Anti-human trafficking bill expected to pass Senate
April 22, 2015 WASHINGTON — Bipartisan legislation aimed at helping the victims of sex trafficking moved toward Senate passage Wednesday after lawmakers solved a partisan dispute over abortion that had...
View ArticleSanders backs reviving Glass-Steagall
July 17, 2015 Democrat presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Friday he supports a bill championed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) designed to break up big banks. Earlier this...
View ArticleGOP pursues legislative changes after pier killing by illegal immigrant
July 21, 2015 WASHINGTON — Urged on by anguished testimony from the father of a murder victim, Congress plunged into a heated debate over immigration on Tuesday as GOP lawmakers vowed to shut down...
View ArticleKerry: This Iran Nuke Deal is “Good”; Corker, Rubio Don’t think So
July 23, 2015 Three key members of the Obama administration — Secretary of State John Kerry, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew — appeared on Capitol Hill Thursday to defend...
View ArticleIn Heated Senate Hearing Kerry Portrayed as ‘Naïve,’ ‘Fleeced’ by the Iranians
July 25, 2015 U.S. senators opposed to the Iran nuclear agreement told Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday he had been “fleeced” and “bamboozled” by the Iranians. Several said that while Iran was...
View ArticleCorker says IAEA Head Declined to Appear Before Committee to Discuss Secret...
August 01, 2015 The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has refused to appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in an open or classified hearing, to discuss issues...
View ArticleIRS mismanaged Tea Party groups, Senate report finds
August 06, 2015 The IRS severely mismanaged the applications of Tea Party groups seeking tax-exempt status, a long-awaited and bipartisan Senate report said Wednesday. But Republicans and Democrats on...
View ArticleReid supports Iran nuclear deal, will fight to get it past Senate
August 24, 2015 Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid will endorse the Iran nuclear deal, according to a statement the Nevada Democrat released Sunday. “I strongly support this historic agreement and will...
View ArticleMikulski pushes Obama’s Iran nuke deal over the top in Senate
September 02, 2015 Sen. Barbara Mikulski, (D-Md.) said on Wednesday that she will support President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran, all but ensuring the agreement will survive an attack in the Senate....
View ArticleSenate Democrats Secure Votes to Block Iran Disapproval Resolution
September 08, 2015 Three Senate Democrats announced on Tuesday they would support the U.S.-negotiated nuclear deal with Iran, giving President Obama the 41 votes he needs to ensure that a resolution...
View ArticleDems greet Pope Francis with three cheers for abortion
September 23, 2015 This week, Democrats welcomed Pope Francis to Washington in the way they know best — by filibustering a bill to ban bone-crushing late-term abortions. The 20-week abortion ban, which...
View ArticleSenate Democrats block bill to defund Planned Parenthood
September 24, 2015 WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats blocked a bill Thursday to keep the government funded through Dec. 11 because of a Republican provision to strip Planned Parenthood of federal money for...
View ArticleSenate Republicans open door to weakening the filibuster
October 12, 2015 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is opening the door to changing the filibuster in response to growing pressure from Republicans angered that Democrats have blocked...
View ArticleSenate GOP defiant after veto threats
January 08, 2015 Senate Republicans were defiant Wednesday in the face of multiple veto threats from President Obama for the bills at the top of their legislative agenda. “It seems with every new day...
View ArticleGOP stalls in effort to oust Reid
February 04, 2015 Senate Republicans are unlikely to land their most formidable recruit to take down Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). With Gov. Brian Sandoval delaying any decision until...
View ArticlePols warn Obama actions could let illegal immigrants who paid no taxes get...
February 13, 2015 Lawmakers are warning that President Obama’s immigration executive actions could open the door for millions of illegal immigrants to qualify for hefty tax “credits” regardless of...
View ArticleSenate Republicans eye new strategy in immigration fight
February 22, 2015 Senate Republican leaders are plotting a new strategy that they hope will allow them to prevent a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) next week. They are considering...
View ArticleObama’s proposed cuts to counterterror programs slammed by top Senate Dem
February 15, 2016 NEW YORK – Sen. Chuck Schumer is slamming a White House proposal that would reduce funding for counterterrorism programs across the country by nearly $300 million. The New York...
View ArticleProgressive, pro-Constitution group fails civics quiz during protest
March 04, 2016 A group of progressive, pro-Constitution activists were in Washington this week to protest Republican senators who have pledged to prevent President Obama from appointing a Supreme Court...
View ArticleGOP senator on passage of heroin bill: ‘Life or death issue’
March 05, 2016 New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte used the GOP weekly address to draw attention to the heroin and prescription opioid abuse epidemic across the country, including the Granite State,...
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