Senate

New $900 Billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan Gains Steam In The Senate

A bipartisan group of 10 senators is working together on a new $900 billion infrastructure bill that would improve the…

4 years ago

White House Makes Infrastructure Counteroffer, Republicans Quickly Reject It

The Biden administration Friday made a counteroffer to Republican senators for a bipartisan infrastructure deal, reducing the initial proposal by…

4 years ago

Senate Democrats Advance Voting Rights Bill S. 1 After Bitter Debate

Senate Republicans vehemently objected to the Democratic-backed voting rights bill, S1 "For The People Act," during a committee markup this…

4 years ago

Sen. Tim Scott To Deliver GOP Response To Biden Address

Sen. Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) will deliver the GOP response to President Joe Biden's first presidential address to Congress on…

4 years ago

Trump Sets 4 Ohio GOP Senate Hopefuls Against Each Other In ‘Apprentice’-Style Meeting

At the late end of fundraiser at Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach last week, former President Donald Trump sat down four…

4 years ago

Senate Democrats Plan To Pass Biden’s $3 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Through Budget Reconciliation

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) is in talks with Senate Democrats planning to pass President Joe Biden's new…

4 years ago

Sen. Bernie Sanders Wants Medicare Expansion In Biden Infrastructure Bill

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is urging Democrats to move forward on changes to Medicare. Sanders is proposing expanding Medicare to include…

4 years ago

Sen. Joe Manchin Threatens To Hold Up Democrats Voting Rights Bill

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) is threatening to kill the voting rights reform bill S.1 which passed in the House…

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Senate Debate On Voting Rights Legislation Heats Up As Schumer & McConnell Clash

On Wednesday, the Senate held its first debate on the voting rights reform bill S.1 which passed in the House…

4 years ago

Biden Calls For New Gun Regulations Following Boulder & Atlanta Mass Shootings

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden spoke in favor of two new gun reform measures after two mass shootings in one…

4 years ago

Gina Raimondo Confirmed As Secretary Of Commerce

Former Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) was confirmed as the secretary of commerce by the Senate on Tuesday. The…

4 years ago

Senate Confirms Anthony Blinken As Secretary Of State

After approval from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a 15-3 vote on Monday, the Senate voted 78-22 to confirm…

4 years ago

Kamala Harris Resigns From Senate Before Swearing In As Vice President

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has formally submitted her letter of resignation and is leaving her seat one of California's U.S.…

4 years ago

Mitch McConnell Supports Impeachment Of Trump As GOP Support For Removal Grows

Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) reportedly believes President Donald Trump should be impeached and hopes the Democrats' efforts…

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Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski Calls On Trump To Resign: ‘I Want Him Out’

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) became the first sitting Republican senator to call on President Donald Trump to resign on Friday.…

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Trump Claims Georgia Election Was ‘Scammed,’ Demands Senate Runoff Races Are ‘Called Off’

President Donald Trump's relationship with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) has soured following the presidential election in which the state…

4 years ago

GOP On Edge As Trump Is Set To Hold Rally In Georgia For Senate Runoffs

Hopping off Air Force One and speaking from a podium, President Donald Trump will host a Georgia post-election rally early…

4 years ago

Lara Trump Eyeing Potential North Carolina Senate Bid In 2022

The president's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, is reportedly considering a 2022 Senate bid in her home state of North Carolina. Lara…

4 years ago

GOP Sen.-Elect Tommy Tuberville Doesn’t Know What The 3 Branches Of U.S. Government Are

Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) made a few errors when answering some basic questions about the U.S. government in his first…

4 years ago

2020 Election: Which Incumbents Have Lost Re-Election

Ten incumbents in Congress have lost their seats this election. The shifts were not enough to change the majority-leaning in…

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