Congress · 117th Congress
Immigration agency backlog weighs on congressional offices
‘Cloud hanging over’ In a February letter, 47 House lawmakers, including Florida Republican Rep.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Committee votes on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s bid for Supreme Court
The Senate voted 53-47 on a procedural vote late Monday night to bring Jackson’s nomination to the Senate floor and a final confirmation vote later this week. Majority Leader Charles E.
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
New lines, new numbers, new ratings in Iowa
The new 2nd has a narrow Republican bent, considering Trump would have carried it 51 percent to 47 percent in 2020 while Hubbell would have won it by a narrower 48.8 percent to 48.6 percent in 2018
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Iowa GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley will run for eighth term
“After 47 years in Washington, D.C., Chuck Grassley has changed from an Iowa farmer to just another coastal elite,” she said.
Congress · 117th Congress
Ur Jaddou confirmed as immigration agency director
Her nomination was confirmed in a 47-34 vote along party lines.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate confirms Clarke to lead DOJ Civil Rights Division
She will take the job as 47 states consider hundreds of proposed laws that voting rights advocates say would make it harder to vote.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senators squabble over voting rights, underscoring deep division on state efforts
A divisive Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday made it clear that Senate action on voting rights remains highly unlikely under the chamber’s current rules, as 47 states consider hundreds of proposed
Congress · 117th Congress
No quarter for centrists in House: 2020 Vote Studies
As recently as 2008, Peterson took 72 percent of the vote in the district to Barack Obama’s 47 percent.
Congress · 117th Congress
Yellen could win swift confirmation as first female Treasury secretary
While Yellen could be confirmed shortly after her hearing, according to Wyden, Mnuchin was confirmed on a party-line 53-47 vote 25 days after his confirmation hearing in 2017.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump lost, but the Senate keeps confirming his nominees
The absences of Grassley and Scott and opposition from three GOP senators has already led to the chamber failing to cut off debate on the nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve on a 47
Congress · 116th Congress
With two Republicans in quarantine, Senate lacks votes to advance Fed nominee
The tally was 47-50, with McConnell voting “nay” to reserve his right to call it back up. Shelton’s unorthodox economic views managed to unite opponents from across the political spectrum.
Congress · 116th Congress
Schumer effort to force health care vote earns some GOP support
The Senate on Wednesday voted, 47-47, not to table a Republican proposal on preexisting conditions by North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis that mirrors his bill on the issue.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump folly steps on Senate GOP message again
But as the messaging vote arrived Thursday, Republicans couldn’t talk to reporters about Democrats blocking their bill — which fell short on a 52-47 procedural vote with only one GOP senator in opposition
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate votes to acquit Trump on both impeachment charges
The Senate voted 48-52 to reject the House’s abuse of power charge and 47-53 to reject the obstruction of Congress charge. A two-thirds majority of the Senate is required for conviction.
Congress · 116th Congress
Out of the impeachment, into the fallout
The Senate voted 48-52 to reject the House’s abuse of power charge and 47-53 to reject the obstruction of Congress charge.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate plans Wednesday vote to acquit Trump
Despite the organizing resolution being drafted in agreement with Democrats, the 53-47 vote was a strict party-line vote and came after Republicans blocked the minority’s four amendments that served
Congress · 116th Congress
With Iowa and New Hampshire still up in the air, Democratic race has 2016 echoes
The next two contests in 2016 were won by Clinton, who bested Sanders narrowly in Nevada (53 percent to 47 percent) but clobbered him in South Carolina (73 percent to 26 percent.)
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Jan. 21
The Senate voted 53-47 along party lines to approve Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s rules for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, after a long night of debate that stretched to nearly 2
Congress · 116th Congress
View from the gallery: Senators struggle to sit in silence at Trump trial
The vote reflected the chamber’s party breakdown, with senators voting 53-47 to table, or kill, the minority leader’s initial amendment to subpoena documents.