The U.S. Senate

McConnell And Senate Republicans Vote To Kill Green New Deal

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his Republican colleagues torpedoed the activist-backed Green New Deal Tuesday as Democrats called the…

5 years ago

Republican Senators Pushing Members To Stand With Trump’s National Emergency Declaration

Republican senators remain conflicted over the constitutionality of President Trump’s national emergency declaration to secure the southern border. While some…

5 years ago

Trump Says Senate Vote On Border Wall Emergency Funding Isn’t About ‘Constitutionality’

President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter Wednesday that a Senate vote to terminate his national emergency for border wall funding is…

5 years ago

Senate Democrats Introduce Toned-Down Alternative To The Green New Deal

Senate Democrats introduced a toned-down alternative to the Green New Deal as members stress over having to vote on the…

5 years ago

Trump Says Senate Shouldn’t ‘Go Home’ Until His Executive Nominees Are Confirmed

President Donald Trump called out Democrats for “slow walking” his executive nominees such as ambassadors in a tweet Sunday. “Democrats…

5 years ago

Mitch McConnell To Introduce Short-Term Funding Bill To Avoid Government Shutdown

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday he would be introducing a short-term funding bill that would fund the government…

5 years ago

Senate Passes Trump-Backed Criminal Justice Reform Bill

The U.S. Senate passed a criminal justice reform bill backed by President Donald Trump, on the Senate floor Tuesday night.…

5 years ago

Lamar Alexander Is Leaving The Senate After 2020

Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander will not run for re-election in 2020, he announced Monday. “I will not be a…

5 years ago

Jon Kyl To Resign From US Senate At End Of December, McSally Favored to Replace

Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl will resign from the U.S. Senate at the end of December, he announced Friday. Kyl,…

5 years ago

McCaskill Trashes The Senate During Candid Farewell Address

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill blasted the U.S Senate Thursday during the Democrat’s farewell address, calling the legislative body a “dysfunctional,”…

5 years ago

Senate To Take Up Trump-Backed Criminal Justice Reform Bill, McConnell Says

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the U.S. Senate will take up a criminal justice reform bill backed by President…

5 years ago

Senate Approves Trump’s CFPB Director Nominee Kathy Kraninger In Tight Vote

The Senate narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 50-49 Thursday. Kathy Kraninger,…

5 years ago

Watch: McConnell reacts after significant gains in Senate

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell addresses the media after Republicans extend their majority in the Senate. https://youtu.be/R54dcx0iO1Y

5 years ago

CONFIRMED! Kavanaugh 102nd Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

At the end of a vote Saturday afternoon, Vice President Mike Pence announced that by a 50-48 tally, Brett M.…

6 years ago

Watch Live: Senate holds votes to confirm Kavanaugh to Supreme Court

The U.S. Senate will convene Saturday to vote on the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. The…

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