U.S. Senate

U.S. Senate Pushes Ukraine Aid Forward Despite Conservative Blockage

Are you aware of the efforts being made by the US Senate to aid Ukraine despite conservative objecti...

Feb 11, 2024 10:41 PM EST

Liberal Activists Threaten Senate Democrats to Intensify Resistance to Gorsuch Nomination

Liberal activists are angry at the Democrat Senators for little opposition against Judge Neil Gorsuc...

Mar 09, 2017 11:06 AM EST

Andrew Puzder Withdraws Himself As Labor Secretary Nominee After Failing To Gain Support

Fast food executive Andrew Puzder withdrew himself from the Labor Secretary nomination after Congres...

Feb 17, 2017 03:48 AM EST

The Fed Will Raise Interest Rate Gradually, Janet Yellen Says

Janet Yellen told Senate Committee on Tuesday that a prolonged decision to raise the interest rate i...

Feb 15, 2017 11:28 AM EST

Stevne Mnuchin Wins Senate Confirmation As Treasury Secretary

Senate confirms the appointment of Steven Mnuchin as Treasury Secretary after a strong objection fro...

Feb 15, 2017 09:05 AM EST

Democratic Al Franken Revises His Comment On Republicans And President Trump’s Mental Health

Democratic Senator Al Franken rephrased his previous remarks about some Republicans worried about Pr...

Feb 13, 2017 08:48 AM EST

Jeff Sessions Wins Judiciary Committee Approval for Attorney General Despite Boycott from Democrats

Sen. Jeff Sessions gets approval from Senate Judiciary Committee for Attorney General position. The ...

Feb 03, 2017 08:09 AM EST

Senate Approves Price and Mnuchin Nomination in Emergency Vote

U.S. Senate managed to advance the nomination of Steven Mnuchin for the Secretary of Treasury and To...

Feb 03, 2017 07:32 AM EST

Judge Gorsuch’s Credential Will Make It Difficult to Oppose His Nomination as Supreme Court Justice

Presiden Trump’s selection for U.S. Federal Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is a judge with strong cred...

Feb 01, 2017 12:52 PM EST

Senate passes bill aimed to combat drug addiction

The Senate passed a broad drug treatment and prevention bill on Thursday. The bill is said to be the...

Mar 11, 2016 09:31 PM EST

Senator from Kansas bans revealing attire for female witnesses, male attire unaffected

Senator Mitch Holmes bans revealing attires for women like mini-skirts and blouses with plunging nec...

Jan 23, 2016 02:04 AM EST

Appeals process for flood insurance claims needs work: Senate probe

The U.S. government's appeals process for reviewing flood insurance claim disputes is riddled with f...

Jun 22, 2015 06:04 AM EDT

Draft U.S. legislation would curb FDA medical software oversight

A draft U.S. bill is circulating in Washington D.C. that would curb the U.S. Food and Drug Administr...

Nov 25, 2014 01:56 AM EST

Obama to Republican critics on immigration: 'Pass a bill'

U.S. President Barack Obama shrugged off criticism of his executive action on immigration with a cha...

Nov 23, 2014 10:57 PM EST

Senate Democrats may vote on Keystone in lame duck session

The U.S. Senate may hold a vote on a bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada when i...

Nov 11, 2014 08:31 PM EST

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