Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Favre made the announcement as part of his congressional testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi.

Only GOP Sens. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted with Democrats to move forward on the bill both times.

The votes were 51-48 and 51-49, both along party lines, but with Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voting “present” on the first article.

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has been unapologetically wearing shorts as he goes about his duties, voting from the doorways so he doesn’t get in trouble for his more casual attire.

A short-term funding measure to keep government offices fully functioning will dominate the September agenda, along with emergency funding for Ukraine, federal disaster funds and the Republican-driven probe into Hunter Biden’s overseas business dealings.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday suffered his second public incident of freezing up in five weeks, prompting questions about his health that his aides have declined to address.

McConnell eventually answered additional questions but was halting and appeared to have some difficulty speaking.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly said he is “fine” since he froze up midsentence during a press conference on Wednesday.

McConnell appeared to freeze up and stared vacantly for around 20 seconds before his colleagues in Republican leadership grabbed his elbows and asked if he wanted to go back to his office.

The report by the panel’s majority staff says the intelligence community has not entirely recalibrated to focus on the threats of domestic, rather than international, terrorism.

A GOP attempt to expand work requirements for federal food aid in debt legislation moving through Congress would increase federal spending by $2.1 billion over 10 years.

The 51-47 vote included support from two Republicans — Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Maine Sen. Susan Collins — well short of the 10 GOP votes needed.

McConnell, 81, was attending a private dinner at a Washington hotel when he tripped.

The move is seen by some critics as essentially outsourcing House oversight to a TV personality who has promoted conspiracy theories about the attack.

A criminal referral is mostly symbolic, with the Justice Department ultimately deciding whether to prosecute Trump or others.