chambers 8 weeks to pass something that keeps the government operating in October. Negotiations will probably go better if the Senators don’t start out sick of the sight of each other.</p><p>Lastly, while the Senate is often out Mondays and Fridays, they work when not in session and often hold all-night votes and rarely, committee meetings. It probably averages out to a less leisurely schedule than it seems on its face.</p><p><strong>How Many Votes Does it Take in the Senate?</strong></p><p><em>Mostly</em> it takes 50, 100 or 60:</p><ul><li>50 (or a simple majority) for passage of bills and votes related to administration nominations including judicial nominations; these are the most partisan votes</li><li>100 for unanimous consent; or more accurately, no one who dislikes a bill or nomination enough to object; obviously, least partisan votes</li><li>60 because senators agreed behind the scenes to skip the step below and go straight to passing the bill, but with a higher winning threshold; less partisan votes</li><li>60 to end debate (and some other similar procedural steps) so you can get to the vote on the bill; less partisan votes.</li><li><ul><li>This is the modern filibuster. While both parties have been flipping back and forth with just over 50 votes for several years now, <a href="https://www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1977 was the last year either party had 60 or more seats</a>. The next closest year was 2009 with 57 Democrats, two Independents and 41 Republicans. Otherwise, the Senate tends to stay pretty closely split. Because getting 60 votes to end debate has meant getting at least a few members of the opposing party on board since 1977, the votes to end debate give the minority party considerable power if they choose to use it.</li></ul></li></ul><p>The common thread here is that except for votes requiring only 50 votes / a simple majority, senators have to work together to get a bill through the chamber. So, again, collegiality is a crucial factor to actually getting anything done. Yet another argument for at least a little bit of an August Recess.</p><p>There are many, many, many exceptions to the vote numbers I listed above. But those are the most common situations in the Senate over the last several years. If you really want to keep up with procedural minutia, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ringwiss.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ringwiss.bsky.social</a> (and probably other social media) is a good follow. The Senate also publishes lots of information on their <a href="https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">rules and procedures</a>.</p> </blockquote><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.govtrack.us/posts/526/2025-08-01_senate-confirmations-senate-time-off-and-how-many-votes-when" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Senate Confirmations, Senate Time Off and How Many Votes When? – GovTrack.us</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/govtrack/" target="_blank">#GovTrack</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/govtrack-us/" target="_blank">#GovTrackUs</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/u-s-congress/" target="_blank">#USCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/u-s-senate/" target="_blank">#USSenate</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a></p>
DrWeb<p><strong>Congress is gone. Chaos awaits in September – POLITICO</strong></p> <p class="">By <a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/mia-mccarthy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">MIA MCCARTHY</a>, <a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/calen-razor" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">CALEN RAZOR</a> and <a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/benjamin-guggenheim" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">BENJAMIN GUGGENHEIM</a></p><p class="">08/04/2025 04:50 AM EDT</p> <p>IN TODAY’S EDITION:<br>— Why funding talks are going to be a mess<br>— Crapo’s tax talks<br>— TSA fights Senate facial recognition bill</p> Congressional leaders will have a list of problems to resolve in September. | Francis Chung / POLITICO <p><b>The Senate’s gone,</b> and it’s officially August recess. Things may calm down the next few weeks but chaos awaits in September.</p><p><b>Here’s the tough to-do list </b>lawmakers have to deal with next month.</p><p><b>Government funding fight:</b> The Senate passed an initial batch of government funding bills Friday. But don’t get too comfortable.</p><p><b>As Jennifer Scholtes,</b> <b>Katherine Tully-McManus and Jordain Carney </b><a href="https://www.politico.com/article/2025/08/congress-is-on-summer-break-funding-chaos-awaits-00489552" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">lay out this morning</a>, competing factions in Washington are making ultimatums that could be hard to reconcile in the month-long window Congress has to avoid a shutdown when it comes back in early September. A short-term funding extension – rather than a full-year appropriations agreement – is almost guaranteed.</p><p><b>The list of issues is growing. </b>House conservatives say GOP leaders promised no funding increases. Dozens of Republicans are demanding earmarks. Democrats are weighing demands including the re-upping of Obamacare funding. And while the Senate has pursued bipartisan appropriations negotiations, House Republicans have been side-stepping Democrats.</p><p><b>The White House itself</b> is a huge wildcard, with budget director <b>Russ Vought </b>signaling plans to sabotage bipartisan funding talks and privately strategizing with members of the Freedom Caucus and Senate conservatives.</p><p><b>“It’s a lot of uncharted territory </b>here in terms of the posture of the minority and the majority, and the president’s priorities,” Sen. <b>Thom Tillis</b> says. “If you like chaos, then you’re seeing a lot of it.”</p><p><b>Schumer and Trump: </b>The Senate on its way out failed to reach a bipartisan agreement that would have expedited the confirmation of many of President <b>Donald Trump</b>’s nominees. The episode appeared to mark an escalation by Senate Minority Leader <b>Chuck Schumer </b>when it comes to hardball tactics he’s willing to employ to derail Trump’s agenda. It’s worth watching whether the vibe carries over to government funding talks.</p><p><b>“He went home with nothing,” </b>Schumer <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/02/senate-trump-deal-00490401" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">said of Trump Saturday night</a>.</p><p>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <em><a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/inside-congress/2025/08/04/congress-is-gone-chaos-awaits-in-september-00491552" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Congress is gone. Chaos awaits in September. – POLITICO</a></em></p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/opinion/" target="_blank">#Opinion</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politico/" target="_blank">#Politico</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/u-s-congress/" target="_blank">#USCongress</a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests she may abandon the Republican party <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/04/marjorie-taylor-greene-republican-party" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">ug/04/marjorie-taylor-greene-republican-party</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/MarjorieTaylorGreene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarjorieTaylorGreene</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCongress</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>Now’s the time for Democrats to hammer Trump on the economy | Lloyd Green <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/04/democrats-trump-economy-tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/aug/04/democrats-trump-economy-tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USsocialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USsocialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumptariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trumptariffs</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/JeromePowell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JeromePowell</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCongress</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USeconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USeconomy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>‘There’s an appetite for this brand of politics’: the independent politician making a bid for US Senate <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/04/dan-osborn-nebraska-independent-senate" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">ug/04/dan-osborn-nebraska-independent-senate</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USCongress</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USSenate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USSenate</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Nebraska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nebraska</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
Bich Nguyen :verified:<p>"A little-known federal agency that sends more than $12 billion annually to support community health centers, addiction treatment services, and workforce initiatives for America’s neediest people has been hobbled by the Trump administration’s staffing purges."</p><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/hrsa-federal-staff-cuts-affect-health-programs-grants/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kffhealthnews.org/news/article</span><span class="invisible">/hrsa-federal-staff-cuts-affect-health-programs-grants/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HRSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HRSA</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PrimaryCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrimaryCare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/FQHC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FQHC</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/hospitals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hospitals</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/MedEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedEd</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/RuralHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuralHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/ChildrensHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChildrensHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/UScongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UScongress</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a></p>
65dBnoise<p>How long before people start justifying their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antisemitism</span></a> because of what <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> does in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>? How is this different from what <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hitler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hitler</span></a> and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nazis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nazis</span></a> did to Jews in Europe?</p><p>The majority of Democrats in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UScongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UScongress</span></a> are in full support of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a>, politically and materially.</p><p>The Dems went deaf on this and on the "price of eggs", and lost the elections to a felon. Don't expect young people to vote for the Dems, if there is ever a fair election again in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
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