Senate Republicans Block Bipartisan Border Security Bill
U.S. Senate
Senate Republicans Block Bipartisan Border Security Bill
2024-02-07 21:38:45
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans voted against a procedural measure on Wednesday that would have advanced a bipartisan border security bill that was part of a larger package that would have sent military aid to Ukraine, Israel and U.S. allies serving... Read More

Senate Republicans Block Debate on COVID-19 Relief
Political News
Senate Republicans Block Debate on COVID-19 Relief
2022-04-06 15:11:02
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic attempt Tuesday to begin debate on a $10 billion COVID-19 compromise, hoping to force inclusion of an amendment that would prevent President Joe Biden from lifting Trump-era restrictions on migrants entering the U.S.... Read More

President to Meet With Senate Democrats to Craft Filibuster Plan
Political News
President to Meet With Senate Democrats to Craft Filibuster Plan
2022-01-13 00:34:22
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to Capitol Hill Thursday to begin crafting a plan to pass a pair of voting rights bills that have been stalled in the Senate for months. A major focus of Biden’s lunchtime visit... Read More

Senate Republicans Thwart Government Funding, Debt Ceiling Proposal
U.S. Senate
Senate Republicans Thwart Government Funding, Debt Ceiling Proposal
2021-09-28 15:05:23
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans opted to oppose a funding bill needed to suspend the debt ceiling and prevent a government shutdown in a procedural vote on Monday. The measure failed by a margin of 48 in favor to 50 against,... Read More

House Passes Spending Bill and Debt Limit Increase
Congress
House Passes Spending Bill and Debt Limit Increase
2021-09-22 10:22:58
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - House Democrats on Tuesday Night approved legislation to keep the government funded through early December and lift the debt ceiling -- the limit on federal borrowing -- through the end of 2022. The bill passed, 220 to 211,... Read More

Biden, GOP Senator Talk as Time Drags on Infrastructure Deal
Political News
Biden, GOP Senator Talk as Time Drags on Infrastructure Deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — For nearly an hour, President Joe Biden and the top Senate Republican negotiating infrastructure met Wednesday behind closed doors — two seasoned legislators engaged in another round of conversations, but emerging with few outward signs of tangible... Read More

GOP Senators Ready $1T Infrastructure Counteroffer to Biden
Infrastructure
GOP Senators Ready $1T Infrastructure Counteroffer to Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans revived negotiations over President Joe Biden's sweeping investment plan, preparing a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal that would be funded with COVID-19 relief money as a counteroffer to the White House ahead of a Memorial Day... Read More

Election Reform Facing Republican Impasse in Polarized Senate
In The News
Election Reform Facing Republican Impasse in Polarized Senate
2021-03-29 18:12:58
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans have painted their Democratic colleagues’ push for election reform legislation as a devastating grab for power ahead of its consideration for passage in the Senate.  The bill, entitled the “For the People Act of 2021,” seeks... Read More

House Democrats Pass Election Security Bill While Senate Remains on Sidelines
2020 Elections
House Democrats Pass Election Security Bill While Senate Remains on Sidelines
2019-10-25 00:25:50
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON —House Democrats approved legislation this week to better protect the country's elections from foreign interference, the third major bill the chamber has passed this year addressing problems that arose in the 2016 presidential election. The 227-181 vote on Wednesday... Read More

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