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Senators seek to clear procedural hurdles on unfinished business
Senate leaders are looking to clear legislation that would expand veterans benefits after passing a semiconductor and science package.
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Senate leaders are looking to clear legislation that would expand veterans benefits after passing a semiconductor and science package.
Democrats pushed further this week on efforts to combat gun violence, with action on an assault weapons ban.
Republican senators said they’re expecting passage of a semiconductor and science-focused competitiveness package will slip to next week.
Rapid shift in state abortion laws has led to concerns over procedures and medications in wake of Roe v. Wade reversal.
After of the recent Supreme Court abortion decision, concerns about data collection being used to track women's reproductive choices grows.
The Senate Armed Services Committee has called on the Defense Department to halt programs to prevent and root out extremism in the ranks.
A bipartisan package of bills would clarify what role Congress and the vice president have in certifying presidential elections.
Senate Appropriations Chair Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., underwent a second surgery Tuesday after fracturing his hip in a fall in late June.
Former President Donald Trump’s actions — and inaction — during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol will take center stage Thursday night.
When a mob stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, it renewed fears about how quickly Congress could recover from an attack.
Rep. Vern Buchanan led second-quarter fundraising among GOP hopefuls for the party’s top spot on the powerful Ways and Means Committee.
The bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and codify legal recognition for interracial and same-sex marriages nationwide passed 267-157.
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer pledged to move ahead with a procedural vote Tuesday afternoon on the semiconductor bill.
Senators are pushing legislation giving the Justice Department new authority to seize assets of Russian oligarchs.
Unrelated legislation almost always hitches a ride on the bill — partly because of its size and partly because it’s so likely to be enacted.
Staffers who work for at least eight House Democrats filed petitions Monday to kick off the process of forming a union.
Divisions among House Democrats spell trouble for the Defense, Homeland Security and Commerce-Justice-Science bills in particular.
Member offices have fielded a growing pile of requests for help to speed their cases through the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
The Senate Armed Services Committee recommended $45 billion more for national defense in fiscal 2023 than President Joe Biden requested.
Politically, the country has gone nuts over the past half-dozen years, making handicapping a challenge, Stuart Rothenberg writes.