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 Building, in Washington, D.C.
A CBS News investigation has uncovered a possible pay-to-play scheme involving President Trump's nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas. The nomination of billionaire Doug Manchester was stalled in.. CBS News - Published
The whistle-blower had filed a complaint accusing Treasury Department officials of improperly interfering with the handling of President Trump’s tax returns. NYTimes.com - Published
Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren on Monday vowed to protect the country's 43 million renter households, releasing a plan that would help tenants fight eviction, afford their homes and..
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on President Donald Trump. He said the president should testify before Congress instead of tweeting. Trump defended himself on Twitter repeatedly against..
If former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg enters the 2020 Democratic presidential nominating race, he will be the fifth most-popular candidate, and his presence may draw more support away from..
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Bolivia was on the brink of chaos. He also said there was a power vacuum created after Evo Morales resigned as president under pressure. Puting said: “Everything..
The Senate has confirmed Trump’s judicial nominee to the powerful 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. This is despite bipartisan frustration over his refusal to answer questions during his confirmation..
The top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, in the first public hearing of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, on Wednesday linked the president more directly to a pressure campaign on..
Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that a congressional impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump would become an "absolute obsession" for people.
Democratic Representative Adam Schiff, chairman of the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, opens the historic inquiry into whether President Trump abused his power.
Looting, fighting and roadblocks convulsed Bolivia on Monday after President Evo Morales' resignation ended his 14-year rule and created a power vacuum following weeks of violent protests. Gavino Garay..
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will run for his old Senate seat in Alabama. According to Politico, there are several Republicans running against Democratic Sen. Doug Jones. Jones came into..
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce on Thursday he is running next year. Reuters reports Sessions is seeking to regain his old U.S. Senate seat from Alabama. In 2016, Sessions was the..
Kentucky Democratic Governor-elect Andy Beshear, who scored a narrow victory over Governor Matt Bevin despite an election-eve rally headlined by President Trump, said on Wednesday that he was going to..
Democratic Representative Adam Schiff told reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday that open hearings will begin next week with William Taylor, the top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine, and Deputy Assistant..
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday said calls by Republicans including President Donald Trump and Senator Rand Paul to unmask the whistleblower were 'despicable'.
U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he did not expect a possible impeachment trial in the Senate to result in the removal of President Donald Trump.
U.S. House committees on Monday released the first transcripts of closed-door impeachment testimony that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said detailed a smear campaign that ultimately..
President Donald Trump has nominated Lawrence J.C. VanDyke for a seat on a controversial appeals court. However, his nomination is facing some harsh pushback from the American Bar Association...
The House speaker and Senate majority leader are eager to avoid a shutdown, but a partisan clash is certain over Trump's border wall. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell..
Senate Republicans are coming together to condemn an inquiry to impeach President Donald Trump. Sen. Josh Hawley criticized the House Democrats’s process and said a GOP resolution is still needed...
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenberg was interrogated by lawmakers Tuesday over the company's grounded 737 MAX jet involved in two deadly plane crashes and accused of telling 'half-truths.' Conway G. Gittens..
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he thinks an impeachment trial in the Senate will go into the new year. He also said he "can't imagine a scenario which President Trump would be removed from.. CBS News - Published
"We think we can maintain our majority and grow it and help elect the Senate and a Democratic president of the United States," Pelosi said CBS News - Published
Newly released emails show President Trump’s chief immigration adviser was a young Senate aide who promoted his anti-immigrant views by referring to the sites. NYTimes.com - Published
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Senate and House of Representatives have reached an agreement on one of the few things that unites polarized Washington -- a hatred of the billions of deceptive.. Reuters - Published
As the Santa Clarita shooting news unfolded, Sen. Richard Blumenthal was speaking about a push for universal background checks on the Senate floor.
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Explosive testimony. News media frenzies. A trial in the Senate. Here is how impeachment works – and how it has played out in the past. NYTimes.com - Published
Bolivian lawmakers in the country's Senate voted on Thursday night in favor of a new chamber President and two vice president, after a spate of resignations amid major political upheaval in the South.. Reuters - Published
Republicans are weighing whether to draw out the proceeding, hindering the presidential campaigns of several Senate Democrats, or seek a quicker resolution. NYTimes.com - Published
The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Thursday he did not want lawmakers to pass legislation imposing sanctions on Turkey for now, to lessen friction during.. Reuters - Published
The bill's prospects appear dim given that the Senate is controlled by Republicans and most House Democrats have yet to sign on to the Green New Deal.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who has kept a low profile since sexual misconduct accusations almost derailed his appointment 13 months ago, will make his first major public appearance.. Reuters - Published
Two senior U.S. senators began a process on Thursday for the U.S. Senate to quickly pass legislation that would place Hong Kong's special treatment by the United States under extra scrutiny, a sign of.. Reuters - Published
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will hold a Nov. 20 hearing on the testing and deployment of self-driving vehicles that will include top U.S. safety officials, as Congress has struggled to pass.. Reuters - Published
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the United States was very disappointed in a French statement about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, at a White House meeting flanked by U.S... Reuters - Published
The Trump administration's choice to run the Department of Homeland Security on an interim basis passed a hurdle in the Senate on Wednesday. Reuters - Published
A top Senate Republican, John Cornyn, said on Wednesday that should the U.S. House of Representatives vote to impeach President Donald Trump, he doubts a motion in the Senate to immediately dismiss the.. Reuters - Published
The head of Bolivia's Senate, Jeanine Anez, took office as interim president on Tuesday as former leader Evo Morales pledged to keep up his political "fight" from exile in Mexico after resigning in.. Reuters - Published
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Tuesday he wanted the Senate to pass legislation to support pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, as violence rose in the.. Reuters - Published
The Polish opposition secured the post of Senate speaker in a parliamentary vote on Tuesday seen as a test of its ability to retain control of the upper house after winning it in an Oct. 13 general.. Reuters - Published
Mr. Espy, a Democrat, lost a special election runoff last year to Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, who apologized during the campaign for a reference to a public hanging. NYTimes.com - Published
Minority-serving colleges and universities are looking on helplessly as vital funding for their science, engineering and math programs are bogged down in the Senate morass. NYTimes.com - Published
Here's the latest for Friday November 8th: Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg considers presidential bid; Former A.G. Jeff Sessions running for old Senate seat; State Dept. official's testimony.. USATODAY.com - Published
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday he wants to reclaim his old Senate seat from Alabama, where he's been a conservative icon and dominant vote-getter since the 1990s. (Nov. 8)
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The former attorney general’s decision will most likely put him on a collision course with President Trump, who still harbors resentment toward him. NYTimes.com - Published
Sean Sullivan, CBSN political contributor and National politics reporter for the Washington Post, joins "Red and Blue" to discuss the news of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg joining the.. CBS News - Published
If the House of Representatives impeaches President Trump, the Senate would hold a trial on the charges - complicating campaign plans for Democratic senators who are running for president. CBS News.. CBS News - Published
McCarthy appeared on "Face the Nation"'s inaugural episode in an attempt to sway public opinion in his favor as he faced censure by a special session of the U.S. Senate CBS News - Published
The impeachment proceedings on Capitol Hill could eventually pull some senators running for president from the campaign trail. That includes Kamala Harris. Her national poll numbers are falling and she.. CBS News - Published
“We are going to be, I think, just about No. 1 by the time we finish — No. 1 of any president, any administration,” President Trump said on Wednesday. NYTimes.com - Published
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell joined a bipartisan group of senators on Wednesday in introducing a bill to secure the pensions for nearly 90,000 retired coal miners as a recent wave of coal.. Reuters - Published
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is poised to run for his longtime Senate seat in Alabama, challenging Senator Doug Jones, who is considered the most vulnerable Democrat in the Senate. CBS News - Published
The Senate unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that, if signed into law, would make the torture of animals a federal felony punishable by fines and up to seven years in prison. NYTimes.com - Published
After Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin refused to concede to Andy Beshear, Senate President Robert Stivers said the legislature may get the final say.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, says the first step to repeal Obamacare will be taken in the Senate by the end of the week, and that "no action is not an option." CBS News - Published
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York discusses President Trump's immigration executive order, North Korea and the future of the Supreme Court with Face the Nation host John Dickerson. CBS News - Published
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urges President Trump to abandon the Executive order restricting immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries. CBS News - Published
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says President Trump should partner with South Korea to condemn North Korea missile testing, but notes, the "real answer" to curtailing the hermit kingdom is.. CBS News - Published
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia says tweets made by President Donald Trump on possible wiretaps of his offices are "reckless." The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee says it "does not take.. CBS News - Published
The top democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee says, "We're going to get the information we need to get to the bottom of this." Sen. Mark Warner cites his "good relationship" with FBI Director.. CBS News - Published
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, says the House Republicans' healthcare bill will not pass through the Senate. "If we get what we got from Ryan - Obamacare light - he will not get the votes." CBS News - Published
Sen. John Cornyn, member of the Senate Intel Committee, says the investigation into Russian ties with the Trump administration is a legitimate area of inquiry, not a "witch hunt." CBS News - Published
Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona says he regrets going nuclear to confirm Judge Gorsuch. "I think both parties will rue this day," the Senator argues. "It will drive to more liberal judges when the.. CBS News - Published
The nuclear option employed by the U.S. Senate was once thought unthinkable-- both sides would work out an alternative to avoid it. Senators now say it was inevitable. A body designed to resist.. CBS News - Published
Senator Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, shares why he opposes the new version of the Senate health care bill with Face the Nation Moderator John Dickerson. CBS News - Published
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