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Biden Supports Change To Senate Filibuster Rules To Restore Abortion RightsBiden Supports Change To Senate Filibuster Rules To Restore Abortion Rights

Biden Supports Change To Senate Filibuster Rules To Restore Abortion Rights

President Joe Biden voiced his support for changing Senate filibuster rules to codify abortion and privacy rights following the Supreme…

3 years ago
Senate Agrees On Bipartisan Gun Safety BillSenate Agrees On Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill

Senate Agrees On Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill

The Senate unveiled an 80-page bipartisan gun safety bill on Tuesday, setting the upper chamber up to potentially pass what…

3 years ago
Sen. John Cornyn Booed Over Gun Safety At Texas GOP ConventionSen. John Cornyn Booed Over Gun Safety At Texas GOP Convention

Sen. John Cornyn Booed Over Gun Safety At Texas GOP Convention

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), the top Republican in the bipartisan Senate group seeking gun safety legislation, was booed on Friday…

3 years ago
Mitch McConnell Voices Support For Bipartisan Gun Safety AgreementMitch McConnell Voices Support For Bipartisan Gun Safety Agreement

Mitch McConnell Voices Support For Bipartisan Gun Safety Agreement

The gun safety framework worked on by a bipartisan Senate group comprised of 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans has gained…

3 years ago
Senate Bipartisan Group Reaches Agreement On Gun Safety LegislationSenate Bipartisan Group Reaches Agreement On Gun Safety Legislation

Senate Bipartisan Group Reaches Agreement On Gun Safety Legislation

A bipartisan group of senators that has been working toward gun safety legislation in the weeks since the devastating mass…

3 years ago
Democrat & GOP Senators Fight For Joe Manchin’s Vote On BudgetDemocrat & GOP Senators Fight For Joe Manchin’s Vote On Budget

Democrat & GOP Senators Fight For Joe Manchin’s Vote On Budget

Lawmakers from both parties are vying for centrist Sen. Joe Manchin's (D-West Virginia) support in President Joe Biden's social spending…

3 years ago
Sen. Ron Johnson Reportedly Used Tax Payer Money For Florida TravelSen. Ron Johnson Reportedly Used Tax Payer Money For Florida Travel

Sen. Ron Johnson Reportedly Used Tax Payer Money For Florida Travel

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) denounced a report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal that claimed federal records showed he had been…

3 years ago
Sen. Rand Paul Blocks Bill To Send $40 Billion In Aid To UkraineSen. Rand Paul Blocks Bill To Send $40 Billion In Aid To Ukraine

Sen. Rand Paul Blocks Bill To Send $40 Billion In Aid To Ukraine

Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) was the lone senator to stall a bipartisan effort to send $40 billion in aid to Ukraine.…

3 years ago
‘Roe’ Protestors Gather Outside Justice Samuel Alito’s Home, Senate Passes Bill To Increase Protection For Justices‘Roe’ Protestors Gather Outside Justice Samuel Alito’s Home, Senate Passes Bill To Increase Protection For Justices

‘Roe’ Protestors Gather Outside Justice Samuel Alito’s Home, Senate Passes Bill To Increase Protection For Justices

Justice Samuel Alito is the latest Supreme Court Justice to see protests outside his home following last week's leaked Supreme…

3 years ago
Senate Democrats’ Effort To Codify Roe V. Wade Fails In 49-51 VoteSenate Democrats’ Effort To Codify Roe V. Wade Fails In 49-51 Vote

Senate Democrats’ Effort To Codify Roe V. Wade Fails In 49-51 Vote

Senate Democrats lost a 49-51 vote on Wednesday to pass a bill that would preserve the federal right to abortion…

3 years ago
Trump-Endorsed J.D. Vance Formerly Called Ex President ‘America’s Hitler,’ Old Roommate SaysTrump-Endorsed J.D. Vance Formerly Called Ex President ‘America’s Hitler,’ Old Roommate Says

Trump-Endorsed J.D. Vance Formerly Called Ex President ‘America’s Hitler,’ Old Roommate Says

Newly former President Donald Trump-endorsed candidate J.D. Vance's (R) former roommate at Yale Law School released screenshots on Monday exposing…

3 years ago
Trump Endorses TV Personality Dr. Mehmet Oz In Pennsylvania Senate RaceTrump Endorses TV Personality Dr. Mehmet Oz In Pennsylvania Senate Race

Trump Endorses TV Personality Dr. Mehmet Oz In Pennsylvania Senate Race

Former President Donald Trump officially endorsed TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. "This is all about…

3 years ago

Rep. Mo Brooks Says Trump Repeatedly Asked Him To Help Overturn 2020 Election & Install Him As President

Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks (R) said Wednesday that former President Donald Trump asked him to go along with a plan to…

3 years ago

Senate Defeats Bill To Guarantee The Right To An Abortion Nationally

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (West Virginia) sided with the Senate Republicans to vote down a bill that would have codified…

3 years ago

GOP Sen. Tom Cotton Criticizes Senate Democrats For Supporting Trump Crime Bill

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton (Arkansas) criticized the Democrats for backing criminal justice reform that was actually signed into law by…

3 years ago

Manchin Urges Senate To Move Forward With Bipartisan Electoral Count Bill

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) is at the forefront of a group pushing for a bipartisan deal to reform the…

3 years ago

Bob Dole, Republican Senate Leader & Presidential Candidate, Dies At 98

Former three-time Republican presidential candidate and United States Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kansas) died on Sunday at the age…

3 years ago

Biden ‘Disappointed’ By Senate Parliamentarian’s Call To Kill $15 Minimum Wage In COVID Relief Bill

On Thursday night, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled against Joe Biden's plan to raise the federal minimum wage to $15, as…

4 years ago

Trump Slams McConnell In Post-Acquittal Statement, Calling Him An ‘Unsmiling Political Hack’

Former President Donald Trump released an angry statement Tuesday night directed at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) for not supporting…

4 years ago

Jeff Sessions Joins Alabama’s Senate Primary Despite Fight With Trump

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is trying to reconcile his relationship with President Donald Trump, as he runs for…

5 years ago