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…
State AG Schmitt wins Republican nomination for Missouri’s U.S. Senate seat
(Reuters) – State Attorney General Eric Schmitt has won the Republican nomination for Missouri’s U.S. Senate race, Edison Research projected on Tuesday. He beat out Eric Greitens, a former governor who resigned…
Blake Masters Leads Arizona Senate Primary One Day Before The Election: POLL
Blake Masters Leads Arizona Senate Primary One Day Before The Election: POLL Jennie Taer on August 1, 2022 UPDATE: This article has been updated to include comment from the Lamon campaign regarding…
U.S. Senate likely to delay bill on gay marriage until September
By Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate is likely to delay a vote on protecting gay marriage until September, as Democrats push forward with a $430 billion climate change and drug…
‘Other Priorities’: Senate Democrats Stuff Defense Bill With Costly Aircraft
‘Other Priorities’: Senate Democrats Stuff Defense Bill With Costly Aircraft Micaela Burrow on July 29, 2022 Democratic Senators allocated funding for six more of the U.S.’ most expensive weapon systems than the…
U.S. Senate bill could be death blow for Biden anti-drilling pledge
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden vowed during his 2020 election campaign to end federal oil and gas drilling as a major step in his strategy to fight climate…
U.S. Senate will vote on Monday on military toxic burn pits legislation -Schumer
(Reuters) – The U.S. Senate will vote Monday on a bill to expand healthcare to veterans exposed to military toxic burn pits, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday. The bill…
U.S. Senate panel approves update of children’s online privacy bill
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted Wednesday to approve a measure that would raise the age children are given special online privacy protections to 16 and bar targeted advertising to…
Top Democrats, Republicans in U.S. Senate see chance for bill protecting gay marriage
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON – Top U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans said on Wednesday they may have the votes to pass a bill protecting same-sex marriage rights nationwide, the day after the…
Senate Advances Massive Subsidy Bill For The Semiconductor Industry
Senate Advances Massive Subsidy Bill For The Semiconductor Industry Max Keating on July 20, 2022 The Senate voted 64-34 to advance a more modest version of a long-debated bill that would subsidize…
‘Weak’ Candidates Threaten GOP’s Hopes To Retake Senate, Expert Says
An expert argues that the GOP has chosen “weak” candidates for their Senate races, and are now seeing the repercussions of their actions. Pennsylvania and Georgia are two races that may have…
U.S. Senate Democrats urge Biden to declare climate emergency
WASHINGTON – Two U.S. Senate Democrats urged President Joe Biden on Monday to declare a climate emergency and use the Defense Production Act to ramp up production of a wide range of…
U.S. Senate Democrats plan bill aiming to restore ‘net neutrality’
WASHINGTON – Two U.S. Senate Democrats active in internet issues are working on a bill to restore landmark “net neutrality” rules that would bar telecommunications companies from blocking or throttling traffic or…
U.S. Republican Senate Candidate, Adult Bookstore Employee Pleads Guilty to Filing False Police Report
BEL AIR, MD – A candidate for Senate in Maryland, Repulican ‘Dr’ Jon McGreevy, 54 has pleaded guilty to making a false statement after he made a false report to the Harford…
House Dems Advance Abortion Bill That’s Twice Failed In Senate
House Dems Advance Abortion Bill That’s Twice Failed In Senate Blake Mauro on July 15, 2022 The House of Representatives passed a bill Friday that aims to protect rights for women seeking…
Trump Refuses To Endorse GOP Senate Candidate In Crowded Race, Praises Greitens
Trump Refuses To Endorse GOP Senate Candidate In Crowded Race, Praises Greitens Gabe Kaminsky on July 11, 2022 Former President Donald Trump is ruling out the idea of endorsing Republican Missouri Rep.…
U.S. Senate majority leader Schumer tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the most senior Democrat in the chamber, has tested positive for the coronavirus and has very mild symptoms, a spokesperson said on Sunday. “The…
Senate Intel Committee Demands Biden Admin Probe TikTok For Reportedly Letting China Access Data
Senate Intel Committee Demands Biden Admin Probe TikTok For Reportedly Letting China Access Data Max Keating on July 7, 2022 TikTok is again in Washington’s crosshairs as the Senate Intelligence Committee has…
Senate Finance report says AbbVie shifted profit overseas to cut taxes
By Michael Erman (Reuters) – Drugmaker AbbVie Inc generates most of its sales in the United States, while shifting most of its profits overseas in order to avoid U.S. taxes, an interim…
Democrat Senate Candidate With Massive College Debt Supports Waiving Away Student Loans
Democrat Senate Candidate With Massive College Debt Supports Waiving Away Student Loans Gabe Kaminsky on July 6, 2022 A newly filed financial disclosure shows Democratic Arkansas Senate candidate Natalie James has between…
Former Hawaii Senate Majority Leader Sentenced to 40 Months in Federal Prison
HONOLULU – Senior United States District Judge Susan Oki Mollway sentenced Jamie Kalani English, age 55, former Majority Leader of the State of Hawaii Senate, today to serve 40 months in federal…
Brazil’s Senate approves aid package, lower house yet to vote
BRASILIA – Brazil’s Senate on Thursday approved a major pre-election aid package, sending the government-backed measure to the lower house. The measures are seen as a crucial pillar of President Jair Bolsonaro’s…
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 the chamber until he returns. Leahy, who…
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 primary runoff election for U.S. Senate, the…
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 U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that could…
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 bill that Democrats and Republicans hope will…
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