Senators push forward with Ukraine aid package
WASHINGTON — As a growing number of Republicans oppose U.S. aid to Ukraine, the Senate’s leaders are arguing in strong terms that the money is crucial…
Ukraine aid package approval gains momentum after key US Senate vote | Russia-Ukraine war News
Despite opposition from former US President Donald Trump, senators moved closer to passing a foreign aid bill. A narrowly divided US Senate moved closer to…
Mayorkas say impeachment effort ‘does not rattle me’
WASHINGTON — This isn’t the kind of history Alejandro N. Mayorkas wanted to make. The son of immigrants who fled Cuba and settled in Beverly Hills…
Andy Kim sinks first lady Tammy Murphy in NJ Senate race’s first Democratic convention
Kim, speaking with reporters after the vote, said he came into the contest and “legitimately did not know” what the outcome would be. “It shows…
California Senate candidate Schiff’s pursuit of justice: Tough on Trump, crime
When Rep. Adam B. Schiff stood before the U.S. Senate on the final day of President Trump’s first impeachment trial, he reprised a familiar role:…
‘No One Is in Charge Over There Right Now’: A Top Senate Dem on the GOP’s Border Meltdown
During our conversation, Murphy shared the inside story of the construction of the bill — from Lankford’s scrupulous attention to detail (“If you negotiate with…
GOP’s Lankford abandoned by party after negotiating border deal
WASHINGTON — Just before the Senate voted Wednesday to kill the border deal he spent the last four months negotiating, Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford climbed a…
Pharma CEOs asked to defend high drug prices at Senate hearing
“The outrageous cost of prescription drugs in America means that 1 out of 4 of our people go to the doctor, get a prescription and…
Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package Wednesday, scuttling months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record numbers of illegal…
Senate defeats foreign aid bill stripped of border provisions
1 of 6 | Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., changed his vote to 'no' when it became clear the a foreign aid measure was…
Schiff TV ad promoting GOP Senate rival Garvey is fair play
Adam B. Schiff is running a new TV spot in his bid for U.S. Senate, and to hear the outcry you’d have thought he was…
House vote to impeach Homeland Security’s Mayorkas fails
WASHINGTON — In a dramatic setback, House Republicans failed Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, forced to shelve a high-profile priority — for…
Can California’s new Senate leader harness his extreme energy?
HEALDSBURG, Calif. — On a foggy January morning in his hometown nestled in Northern California wine country, state Sen. Mike McGuire was at an elementary school…
Senate announces details of border security-Ukraine aid deal
Representatives of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Protection ring the opening bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the first…
US Senate unveils $118bn deal on border, aid for Israel and Ukraine | Politics News
President Joe Biden urges Congress to swiftly pass bill after months of wrangling over immigration and support for Kyiv. The United States Senate has unveiled…
Senators race to release package of border policies, aid
WASHINGTON — Senators on Sunday raced to release a highly anticipated bill that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S.…
Johnson shuts door on swift consideration of Senate border deal
“Their leadership is aware that by failing to include the House in their negotiations, they have eliminated the ability for swift consideration of any legislation.…
Investigations end into Senate hearing room sex tape
The investigation into the leaked sex tape filmed inside the Hart Senate hearing room has been closed after no evidence of a crime was found.…
Katie Porter Senate campaign uses bluntness, single parenting
One busy morning last summer, Rep. Katie Porter timed her flight back to Washington with one to Oregon so her three kids could visit their…
Ex-Dodger and GOP Senate hopeful Steve Garvey’s complex past
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