Congress · 117th Congress
Senate confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson for upcoming Supreme Court vacancy
Jackson, who received bipartisan support in a 53-47 vote, will also be the first former public defender to sit on the court.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Senate moves closer to final vote on Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court
Jackson received the support of all Democrats along with three Republicans in a 53-47 vote on a procedural motion Tuesday morning. Majority Leader Charles E.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Race ratings: Retiring Democrat’s seat in Wisconsin could flip
Kind won reelection in 2020, 51 percent to 49 percent, over Republican retired Navy SEAL Derrick Van Orden, while Trump was winning at the top of the ballot 52 percent to 47 percent.
Congress · 117th Congress
House GOP heads to Florida to narrow in on policy plans
When Republicans rode a wave election to take the majority that year, Cantor became majority leader at age 47, McCarthy became majority whip at age 45 and Ryan became Budget Committee chairman at age 39
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Republicans risk alienating key voters with ‘beyond the pale’ attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson
She was confirmed 61-36 by the full Senate, with 14 Republicans joining all 47 Democratic caucus members voting “aye.”
Congress · 117th Congress
‘That time is gone’: Americans are in an anti-war mood — but partisan differences are bubbling
Republican voters, like the representatives they send to Washington, are typically more hawkish — but more GOP respondents (47 percent) approve of the West’s decision against a no-fly zone than disapprove
Congress · 117th Congress
Zelenskyy pleads with Congress, Biden for more air defense weapons in war with Russia
A new survey by the Pew Research Center found that three weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more Americans approve (47 percent) than disapprove (39 percent) of the Biden administration’s approach
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate clears $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill
Lee’s amendment on the same issue last month, as part of a stopgap funding measure, was defeated on a vote of 46-47, with seven senators absent.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Why the Marist Poll is worth considering
The survey had Biden’s overall job approval up 8 points (to 47 percent), his approval on his handling of Ukraine up 18 points (to 52 percent), his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic up 8 points (to
Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden’s State of the Union: a swing and a miss
In terms of inflation, while 47 percent said the president did enough to address inflation in his speech, 53 percent said he didn’t do enough. And this was with a Democrat-heavy sample.
Congress · 117th Congress
Temporary spending bill clears Senate ahead of Friday deadline
Mike Lee, R-Utah, which would have denied funding to enforce any federal vaccine mandates, was shot down on a vote of 46-47.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Along with attention, GOP House firebrands attract primary fights
Alternatives Greene, 47, and Strahan, 35, have similar profiles as white, suburban women who have their own businesses, said Charles Bullock, a University of Georgia political scientist.
Congress · 117th Congress
Biden ties midterm election legitimacy to doomed voting rights bill
Even as Schumer and 47 members of his caucus were preparing, with Biden’s support, to go it alone with an effort to force a vote to change Senate precedent and create a path to pass the voting rights
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Don’t rule out a GOP Senate wave
But in the Senate, Democrats won eight seats, taking them from 47 seats to 55 seats and the majority.
Congress · 117th Congress
Temporary spending bill would delay big infrastructure plans
The Federal Highway Administration announced Dec. 15 that while the fiscal 2022 highway allotment is $52.5 billion, well above last year’s level of $47 billion, states can spend no more than $17.9 billion
Policy · 117th Congress
Senate confirms border chief amid record migrant encounters
The 50-47 vote for the Tucson, Ariz., police chief makes him the first Senate-confirmed commissioner of CBP since 2019. Magnus was nominated for the role by President Joe Biden in April.
Opinion · 117th Congress
As Biden repeats Obama’s mistakes, get ready for 2010 redux
Overall, his job rating in our Nov. 22-24 Winning the Issues survey was 42 percent approve to 47 percent disapprove.
Policy · 117th Congress
Advocacy blitz targets Medicare coverage of obesity treatment
Medicare’s prescription drug benefit reached 47 million enrollees and totaled $102.3 billion in spending in 2020.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Inflation weighs down Democrats heading into 2022
Gubert, 47, was shopping last week at Target for his company Lights Up, which festoons homes and businesses with Christmas lights.
Opinion · 117th Congress
With Democrats in the doldrums, just how much is Biden to blame?
Since the end of June, Biden has seen his approval rating for handling COVID-19 sharply decline from 62 percent to 47 percent in the Washington Post-ABC News poll.