The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the legislature of the United States. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol, in Washington, D.C.
The Senate Armed Services Committee has proposed $301 million in new funding to enhance housing safety and oversight on U.S. military bases, following Reuters reports documenting squalid conditions in.. Reuters - Published
On Thursday President Trump denied being embarrassed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a 2017 G20 meeting, as alleged by his former secretary of state, Rex Tillerson. Business Insider reports..
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top Democrats left a White House meeting angry. President Donald Trump refused to work on infrastructure as long as there were investigating him. Senate Minority..
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York called out fellow Democrats, says Business Insider. She said they're afraid of the political consequences of moving toward with impeaching Trump. Democratic..
Missouri House lawmakers passed a bill on Friday to ban most abortions eight weeks after conception, days after Alabama introduced the nation’s most restrictive abortion law. Yahaira Jacquez reports.
According to Politico, Top Democrats and Republicans will meet with White House officials next week to begin talks on a budget deal. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate..
The House has passed a bill extending federal anti-discrimination protections to LGBTQ Americans. According to Politico, the Equality Act would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and..
According to Business Insider, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, which makes sweeping reforms to the Civil Rights Act to include protections for LGBTQ Americans. The bill..
According to Reuters, Missouri’s Republican-controlled Senate passed a bill early on Thursday that would ban abortions after the eighth week of pregnancy except in medical emergencies. The vote came..
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he wants to overhaul the immigration system to favor young, educated, English-speaking applicants with job offers instead of people with family ties to..
The Republican-led Senate in Missouri has become the latest state legislature to pass a hardline anti-abortion bill. The bill outlaws abortions at eight weeks, even in cases of rape or incest. It must..
According to a report by Huffpost, on Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Kenneth Lee to a lifetime federal judgeship over the objections of both of his home-state senators and despite his past..
According to Reuters,U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday he will likely travel to Beijing soon to continue negotiations with Chinese counterparts as the world’s two biggest..
According to Reuters, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday was mulling whether to sign the United States’ strictest abortion law, part of a multi-state effort to get the U.S. Supreme Court to..
CNN reports that on Tuesday night, Alabama sent the most restrictive abortion bill in the country to the governor's desk. Alabama's Senate passing legislation that could punish doctors who perform..
CNN reports a deal has been reached for Donald Trump, Jr. to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Sources say Trump Jr. will appear before the committee in June, behind closed doors. The..
Democrats want Gov. Steve Bullock to run for the Senate and end his presidential bid. They want Bullock to challenge GOP Sen. Steve Daines and transform the 2020 Senate map. According to Politico,..
On Tuesday, Alabama’s state Senate was due to vote on a bill that would outlaw nearly all abortions. It will first consider whether to allow the procedure for women and girls impregnated by rape and..
According to Reuters, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s allies held the top spots as unofficial results of a mid-term Senate election trickled in on Monday, signaling broad public backing for..
Beto O'Rourke has a long and legendary history of failing. He's failed at virtually everything he's ever tried. His band failed. His alt-weekly was an unmitigated disaster. His lost his race for Senate..
Groups representing major U.S. airlines, airports and travel industry companies on Friday urged U.S. Senate leaders to back additional funding for Customs and Border Patrol officers. The move came as..
Beto O'Rourke has a long history of failing. His band failed. His alt-weekly flopped. His lost his race for Senate. Yet, here he is, running for President. Politico reports that despite his long..
Reuters reports that the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to approve President Donald Trump’s deputy attorney general nominee, Jeffrey Rosen. The approval forwards the matter to the Senate..
President Trump says congressional Democrats should stop investigating his presidency. He abruptly cut off a White House meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck.. CBS News - Published
New York lawmakers gave final passage to legislation Wednesday that would allow President Trump's state tax returns to be released to congressional committees that have, so far, been barred from.. CBS News - Published
Members of the House and Senate received a briefing from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan about growing tensions with Iran. Behnam Ben Taleblu of the.. CBS News - Published
U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Mexico had a smooth U.S. Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, and looked likely to easily win confirmation to a post that could be important.. Reuters - Published
In an interview, the longtime Democratic leader of the Senate discussed President Trump, his party’s primary and its lack of congressional candidates. NYTimes.com - Published
The group will be led by a former Senate and White House aide who was a central figure in the confirmations of Justices Neil M. Gorsuch and Brett M. Kavanaugh. NYTimes.com - Published
The House passed legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, but the White House and Republican Senate oppose it. NYTimes.com - Published
Spain's acting prime minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday proposed two Catalan lawmakers as parliamentary speakers, giving an early sense of the prominent role the politically volatile region is likely to.. Reuters - Published
The top enforcer of a brutal war on drugs in the Philippines on Friday dared prosecutors to go after him for the deaths of thousands of people, after activists warned that his election to the Senate.. Reuters - Published
Some 2020 Democrats were urged by their party to run, just not for the White House. Sheryl Gay Stolberg, a Congressional correspondent for The New York Times, joins "Red & Blue" to discuss the.. CBS News - Published
Highlights of this day in history: President Andrew Johnson survives a key vote at his Senate trial after his impeachment; First Oscars are presented; Actor Henry Fonda born; Singer Sammy Davis, Jr... USATODAY.com - Published
Missouri's Republican-controlled Senate passed a bill early on Thursday that would ban abortions after the eighth week of pregnancy except in medical emergencies. Reuters - Published Also reported by •USATODAY.com
Critics say the emphasis on judicial and administration nominations has derailed the Senate’s legislative agenda — and diminished the legacy of the chamber. NYTimes.com - Published
Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned on Wednesday that the likely rejection by Catalan pro-independence parties of his Catalan nominee for chairman of Spain's Senate would undermine dialogue and.. Reuters - Published
Alabama is ready to outlaw virtually all abortions in an effort to get the Supreme Court to reverse protections for abortion rights nationwide. The state Senate voted 25-6 Tuesday night for a bill that.. CBS News - Published
Alabama passes the country's most restrictive abortion bill with no exceptions for rape and incest. Also, President Trump's oldest son will return to Capitol Hill next month to testify in a Senate.. CBS News - Published
Alabama's state Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would outlaw nearly all abortions, creating exceptions only to safeguard the health of the mother, as part of a multistate effort to have the U.S... Reuters - Published
Alabama's state Senate on Tuesday debated a bill that would outlaw nearly all abortions, rejecting an exception for rape and incest, part of an effort by more than a dozen states to have the U.S... Reuters - Published
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