A pair of House Republicans could soon mount an effort to force a chamber-wide vote on sanctioning Russia for its war in Ukraine after months of back-and-forth between the House, Senate and White House yielded little movement on the issue. "This coming week, Brian Fitzpatrick's sanctions bill … ripens, so we can actually submit it as a discharge petition on Monday or Tuesday, and I'll sign that," Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., told Fox News Digital. "But it's got to start from scratch," he added. "We've got to get 218 signatures on it, and so that has a lot more work to do there, but it's a really good bill that Brian has worked on both sides of the aisle to get it right. And I think it's one that could have support in the Senate." A discharge petition is a mechanism for forcing a vote on legislation over the objections of House majority leadership. Historically, they're a rarely used measure given the petition needs signatures fr...
James Van Der Beek and his wife, Kimberly, quietly renewed their wedding vows during an intimate ceremony days before the actor’s death from colorectal cancer. While speaking with People magazine, Kimberly, 44, revealed that she and Van Der Beek held a "simple and beautiful and moving" vow renewal ceremony attended by close family and friends with some joining via Zoom shortly before the late actor passed away on Feb. 11 at the age of 48. "We decided two days beforehand and our friends got us new rings, filled our bedroom with flowers and candles and we renewed our vows from bed," Kimberly said in the story that was published on Tuesday. Kimberly shared that their friend, Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Poranguí, provided the "most beautiful music" for the ceremony, recalling that he played "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" at the end of the ceremony. 'DAWSON'S CREEK' STAR JAMES VAN DER BEEK SELLS MEMORABILIA TO PAY FOR CANCER TRE...