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Sen. Ed Markey Blasts Elon Musk After Being Mocked By Billionaire: ‘Fix Your Companies!’

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Massachusetts) fired back at Elon Musk after being mocked by the billionaire at a Twitter exchange. Musk…

2 years ago

Sen. Ed Markey Defeats Joe Kennedy III In Massachusetts Senate Primary, First Kennedy Loss In The State Ever

Sen. Ed Markey, 74, defeated Rep. Joe Kennedy III during Masachussetts' Tuesday Democratic primary, making him the first Kennedy to…

4 years ago

Senate Approved Juneteenth As New Federal Holiday Unanimously

On Tuesday, the Senate passed a bill to make Juneteenth a legally recognized national holiday in the United States. Senate…

3 years ago

Trump Administration Refuses To Ban Neurotoxic Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Linked To Developmental Delay In Children

The Environmental Protection Agency, led by Andrew Wheeler, refused last week to ban chlorpyrifos, a neurotoxic pesticide that several studies funded…

5 years ago

Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill To Crack Down On Pesky Robocalls With TRACED Act

In an effort to crack down on pesky robocalls, the Senate passed a bill on Thursday to grant the Federal…

5 years ago

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Jousts With Senators Worried About Trump’s Foreign Policy

On Wednesday afternoon, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee convened to hear the testimony of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo regarding…

6 years ago

600 Protestors Against Trump Immigration Policies Dressed In Foil Blankets Arrested In U.S. Senate

On Thursday, the Capitol Police arrested nearly 600 people after hundreds of loudly chanting women demonstrated inside the Senate's Hart…

6 years ago

Senate Confirms Three Dozen Of Joe Biden’s Ambassador Nominations After Long Delay

The U.S. Senate confirmed more than three dozen of President Joe Biden's ambassador nominations. The nominations had been delayed by…

3 years ago

GAO Estimates Costs Of Gun Violence Surpass $1 Billion Yearly

According to Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates published Wednesday, the costs of treating gun-related injuries in the U.S. exceed $1…

3 years ago

Democrats Propose Bill To Expand The Supreme Court From 9 To 13 Members

A group of Democrat lawmakers unveiled new legislation on Thursday that would expand the number of Supreme Court justices from…

4 years ago

Ivanka Trump Deletes Tweet Calling Trump Rioters ‘American Patriots’

While the House members and Senators have been quick to denounce the protesters who stormed the Capitol building as “domestic…

4 years ago

Senate Election Results: Unlikely To Flip To Democrats – State-By-State Results Of Each Race

Democrats have expressed hopes that they would be able to seize control of the Senate, as a total of 33…

4 years ago

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls For Expanding Supreme Court After Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) called to expand the Supreme Court on Twitter, following the swearing-in of conservative justice Amy…

4 years ago

McConnell Vows To Bring Trump’s Supreme Court Pick For Senate Floor Vote

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) promised to bring President Donald Trump's Supreme Court appointee to the Senate floor for…

4 years ago

Democratic Bill Could Give Americans $2000 Stimulus Checks Per Month

Democrats pitched a new bill that, if passed, could give Americans who make less than $120,000 a monthly stimulus check…

5 years ago

Trump Administration Ends Program For Sick Immigrants, Activists Calling It ‘A Death Sentence’

President Donald Trump’s administration has ended a program that allowed seriously ill immigrants to remain in the United States while…

5 years ago

Mitch McConnell Will Force Senate To Vote On Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal Next Week

Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) introduced the Green New Deal proposal last week. This legislation intends to…

6 years ago