Opinion: Hapless House Republicans weaponized impeachment. It backfired
Maybe I’m going out on a limb here, but the hapless House Republicans have finally achieved something big: an end to tit-for-tat impeachments. Of course,…
Senate OKs reauthorization of key U.S. surveillance program
WASHINGTON — Barely missing its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should…
US Senate votes to reauthorise controversial surveillance programme FISA | Government News
President Joe Biden expected to swiftly sign bill that lets intelligence agencies conduct electronic surveillance without seeking warrant. The United States Senate has voted to…
George Murphy, 89; Actor-Dancer Who Served 1 Term in U.S. Senate
George Murphy, the actor-dancer who served one term as a U. S. senator from California, died Sunday night at his home in Palm Beach, Fla.,…
Senate impeachment trial begins for Homeland Security Secretary
WASHINGTON — Senators were sworn in Wednesday for their third impeachment trial in four years, this time of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas. House Republicans,…
Bob Graham, former U.S. senator and Florida governor, dies at 87
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former U.S. senator and two-term Florida Gov. Bob Graham, who gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the aftermath…
House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing trial
WASHINGTON — The House sent two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing a trial on allegations…
Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci threatened with six months prison for holding Senate in contempt
The Senate inquiry into supermarket pricing has threatened Woolworths boss Brad Banducci with contempt for failing to answer simple questions.Mr Banducci was warned he could…
House speaker says he will push for aid to Israel and Ukraine
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he will try to advance wartime aid for Israel this week as he attempts the difficult task of…
Homeland Security secretary navigates working with Republicans
WASHINGTON — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas was expected to be testifying about his agency’s 2025 budget Wednesday just as House Republicans advanced…
Rep. Katie Porter said she’s open to running for public office again
Since Democratic Rep. Katie Porter launched her losing bid for Senate, an air of discontent has simmered quietly — and not so quietly — among…
In Georgia Senate runoffs, a rush to get out the Asian vote
SUWANEE, Ga. — When Stephanie Cho moved from Los Angeles to Atlanta seven years ago, she was dismayed to find Asians largely absent from Georgia’s political…
House speaker plans to send Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday indicated he will send articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate shortly after…
Opinion: Worst Congress ever? Let’s count the ways
More than halfway through the current two-year Congress, the “lawmakers” there bring to mind the old schoolyard quip about slacker students: They’re really good at…
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dies at 82
NEW YORK — Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed…
New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy quits U.S. Senate race
Former New York Gov. George Pataki, center, congressman Jerry Nadler, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and wife, Tammy Murphy, attend a memorial at the site…
Biden signs funding package after Senate passage ended shutdown threat
WILMINGTON, Del. — President Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2-trillion package of spending bills after Congress passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the…
Gov’t to stay open after Senate approves funding bill in early morning vote
1 of 2 | Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced late Friday the Senate had reached an agreement on a $1.2 trillion spending measure…
Senate inches toward passage of spending package in overnight vote
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a $1.2-trillion package of spending bills in the early morning hours Saturday, a long overdue action nearly six months into the…
After House approval, Senate works late on $1.2T budget bill as shutdown deadline nears
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La. speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo…