Senate Approves Trump High Court Pick With Partisan Vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed federal appellate Judge Amy Coney Barrett to a seat on the Supreme Court in a 52-48 vote late Monday. Rep...
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Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Barrett Supreme Court Nomination Despite Democrats’ Boycott
The Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee has approved Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court, sending the ma...
Pelosi Notes ‘Progress’ with Trump Admin Over New COVID-19 Stimulus Deal
The White House and the Democratic-majority U.S. House of Representatives “are serious about finding a compromise” on a second massi...
GOP Seeks to Pause Senate Work, but Not Barrett Hearings
Republicans on Saturday sought to call off legislative work in the Senate until October 19 as the coronavirus reached into their ran...
US House Democrats Crafting New $2.2 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are working on a $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package that could be voted on ne...
Republican Senate Report on Biden’s Son Alleges Conflict of Interest
Two Republican-led Senate committees issued a politically charged report Wednesday alleging that the work Democratic presidential no...
House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill, Averting Shutdown
In a sweeping bipartisan vote that takes a government shutdown off the table, the House passed a temporary governmentwide funding bi...
House Democrats File Bill to Fund US Government But Leave Out New Farm Money
The U.S. Congress this week considers legislation to fund the federal government through mid-December, but a dispute over farm aid r...
Trump Calls on Senate to Vote ‘Without Delay’ on His Supreme Court Pick
President Donald Trump on Saturday urged the Republican-run Senate to consider “without delay” his upcoming nomination to fill the S...
Senate Republican Leader to Hold Vote on COVID-19 Relief Bill
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday the Republican-led Senate will vote this week on COVID-19 relief legislatio...
Hopes Fade for Coronavirus Deal as Congress Returns to Work
At least there won't be a government shutdown. But as lawmakers return to Washington for an abbreviated preelection session,...
