Tag: United States Senate
Social spending, business tax hike drive $6T Biden budget
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal for next year would run a $1.8 trillion federal government deficit despite a raft of...
EXPLAINER: What’s the Senate filibuster and why change it?
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are poised to use a filibuster to derail Democrats’ effort to launch a bipartisan probe of the Jan. 6 attack...
Biden to GOP: ‘Don’t get in the way’ of infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is warning naysayers in Congress not to “get in the way” of his big infrastructure plans as the White...
Senate eyes R&D bill to counter China, bolster manufacturing
WASHINGTON — What started as a pragmatic effort to boost scientific research and development has morphed into sweeping Senate bill aimed at making the...
Schumer sets up June vote on elections overhaul bill
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is setting a June vote on an elections overhaul bill, a Democratic priority that confronts restrictive new...
Texas lawmakers approve college athlete compensation bill
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers on Friday approved letting college athletes earn money with endorsements and sponsorship deals, pushing the state closer to joining...
Biden budget highlights: Lots of spending, taxing the rich
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal offers major new initiatives like child and elder care subsidies, generous tax credits for families...
Tennessee shelter for immigrant children opened under Trump
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Tennessee licensed a shelter for immigrant children a year before the state's Republican governor and U.S. Senators began expressing outrage over...
EXPLAINER: What’s the Senate filibuster and why change it?
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are poised to use a filibuster to derail Democrats’ effort to launch a bipartisan probe of the Jan. 6 attack...
Senate eyes R&D bill to counter China, bolster manufacturing
WASHINGTON — What started as a pragmatic effort to boost scientific research and development has morphed into sweeping Senate bill aimed at making the...
