Fact-check: Attack ad says Phil Berger 'killed a bill banning sex-change surgeries for minors'

The video ad, paid for by the Guilford-Rockingham Alliance political action committee, is airing in North Carolina’s 26th ...
Philippine News Agency

Marcos, PSAC to tackle PhilHealth digitalization, airport upgrade

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will convene the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) on Friday afternoon to discuss ...
Manila Standard

Senate to take up ethics case vs. Dela Rosa

The Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges will meet in executive session on March 4 to adopt its rules and conduct an ...
Fierce Biotech

'Like talking to a brick wall': Senate hearing takes aim at FDA's rare disease review process

A panel of physicians, biotech leaders and patient advocates took aim at the FDA during a Senate hearing Thursday on how the ...
Manila Standard

Lacson rejects Marcoleta’s claim of spliced CA hearing video

Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson has denied allegations that a video posted on his Facebook page was deliberately ...
Philippine News Agency

Cayetano sees pay ward access to help ease hospital congestion

Allowing PhilHealth members to occupy vacant pay ward beds when basic wards are full will help decongest public hospitals and speed up patient admissions, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano ...
The Hill

Bessent expects Senate Republicans to proceed with Fed chief nomination hearing

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he has reached an “agreement” with the Senate Banking Committee and expects it to proceed with a hearing to nominate the next Federal Reserve chair after a ...
Washington Examiner

Keith Ellison’s strategy was to ‘deny’ during Senate hearing: Byron York

Ellison “came in with a lot of vulnerabilities and his strategy was deny, deny, deny,” York said. York pointed out some key moments of Ellison’s testimony that stood out to him, including Sen. Ron ...
CNBC

Senate should proceed with Warsh hearings for Fed chair despite Powell probe: Bessent

The Senate should move to advance Kevin Warsh's nomination for Federal Reserve chairman, despite an ongoing criminal probe into Jerome Powell, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. Bessent told CNBC ...
Reuters

Bessent says Senate Banking Committee agreed to proceed with hearings for Fed nominee Warsh

WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Senate Banking Committee will proceed with confirmation hearings for Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's pick to head the Federal Reserve, despite a key senator's ...
The Hill

Minnesota officials face off at fiery Senate hearing over ICE: 5 takeaways

Senators faced off with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison during a fiery hearing Thursday that brought bitter divisions over the actions of federal immigration law enforcement officials in ...
NorthJersey.com

SAVE Act passes House; when is Senate voting on SAVE Act? Is it law?

A Senate vote on the SAVE Act is the next step toward making it law after it passed the House Wednesday, Feb. 11. Backed by House Republicans pushing for stricter voting requirements that would ...