But Hawley’s legislation with the panel’s top Democrat, Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, sailed out of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, after his support delivered a bipartisan vote over the objections of the other Republicans, who have majority control.

Josh Hawley is brushing off President Donald Trump's quip that he's a “second-tier” senator after the Republican’s proposal to ban stock trading by members of Congress — and the president and vice president — won bipartisan approval to advance in a committee vote.

Donald Trump has agreed to hold a debate with Kamala Harris, after she said she was "ready" to take him on. Mr Trump had previously said he would not debate Harris - the current vice president and likely Democrat nominee for November's election - because she was not the official candidate.