Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) blocked a GOP effort to confirm military promotions on the Senate floor as frustration over his blanket hold boiled over on Wednesday.
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) has avoided an expulsion from his seat in Congress after the House rejected a motion to remove him from the lower chamber, citing the ongoing ethics investigation into the embroiled New York freshman.
The House passed the legislative branch appropriations bill on Wednesday, the sixth appropriations bill it has approved as lawmakers strive to pass all 12 before the Nov. 17 deadline to fund the government.
The House voted down a measure seeking to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), dealing a blow to conservative Republicans who sought to punish the Michigan Democrat over accusations of antisemitic behavior related to comments she made about Israel last month.