Senate Politics

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Defends Her Efforts At Bipartisan Deal Making

United States Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) gave a rare, wide-ranging interview with Politico on Monday in which she provided a…

3 years ago

Trump Bludgeons Mitch McConnell Over Debt Ceiling, Infrastructure Votes

Former President Donald Trump blasted United States Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) for failing to prevent the passage of…

3 years ago

Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, Longest-Serving Senator, Announces His Retirement After Eight Terms

U.S. Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), the longest-serving lawmaker in the upper congressional chamber, announced on Monday that…

3 years ago

Rubio Bill To Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent Wins Bipartisan Support

Every fall, Americans set their clocks back by one hour at the official end of Daylight Saving Time, which adds…

3 years ago

Joe Manchin Slams Bernie Sanders After He Write Op-Ed In West Virginia Paper

The internal party conflict between Democrats over President Joe Biden's $ 3.5 trillion tax-and-spending package boiled over as progressive Sen.…

3 years ago

Schumer Vows To Pass Reconciliation Budget Bill In October

On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) said he aims to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill and reconciliation…

3 years ago

House Passes Bill To Prevent Government Shutdown & Suspend Debt Ceiling

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would both keep the government running and suspend the borrowing…

3 years ago

Senate Passes Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan, 50-49

Senate Democrats approved a $3.5 trillion budget plan bolstering family services, health care, job training and environment programs early on…

3 years ago

Senate Approves Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, 69-30

On Tuesday, the Senate passed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill by a vote of 69-30 after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…

3 years ago

Infrastructure Bill Delayed By Cryptocurrency Regulation Debate

As the bipartisan infrastructure bill awaits the final vote in the Senate as soon a Tuesday, the senators have found…

3 years ago

Senate Votes On Amendments To Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

In a Tuesday session of the U.S. Senate, senators from both sides of the aisle voted on amendments to the…

3 years ago

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Says Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Budget Is Too Big, AOC Hits Back

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona), a moderate Democrat, announced that she would vote to advance Democrats'  $3.5 trillion reconciliation budget that promotes…

3 years ago

Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Passes First Senate Test Vote, 67-32

The bipartisan trillion-dollar infrastructure bill has passed its first test vote in the Senate with an overwhelming 67 to 32…

3 years ago

Sen. Krysten Sinema Defends Filibuster Of Democrats Voting Rights Bill

Sen. Krysten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is defending the 60-vote legislative filibuster of the For the People Act. Sinema wrote in a…

3 years ago

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Wisconsin Democratic Chair Ben Wikler Explains Plan To Defeat Sen. Ron Johnson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29-GRr6vLow Wisconsin Democratic Chair Ben Wikler revealed to uPolitics his state party's plans to oust Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) who has…

4 years ago

Neera Tanden Withdraws Nomination For Management And Budget Director

On Tuesday night, Neera Tanden sent a letter to the White House formally asking it to rescinding her nomination as Office…

4 years ago

Neera Tanden’s Nomination As OMB Director Imperiled By ‘Mean Tweets’

In comically tone-deaf fashion, GOP senators have voiced opposition to Neera Tanden as lead of the Office of Management and…

4 years ago

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough Could Hold The Key To Enacting Biden’s Agenda

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough was appointed by former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in 2012. Now she will serve…

4 years ago

Ohio GOP Sen. Rob Portman Won’t Run For Re-Election, Improving Democrats Odds Of Holding Senate

Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) surprised even his Republican colleagues when he announced Monday that he would not be running to…

4 years ago