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Ending debate on the legislation would require 60 votes, and with a 53-47 majority and no Democrats in favor — none voted Tuesday to begin debate — that becomes a herculean hurdle to overcome.
↵↵The annual address to a joint session of Congress — the longest in U.S. history at 1 hour, 47 minutes and 43 seconds — featured some of the most partisan moments in recent memory, with the chief executive
"For 47 years, they've been talking and talking and talking. In the meantime, we've lost a lot of lives while they talk. Legs blown off, arms blown off, faces blown off.
↵↵Senate Republicans are defending a 53-47 majority heading into the midterm elections, which kick off next month, with March 3 primaries in Texas and North Carolina.
That move also came up short, with a motion to waive a budget point of order on the amendment defeated on a 47-52 vote.
↵↵Senate Republicans are defending a 53-47 majority in this year's midterm elections, and, by and large, have a favorable map heading into November.
↵↵When respondents, independent or not, were asked which party they leaned more toward, they picked Democrats over Republicans 47 percent to 42 percent.
At the time of the 2010 elections, Obama's job rating was underwater, according to Gallup, with 45 percent approving and 47 percent disapproving. ↵↵Trump's current standing is undeniably worse.
↵↵The Senate's 52-47 vote earlier Thursday to advance a war powers resolution that would prohibit any new military action in Venezuela absent congressional authorization will surely make CQ Roll Call's
On the health of the economy, 53 percent said it was on the wrong track, while 47 percent picked right track.
The same Harvard-Harris poll found inflation was most respondents' (47 percent) top issue by a wide margin over "restoring basic American values of merit" at 13 percent and immigration at 11 percent.
↵↵Data from early November from Navigator Research and Global Strategy Group found that 47 percent of Americans blame Trump and Republicans for rising premiums, while 21 percent blamed Democrats and 19
The House in July passed the same-sex marriage measure with backing from 47 Republicans. The support of least 10 GOP senators would be needed in that chamber.
It gave Democrats an 8-point edge way back in September and even a 5-point advantage (47 percent to 42 percent) more recently in May.
She was confirmed 61-36 by the full Senate, with 14 Republicans joining all 47 Democratic caucus members voting “aye.”
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