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Published
June 24, 2021

Biden praises $953 billion bipartisan infrastructure deal as a good start

Among the group that reached the agreement was Maine's Sen. Susan Collins, one of 10 lawmakers who met with the president.
Published
May 28, 2021

Senate Republicans block bipartisan Jan. 6 panel to investigate Capitol riot

The vote comes a day after emotional appeals from police who fought with Trump supporters who smashed their way in, and from fellow lawmakers who fled Capitol chambers that day.
Published
May 11, 2021

McConnell leads Republicans in assault on Democrats’ voting rights bill

States including Georgia, Florida, Arizona and Texas are pushing bills restricting voting, spurred by former President Trump’s false claims about election fraud after his 2020 loss.
Published
April 22, 2021

Senate passes bill targeting hate crimes against Asian Americans, 94-1

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri was the only no vote among 95 senators.
Published
March 1, 2021

Minimum wage hike all but dead in Senate virus relief bill

Four days after the chamber's parliamentarian said Senate rules forbid inclusion of a minimum wage increase in the measure, Democrats seemed to have exhausted their options for quickly salvaging the pay hike.

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Published
January 27, 2021

Vermont Sen. Leahy, presiding over impeachment trial, has reputation for fairness

The Democrat beginning his 47th year in the U.S. Senate 'takes the issue of the law and justice very, very seriously,' said Sen. Bernie Sanders, a fellow Vermonter.
Published
January 25, 2021

House delivers article of impeachment to Senate, testing Trump’s sway over Republicans

More Republicans' passions appear to have cooled since the insurrection of Jan. 6.
Published
January 22, 2021

Yellen’s nomination as treasury secretary advances

The Senate Finance Committee approves her nomination by President Biden, and a floor vote could happen as soon as Monday.
Published
January 20, 2021

Democrats gain Senate control as new members take oath

The arrival of 3 new Democratic senators gives Democrats for the first time in a decade control of the Senate, the House and the White House, as President Biden faces unparalleled challenges.
Published
January 5, 2021

Georgia counting votes in tight runoffs that will determine who controls Senate

The pivotal runoffs transformed Georgia, once a solidly Republican state, into one of the nation’s battlegrounds in the final days of the Trump presidency.