US House, Senate Move Toward Votes on Police Reform Bills
Democratic and Republican police reform proposals are moving ahead with both the House of Representatives and Senate planning to hol...
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Senate GOP to Propose Policing Changes in ‘Justice Act’
Senate Republicans are proposing changes to police procedures and accountability with an enhanced use-of-force database, restriction...
Pandemic Complicates Battle for Control of US Senate
With more than five months to go until Election Day 2020 and coronavirus lockdowns just beginning to ease around the nation, control...
Senate Votes to Renew Federal Surveillance Powers
The Senate has passed legislation that would extend a series of expired federal surveillance tools designed to help law enforcement...
Senator Burr Quits as Committee Chair Amid Stock Sale Probe
North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr has stepped down as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee while the FBI investigate...
COVID-19 Shortens Time for US Lawmakers’ Agenda
U.S. lawmakers are partially returning to work this week even as cases of COVID-19 are expected to rise in the Washington, D.C area....
Husband of US Senator Describes His Bout with COVID-19
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and her husband, John Bessler, are describing his battle with coronavirus last month and the frustratio...
US State Holding Election Despite Coronavirus Emergency
The Midwestern U.S. state of Wisconsin is set to hold elections, including a Democratic presidential primary, on Tuesday, with its s...
Massive Coronavirus Economic Aid Bill Stalls in US Senate
The U.S. Senate will vote again Monday on a massive $1.8 trillion economic aid package that would send money to most Americans and m...
Sessions in Fight to Win Back His Senate Seat
To reclaim the Alabama Senate seat he held for 20 years, Jeff Sessions must first get through a competitive GOP primary with challen...
Senators Give Speeches Ahead of Expected Vote to Acquit Trump in Impeachment Trial
U.S. Senators were delivering speeches Tuesday on whether President Donald Trump should be removed from office, as he himself prepar...
