Democrats’ lose grip on Senate while Leahy recovers from fall
WASHINGTON – Vermont U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy, 81, will undergo emergency hip surgery after falling Wednesday night, depriving his fellow Democrats of any majority in …
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Markwayne Mullin Advances To Runoff For Oklahoma U.S. Senate Seat
Markwayne Mullin Advances To Runoff For Oklahoma U.S. Senate Seat Carl DeMarco on June 28, 2022 Republican Oklahoma Rep. Markwayne Mullin will advance to a …
Republican Senate Bill Could Throw Future SCOTUS Leakers Behind Bars
Republican Senate Bill Could Throw Future SCOTUS Leakers Behind Bars Gabe Kaminsky on June 23, 2022 On the heels of an anonymous person leaking a …
Majority of U.S. Senate votes to pass landmark gun safety bill; voting continues
WASHINGTON – A rare bipartisan package of gun safety legislation garnered enough votes to pass the U.S. Senate on Thursday, but voting continued on the …
Canada’s Senate passes budget, greenlighting measures on housing, Russian assets
OTTAWA – Canada’s Senate on Thursday passed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s budget, adopting a long list of measures including a two-year ban on foreign home …
Pennsylvania Dem Senate Candidate Sought To Empty State Prisons While In Power, Records Show
Pennsylvania Dem Senate Candidate Sought To Empty State Prisons While In Power, Records Show Gabe Kaminsky on June 22, 2022 The Democratic candidate running for …
U.S. Senate votes to take initial step toward gun legislation in procedural vote
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate took an initial step towards passing the country’s first major gun legislation in decades on Tuesday night, voting in favor …
Trump-backed Katie Britt wins Republican nomination in Alabama’s U.S. Senate primary, NBC News projects
WASHINGTON – Katie Britt, an attorney and past senior U.S. Senate aide backed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican nomination in Alabama’s U.S. …
Top U.S. Senate leaders express support for bipartisan gun legislation
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and his Republican counterpart, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, expressed support for the gun control legislation released on …
Senate candidate Greitens draws criticism for ad showing him hunting fellow Republicans
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Republican Eric Greitens, who is seeking a U.S. Senate seat in Missouri, released a campaign ad on Monday depicting him …
EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog Demands Senate Ethics Probe Democrat’s ‘Clear Violation’ Of Stock Filing Law After DCNF Investigation
EXCLUSIVE: Watchdog Demands Senate Ethics Probe Democrat’s ‘Clear Violation’ Of Stock Filing Law After DCNF Investigation Gabe Kaminsky on June 15, 2022 A federal watchdog …
U.S. Senate Republican leader ‘comfortable’ with gun bill framework
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he was comfortable with the framework of a U.S. Senate gun safety bill and …
Phil Murphy Wants Your Guns, Says Senate Gun Grab Not Enough
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy wants your guns. All of them. It’s no secret. Today, he applauded the latest federal gun ban …
Biden says Senate negotiators in gun talks remain ‘mildly optimistic’
LOS ANGELES – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday that Senate negotiators trying to hammer out a deal on modest measures to address gun …
Lebanon Man Sentenced For Threatening To Murder Members Of The United States Senate
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a former attorney, Kenelm L. Shirk, age 72, of Lebanon, …
U.S. Senate likely to pass bill to bar tech firms’ favoring themselves in searches
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar and lawmakers from both parties said on Wednesday they had the Senate votes needed to pass …
Republican lawmaker urges top Senate Democrat to give gun talks time
By David Morgan WASHINGTON – Senator John Cornyn, the leading Republican in talks aimed at ironing out bipartisan legislation to address a plague of U.S. …
U.S. Senate candidate Fetterman ‘almost died’ from stroke, vows to return to trail
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON – John Fetterman, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania and the state’s current lieutenant governor, said on Friday that …
Fed Chair Powell to testify at Senate June 22, Barr vote set for June 8
(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will give his twice-yearly report on monetary policy to the U.S. Senate on June 22, just a week …
POLL: JD Vance Takes The Lead In Ohio Senate Race
POLL: JD Vance Takes The Lead In Ohio Senate Race Sebastian Hughes on June 1, 2022 Republican Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance secured a slim …
U.S. Senate confirms auto safety chief amid traffic death spike
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed by voice vote President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as the top auto safety regulator, …
Herschel Walker Wins Georgia Senate GOP Primary
Herschel Walker Wins Georgia Senate GOP Primary Sebastian Hughes on May 24, 2022 Retired NFL star Herschel Walker won the Republican primary for Georgia’s 2022 …
U.S. Senate candidate sues over mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania midterms primary
(Reuters) – Republican U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick has filed a lawsuit in a Pennsylvania court to compel counties to count undated mail-in ballots in …
John Fetterman Wins Pennsylvania Dem Senate Primary
John Fetterman Wins Pennsylvania Dem Senate Primary Sebastian Hughes on May 17, 2022 Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman won the Democratic primary for the state’s …
Fetterman wins Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania Senate race
WASHINGTON – Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, a progressive who disclosed he had a stroke last week, defeated centrist congressman Conor Lamb in the party’s …
After delay, U.S. Senate edges toward passing $40 billion Ukraine war aid
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to advance $40 billion more aid for Ukraine in its war against Russia, setting …
Democrats’ hopes of holding Senate may rest on hoodie, shorts-wearing ex-mayor
By Jarrett Renshaw and James Oliphant PHILADELPHIA – The Democratic Party’s hopes of picking up a much-needed U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania are likely tethered …
U.S. Senate Republicans launch record early ad blitz in battleground states
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Republicans are about to ramp up spending on television ads in seven battleground states, part of a record $53 million messaging …
U.S. Senate panel to question Fed nominee Barr on May 19
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s second pick to serve as the top regulatory official at the Federal Reserve will be questioned by the U.S. Senate …
McConnell says Senate needs to pass new Ukraine aid “today”
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday that the Senate needs to pass a new aid package for Ukraine today, after …
Senate Confirms Biden’s ‘Radical’ FTC Pick Criticized For Anti-ICE Stance
Senate Confirms Biden’s ‘Radical’ FTC Pick Criticized For Anti-ICE Stance Jennie Taer on May 11, 2022 The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm President Joe Biden’s …
U.S. Senate blocks consideration of abortion rights legislation
WASHINGTON – A Democratic bill that would legalize abortion throughout the United States was failing to get the 60 votes needed to advance in the …
‘Radical Leftist’: Senate Poised To Confirm Biden Nominee Who Is Anti-ICE
‘Radical Leftist’: Senate Poised To Confirm Biden Nominee Who Is Anti-ICE Jennie Taer on May 11, 2022 The Senate is likely to vote this week …
U.S. Senate panel advances bill to help FTC fight deception, fraud
WASHINGTON – U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday sent to the Senate floor a Democratic-backed bill that would allow the Federal Trade Commission to force deceptive companies …
Pro-Trump Senate Candidate Outspent 358-1 On The Rise In Major Primary
Pro-Trump Senate Candidate Outspent 358-1 On The Rise In Major Primary Sebastian Hughes on May 10, 2022 Kathy Barnette, a candidate in the Republican primary …
Bipartisan U.S. Senate group discusses clean-energy tax cuts
By David Morgan WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of at least a dozen U.S. senators met on Wednesday to review tax credits for clean energy …
New Jersey Senate Democrat Says Roe vs. Wade Decision a Nightmare, but We’re Ok in New Jersey
Trenton – Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Ruiz said she woke up to a nightmare last night to find out that the U.S. Supreme Court …
Top Senate Republican says he would seek to preserve filibuster ‘at all costs’
WASHINGTON – The top Republican in the U.S. Senate said on Tuesday he would keep the chamber’s filibuster rules in place “at all costs” if …
Quickest way to aid Ukraine is clean funding bill, top U.S. Senate Republican says
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the best way for Washington to speed aid to Ukraine was to pass …
U.S. Senate Republican leader McConnell says wants probe of Supreme Court abortion draft ‘breach’
WASHINGTON – Following the leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court decision to strike down Roe v. Wade abortion protections, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell …
‘MASKS SUCK’: Dem Senate Candidate Shreds Biden’s Agenda
‘MASKS SUCK’: Dem Senate Candidate Shreds Biden’s Agenda Sebastian Hughes on May 2, 2022 A Democratic candidate for senator lambasted the Biden administration’s stance on …
COVID threatens new U.S. Senate delays for Biden’s Fed, FTC nominees
By David Morgan WASHINGTON – An effort by U.S. Senate Democrats to move forward on President Joe Biden’s nominees for the Federal Reserve and Federal …
Oklahoma Senate passes near-total abortion ban, would take immediate effect with governor’s signature
(Reuters) – Oklahoma’s Senate on Thursday passed a ban on all abortions, except in cases of medical emergency, rape or incest, that would take effect …
Senate Republican leader says he’ll insist on vote to halt immigration enforcement measure
WASHINGTON – Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he will insist on a vote to stop any suspension of the so-called Title 42 …
U.S. CFPB chief to testify before Senate panel around open banking, Big Tech -testimony
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra will tell congress on Tuesday that the agency will propose …
White House calls on Senate to vote on Fed nominees this week
WASHINGTON – The White House on Monday called on the U.S. Senate to vote this week on its nominees to lead the Federal Reserve Board …
U.S. Senate set to confirm Bedoya as FTC commissioner
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON – Alvaro Bedoya will be confirmed to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on …
Florida Senate passes bill that would end Disney self-governing status
(Reuters) – The Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would eliminate Walt Disney World’s self-governing status in response to the company’s opposition to …
U.S. Chamber urges Senate to wait on FTC nominee Bedoya
(Reuters) -The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday urged the Senate to delay consideration of President Joe Biden’s Federal Trade Commission nominee Alvaro Bedoya, accusing …
Top Senate Dem Breaks Rank With Biden Admin Over Latest Immigration Decision
Top Senate Dem Breaks Rank With Biden Admin Over Latest Immigration Decision Jennie Taer on April 18, 2022 Democratic Michigan Sen. Gary Peters said President …