WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Monday blocked a spending bill needed to avert a government shutdown this week and a federal debt default next month, moving the nation closer to […]
Democrats should raise U.S. debt ceiling on their own -McConnell
FILE PHOTO: Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) enters a Republican news conference to speak out against potential Democratic tax hikes and the national debt at the U.S. Capitol in […]
Are markets really rigged?
Congressional hearings lack stateliness in the virtual realm. The pomposity is starker without the grandiose backdrop of the Capitol Building, while technical snafus and amusing unmuted asides can trivialise any […]
Republican U.S. Senator Blunt will not seek reelection in 2022
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) asks questions during the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs/Rules and Administration hearing to examine the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. […]
Congress set to confirm Biden’s electoral win over Trump – The Denver Post
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the presidential election is going before Congress as lawmakers convene for a joint session to confirm the Electoral College vote won […]
Congress approves $900B COVID relief bill, sending to Trump
WASHINGTON — Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a […]
Trump administration, Congress make budget deal Pence says
The agreement would keep the government funded after the end of September which is the end of the US fiscal year. The Trump administration has reached a deal with lawmakers […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar faces tough challenge in primary
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rep. Ilhan Omar is about to learn whether voters in her Minneapolis-area congressional district support the mix of confrontational, anti-Trump progressivism and celebrity that she brings to […]
AOC win, fellow insurgent's lead in U.S. Congress races point to Democratic progressive gains
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A resounding win by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a fellow liberal’s lead over a longtime New York congressman signaled fresh momentum for progressive politics amid growing […]
U.S. Senate heads for showdown over Republican police reform bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate headed for a showdown on Wednesday over a Republican police reform bill that Democrats have rejected as too limited to rein in police misconduct, […]