Merkley ties Senate in knots with marathon floor speech
The marathon speech, which began not long after 6 p.m., had lasted for more than 17 hours and was still proceeding at midday Wednesday.
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Federal judge again blocks end to birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court said last month in a 6-3 decision that the first round of court orders temporarily blocking the policy, known as nationwide injunctions, were impermissible.
Senate panel backs diplomatic nominees after Democratic delay
Landau received the most support with a 16-6 vote.
Senate confirms Kash Patel as FBI director
Additionally, two groups of FBI officials filed lawsuits in federal court after officials were ordered to fill out a survey asking about their role in investigations and prosecutions related to the Jan. 6,
‘Tune out the noise’: Trump tests Democrats’ vow to try working with him
With his freezing of federal grants and loans; firing of federal government employees; issuing of 1,500 pardons related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot; and other early moves, the hard-charging president
Police, snow descend on eerily quiet Capitol Hill for Jan. 6 electoral count
The Department of Homeland Security in September designated Jan. 6 a National Special Security Event, unlocking additional resources from the federal government, state and local partners.
Legal questions surround Trump’s talk of political prosecutions
Schiff and members of the now-disbanded House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Two roads diverged in a lame-duck spending endgame
Other Republicans would accept an earlier end-date, such as Feb. 6.
With little hope of success, Democrats respond to high-court term
Democrats, after years of frustrations with a court controlled 6-3 by Republican appointees and unable to muster bipartisan support for legislation, are pulling some of the few remaining levers they have
‘Blood in the water’: Can defiant Biden clear Democratic lawmakers’ high bar?
"He lied about Roe, he refuses to accept the outcome of the [2020] election, he refused to condemn Jan. 6.
Critical spending decisions await Tuesday White House meeting
In a Feb. 6 letter to congressional leaders, those organizations argued that the restrictions would deprive recipients of free choice in food and create a costly burden on retailers to enforce the restriction
Photos of the week ending January 26, 2024
Navarro was found guilty of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena related to the congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)Sen.
Ukraine, Putinism, isolationism and the GOP
The share of adults who say the U.S. is providing too much aid to Ukraine has increased 6 percentage points since last September and 19 points since shortly after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine
Policy · 118th Congress
Biden administration open to legislation after Ohio derailment
Although the initial derailment did not breach these cars, authorities evacuated the area on Feb. 6 over concerns that they might explode.
Congress · 118th Congress
Sanctions waiver for Syria quake victims brings fears of abuse
The rebel-held northwestern part of Syria was hardest hit by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on the Turkish-Syrian border on Feb. 6.
Congress · 117th Congress
Schumer: Senate closing in on omnibus amendments deal
Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., have teamed up to provide $6 billion in compensation payments out of a fund for victims of state-sponsored terror, ranging from 9/11 families with a claim
Congress · 117th Congress
2022 Feature Photos of the Year
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) SEPT. 6: Libby, a beagle and spaniel mix, plays in a puddle along Third Street Northwest in Washington.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
Bipartisan Senate bills would overhaul Electoral College count
Some of former President Donald Trump’s legal advisers had argued that Vice President Mike Pence could disregard electors from disputed states when Congress met on Jan. 6, 2021, to certify that Joe Biden
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending June 17, 2022
Video of 2020 Arizona election results are displayed during the Jan. 6 committee hearing on Monday. Appearing from left, Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., Rep. Adam B.
Congress · 117th Congress
Defense appropriations likely to exceed fiscal 2022 NDAA levels
Key congressional staff disputed that figure, which would amount to a nearly 6 percent boost for Pentagon and other security accounts compared with fiscal 2021.