Booker clashes with Senate Republicans over judicial nominee in heated committee exchange
NEWARK, NJ— Sen. Cory Booker drew sharp criticism Thursday after a tense exchange during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing over the nomination of Emil Bove to a federal judgeship. The incident drew…
DEROY MURDOCK: Mitch McConnell Transformed The Senate GOP Into A Wishing Well For Democrats
DEROY MURDOCK: Mitch McConnell Transformed The Senate GOP Into A Wishing Well For Democrats Deroy Murdock on December 26, 2022 As if it were not painful enough for Republicans to watch the…
CNN’s Tapper Says Senate GOP Won’t Be ‘Able To Legislate’ Because Of McCarthy And ‘His Gang Of Flying Monkeys’
CNN’s Tapper Says Senate GOP Won’t Be ‘Able To Legislate’ Because Of McCarthy And ‘His Gang Of Flying Monkeys’ Harold Hutchison on December 20, 2022 CNN host Jake Tapper claimed Tuesday that…
U.S. Senate $1.66 trillion gov’t funding bill secures enough votes to advance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A $1.66 trillion bill to fund the U.S. government secured enough support to advance in the Senate’s first procedural vote on the matter on Tuesday. Voting was continuing. (Reporting…
U.S. Senate set to address cocaine sentencing disparity in funding bill
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Negotiators in the U.S. Senate have reached a tentative deal to narrow sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine and plan to tuck the measure into…
Women Were Sexually Abused By Employees In Two-Thirds Of Prisons, Senate Subcommittee Report Finds
Women Were Sexually Abused By Employees In Two-Thirds Of Prisons, Senate Subcommittee Report Finds Bronson Winslow on December 13, 2022 Women were sexually abused by Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) employees at…
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Reps Urge Senate Colleagues To Oppose ‘Framework’ Granting ‘Amnesty’ To Illegal Immigrants
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Reps Urge Senate Colleagues To Oppose ‘Framework’ Granting ‘Amnesty’ To Illegal Immigrants Jennie Taer on December 12, 2022 Six Republican congressmen sent a letter Monday urging GOP Senators against supporting…
After final Trump-backed midterm loss, Senate Republicans bemoan weak nominees
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans on Wednesday blamed their loss in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff election on several factors directly tied to former President Donald Trump, beginning with the scandal-plagued…
Trump-backed Walker loses: Three takeaways from Georgia U.S. Senate runoff
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock beat Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election that fortified Democrats’ Senate majority and handed the Republican Party another bitter…
Factbox-What to know about the tight U.S. Senate election runoff in Georgia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican former football star Herschel Walker face a tight Senate election runoff in Georgia on Tuesday that will determine whether Democrats can expand…
Schumer says U.S. Senate “cannot leave” before completing rail bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed on Thursday to complete work quickly on legislation to avoid a national rail strike and mandate paid sick leave for rail workers,…
Factbox-Who are 12 U.S. Senate Republicans who voted to protect same-sex marriage?
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twelve Republican U.S. senators joined Democrats this week in voting to codify same-sex marriage in the United States, a bill advocates said was necessary to ensure…
U.S. Senate will not take up FAA nomination before 2023 -lawmaker
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S Senate does not plan to take up President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) until next year, a key lawmaker said.…
Early Voting Has Already Begun In Georgia’s Senate Runoff. Here’s How Dems Pulled It Off
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Senate Democrats Urge Postal Service To Embrace Costly Electric Vehicles
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U.S. Senate to hold FTX hearing on Dec. 1, CFTC chairman to testify
(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday said it will hold a hearing on Dec. 1 to examine the sudden collapse of FTX, one of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges.…
Former GOP Senate Aide Charged With Funneling Russian Funds To Trump Campaign
Former GOP Senate Aide Charged With Funneling Russian Funds To Trump Campaign Bronson Winslow on November 18, 2022 A former GOP Senate aide was convicted Thursday for his role in “funneling” foreign…
Senate Democrats Try To Sic Biden’s Market Regulator On Elon Musk
Senate Democrats Try To Sic Biden’s Market Regulator On Elon Musk Harold Hutchison on November 17, 2022 Multiple Democratic senators wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Thursday demanding an investigation into…
Adam Schiff Considering 2024 Senate Run In California
Adam Schiff Considering 2024 Senate Run In California Arjun Singh on November 17, 2022 Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California, a top House Democrat and a central figure in the first impeachment…
Same-Sex Marriage Bill Clears Major Hurdle In Senate With GOP Support
Same-Sex Marriage Bill Clears Major Hurdle In Senate With GOP Support Arjun Singh on November 16, 2022 The Senate voted 62-37 Wednesday to advance a bill codifying same-sex marriage past a key…
Bill protecting same-sex marriage clears first procedural hurdle in U.S. Senate; voting continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill ensuring federal recognition of same-sex marriages received enough votes to clear the first procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, after months of bipartisan negotiations and…
Warnock, DSCC Sue To Allow For Extra Day Of Early Voting In Georgia Senate Runoff
Warnock, DSCC Sue To Allow For Extra Day Of Early Voting In Georgia Senate Runoff Arjun Singh on November 15, 2022 Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia, along with party allies, have…
Rick Scott Announces Challenge To Mitch McConnell As Senate GOP Leader
Rick Scott Announces Challenge To Mitch McConnell As Senate GOP Leader Arjun Singh on November 15, 2022 Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida will challenge Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for his…
Biden would veto proposed U.S. Senate resolution to end COVID national emergency -White House
(Reuters) -President Joe Biden would veto a proposed U.S. Senate resolution that would terminate a national emergency declared in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House said on Tuesday.…
US Senate to tackle gov’t spending, debt limit, marriage equality, Schumer says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate will focus on government spending, the nation’s debt ceiling and marriage equality, among other issues during its remaining so-called lame duck session, U.S. Senate Majority Leader…
U.S. Senate to tackle debt ceiling, Majority Leader Schumer says
(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate will need to address the nation’s debt ceiling in coming weeks, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Sunday, vowing to tackle it and other major issues in…
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