The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Kansas is expected to file a lawsuit on Monday to keep his name off the November ballot, a party leader said on Saturday.
The Senate narrowly voted on Tuesday a bill to advance a temporary extension of unemployment benefits to over one million people without jobs. The measure was sponsored by Nevada Republican Dean Heller and Rhode Island Democrat Jack Reed.
The Senate on Thursday passed an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws that would clear the way for millions of undocumented residents to have a chance at citizenship, attract workers from all over the world and devote unprecedented resources for security along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The U.S. Senate defeated a vital background check amendment to the gun control bill, prompting an angry response by one survivor of the Tuscon shooting 2 years ago. The vote was 54-46 with supporters of the bill falling six vote short of the required 60-vote threshold.
