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Ratepayer bill aimed at data centers buildout, energy and cost impact, blocked in Senate; House lawmakers passed legislation this week by wide margin

09.17.2026 SCW SteveWire Congress, Data Centers, Economy, Business, Government, Politics, Headlines, IT, Oil, Gas, Energy, Senate, Tech, Technology Business, Trade, Investment, IPOs, Sanctions, U.S. House of Representatives

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Pentagon official’s ‘contemptuous’ Senate briefing sparks bipartisan ire; Defense strategy was meeting’s official purpose, but Iran war was a major focus; Elbridge Colby, Undersecretary of War for Policy faulted

09.17.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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College Sports NIL bill foes likely out of timeouts as it clears second procedural hurdle in Congress; Senate might be likely to vote on bill, send it to House

09.17.2026 SCW SteveWire College Football, Government, Politics, Headlines, Senate, Sports, Football, Olympics, U.S. House of Representatives

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U.S. Congress Passes Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill, Sends It To Trump

09.17.2026 SCW SteveWire Congress, Donald Trump, Featured, Government, Politics, Headlines, International, Iran, Russia, SCW Russia Report, Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Ukraine

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Social media debate shaken up by Meta settlement; Competing House and Senate bills diverge over ‘duty of care’ provision

09.06.2026 SCW SteveWire Congress, Government, Politics, Headlines, Internet, Social Media, Senate, U.S. House of Representatives

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Senate’s Cornyn won’t ‘cave’ on Blanche, he says; Trump threatens to wait out the holdouts and leave Blanche as acting attorney general for the rest of the year

07.30.2026 SCW SteveWire Congress, Department of Justice, Donald Trump, Government, Politics, Headlines, Republicans, Senate

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Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in Senate Hearing; gives speech anyhow, spouts unhinged defamation against Rand Paul accusing Senator of ‘unhinged obsession with me’

07.29.2026 SCW SteveWire Headlines

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Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment and declines to testify in GOP-led Senate panel’s COVID-19 hearing

07.29.2026 SCW SteveWire Covid-19, Government, Politics, Headlines, Health, Senate

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Trump-Thune tensions boil, but GOP leader seen as safe, for now; White House mum on president’s preference for Senate GOP leader next Congress

07.27.2026 SCW SteveWire Congress, Donald Trump, Government, Politics, Headlines, Republicans, Senate

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In Congress, House hustles home while Senate stays the course; Deep divisions remain as summer campaign season is off to the races

07.27.2026 SCW SteveWire Congress, Government, Politics, Headlines, Senate, U.S. House of Representatives

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Congress: This week: Reconciliation round two? Republicans look to make headway after a number of priorities were derailed last month

06.01.2026 SCW SteveWire Budget, Congress, DHS, ICE, Donald Trump, Featured, Government, Politics, Headlines, Republicans, Senate

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Budget resolution for immigration funding headed to Senate floor; Graham says a second reconciliation bill will include defense, anti-fraud measures

04.20.2026 SCW SteveWire Budget, Congress, DHS, ICE, Featured, Government, Politics, Headlines, Immigration

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Senate payout provision defies typical legal concepts, experts say; Lawmaker pay increases, retroactive penalties are among concerns

11.15.2025 SCW SteveWire Congress, Government, Politics, Headlines, Senate

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Senate compromise sets stage to end shutdown; longest government shutdown in U.S. history could end this week after a compromise to restore federal funding cleared initial Senate hurdle late Sunday; unclear when Congress might give final approval

11.10.2025 SCW SteveWire Congress, Government, Politics, Headlines, Senate, U.S. House of Representatives

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Shutdown could end as Senate spending deal prompts House to return; House has not been in legislative session since September

11.10.2025 SCW SteveWire Congress, Government, Politics, Headlines, Senate

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