Tag: United States Senate
GOP set to block 1/6 panel, stoking Senate filibuster fight
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are ready to deploy the filibuster to block a commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection, shattering hopes for a bipartisan...
GOP senators set summer deadline on Congress’ policing bill
WASHINGTON — Congressional bargainers should reach a bipartisan deal on revamping policing procedures by early summer or abandon the effort, Republicans said Wednesday, a...
Signs point to shift in combating sexual assault in military
WASHINGTON — Momentum in Congress for taking sexual assault prosecution powers away from military commanders, combined with a more flexible view by some military...
GOP senators propose $928B infrastructure plan to Biden
WASHINGTON — Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal Thursday, a counteroffer to President Joe Biden's more sweeping plan as the two...
Democrats push bill allowing college athletes to organize
College athletes would have the right to organize and collectively bargain with schools and conferences under a bill introduced Thursday by Democrats in the...
Bank CEOs return to testify in front of divided Congress
WASHINGTON — The chief executives of the nation’s largest banks are back in front of Congress, where they are likely to face another round...
‘Couldn’t stay quiet’ Capitol cop’s mom wants Jan. 6 probe
WASHINGTON — Brian Sicknick's family wants to uncover every detail about the Jan. 6 insurrection by pro-Trump rioters, when the Capitol Police officer collapsed...
GOP senators ready $1T infrastructure counteroffer to Biden
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans revived negotiations over President Joe Biden’s sweeping investment plan, preparing a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal that would be funded with...
Georgia Democrats offer blueprint for other Sun Belt states
ATLANTA — The Georgia Democratic Party has its answer for how the state delivered its electoral votes to Joe Biden for president in November...
John Warner met Liz Taylor at dinner — with Queen Elizabeth
John Warner served for 30 years in the U.S. Senate, much of it as chairman of the powerful Armed Services Committee, and as a...
