Congress · 119th Congress
Schumer vows to ‘block any attempt to extend’ new Trump tariffs
Former Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Friday that "the Supreme Court reaffirmed authority that has rested with Congress for centuries."
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Congress · 119th Congress
Senate passes spending package in key step to end shutdown
↵↵The House is expected to reconvene Wednesday to take up the bill, as Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he would give his chamber 36 hours to travel back to Washington.
Congress · 118th Congress
Biden, McCarthy make ‘no promises’ on debt, will keep talking
House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, R-Texas, Budget Chairman Jodey C. Arrington, R-Texas, and Financial Services Chairman Patrick T.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
So little Senate floor time left, so many Biden judicial nominees in limbo
On the one hand, it looks as though Schumer has missed an opportunity to continue countering the Trump-Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., remake of federal benches in their collective
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate rejects move to codify abortion rights
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Congress · 117th Congress
When amendments ruled the Senate
Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine, and Minority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan., didn’t want any surprises, and the group vowed to preserve the fragile pact, even if it meant voting down amendments they
Congress · 117th Congress
Bipartisan Senate group presses leadership for R&D tax break
Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Todd Young, R-Ind., led a bipartisan letter Friday saying that unless Congress quickly restores full and immediate R&D expensing, American jobs and investment are at risk.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
What’s in the new voting bill the Senate is trying to take up
Democrats and their outside allies say the new bill, known as the Freedom to Vote: John R.
Congress · 116th Congress
McCarthy sets McConnell offer as COVID-19 relief baseline
Missouri Veterans Affairs: Mike Bost of Illinois The returning ranking members are: Appropriations: Kay Granger of TexasEducation and Labor: Virginia Foxx of North CarolinaFinancial Services: Patrick T.
Congress · 116th Congress
Pessimism creeps into revived coronavirus relief bill talks
Roy Blunt, R-Mo. The Missouri Republican suggested there may be ways for both sides to claim different spending numbers on a final deal, such as offsetting the cost by redirecting unused funds.
Congress · 116th Congress
An issue senators can agree on is … judges?
Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., President Donald Trump, McConnell and others have touted their ability to fill up the court with conservative judges by putting a focus on leaving no vacancy
Congress · 116th Congress
Colleagues and leaders remember John Lewis as a humble mentor, in addition to an icon
From left, Martin Luther King III, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Rep.
Congress · 116th Congress
House narrowly passes $3 trillion coronavirus aid bill
Peter T. King, R-N.Y., was the lone Republican to support the measure, citing robust aid for states and localities like his suffering from revenue shortfalls and high numbers of COVID-19 cases.
Congress · 116th Congress
House may join money laundering, disclosure bills to gain votes
Maloney, D-N.Y., and Peter T. King, R-N.Y., had hoped for a similar level of GOP support, but — despite delaying a month to negotiate with ranking member Patrick T.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate Republicans tiptoe around Acosta, largely defer on his future
John Cornyn, R-Texas, concurred with Collins. “I think that would be an appropriate way to address that, rather than the court of sort of uniformed public opinion,” Cornyn said.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate GOP turns to time-honored budget tradition to fund wall
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., had previously said he wouldn’t bring legislation to the floor that didn’t have Trump’s support.
Congress · 116th Congress
New bipartisan Senate group facing uphill climb in bid to end shutdown
Thom Tillis, R-N.C., was part of a GOP group last week discussing a broader set of border and immigration policy proposals that ultimately went nowhere.
Congress · 116th Congress
Republican defections on House spending bills to end shutdown tick up
Peter T. King of New York and Steve Stivers of Ohio voted just for the THUD bill. King had also supported the six-bill appropriations package the House passed last week.