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Senators Announce Funding for Capitol Cafeteria Workers to Avoid Layoffs
A group of Democratic senators said Wednesday they had secured funding that would prevent more than 80 Senate cafeteria workers from losing their jobs in the next 10 days.
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America Has Maxed Out Its Credit Limit. Who's Taking the Blame?
The U.S. needs authority to continue borrowing money to fund the government – otherwise it could shut down on Friday. And according to a recent poll, it seems like Democrats would take more of the heat if a shutdown occurred. NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky explains what’s going in Washington as Senate talks to address the debt ceiling are at...
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Schumer: Senators Will ‘Get the Job Done' on Infrastructure
The Senate wrapped up a rare Saturday session without producing the text of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill
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Proposal for $550 Billion in New Infrastructure Spending Passes Key Senate Vote
Hours after a bipartisan working group of lawmakers announced a deal on a major infrastructure package, it passed a key test vote Wednesday in the Senate. The Senate voted 67 to 32 to begin debate on the measure, getting 17 Republicans to sign on, more than the 10 needed to break a filibuster.
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Beach Club Tied to US Senator Refutes Claims It Is ‘All-White'
An exclusive Rhode Island beach club tied to Democratic U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has broken its silence to defend itself from claims that it only allows white people after the controversy garnered national attention
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Rep. Val Demings Launches Campaign to Challenge Marco Rubio in FL Senate Race
Rep. Val Demings officially launched her campaign Wednesday to unseat Republican Sen. Marco Rubio and represent the Sunshine State in the U.S. Senate next year.
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Prospects Dim for Passage of LGBTQ Rights Bill in Senate
Legislation that would create new protections for LGBTQ Americans is stalling out in the U.S. Senate
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Senate Filibuster's Racist Past Fuels Arguments for Its End
The Senate filibuster is coming under fresh scrutiny
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Senate Passes $1.9T COVID-19 Relief Bill
The U.S. Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday. The bill will be sent to the House next week.
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Biden, Dems Prevail as Senate OKs $1.9T Virus Relief Bill
An exhausted Senate has narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill
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GOP Sen. Johnson Delays COVID Relief Bill by Forcing All 628 Pages Be Read Out Loud
A Republican senator severely delayed passage of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package Thursday by insisting that the entire 628-page bill be read out loud.
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By Slimmest of Margins, Senate Takes Up $1.9T Relief Bill
The Senate has voted by the slimmest of margins to begin debating a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.
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Analysis: Impeachment Proves Imperfect Amid US Polarization
The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump laid bare the deep imperfections in the Constitution’s only process for holding a president accountable for “high crimes and misdemeanors.”
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2 Impeachment Trials, 2 Escape Hatches for Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial centered on a phone call that Americans never heard with the leader of a country far away, Ukraine
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Trump Acquitted, Denounced in Historic Impeachment Trial
The Senate is moving toward a final vote after reaching a deal to skip witness testimony in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. The agreement averts a prolonged trial and sets up closing arguments from both sides.
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GOP's McConnell: Trump Morally Responsible for Jan. 6 Attack
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell delivered a scalding denunciation of Donald Trump in a speech Saturday from the Senate floor, calling the former president “morally responsible” for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol
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Who Is John Fetterman, Pa.'s Mountain-Sized Democrat Running for U.S. Senate?
Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor who comes in Paul Bunyan proportions made his mark as mayor of a Rust Belt city outside Pittsburgh. More recently, he’s become one of the most progressive politicians in the state.
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Brown Calls Out Paul for Not Wearing Mask on Senate Floor
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, called out Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., for not wearing a mask on the Senate floor Thursday. Paul is the only senator who does not wear a mask in the Senate chamber. The Kentucky senator complied with Brown’s request without objection.
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Takeaways From Legal Filings for Trump's Impeachment Trial
Legal briefs filed in the impeachment case against former President Donald Trump lay out radically different positions ahead of next week’s Senate trial.
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GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Faces a Backlash Over Incendiary Social Media Posts
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is facing a backlash after a CNN review of Greene’s Facebook page showed she had in recent years liked posts calling for violence against prominent Democrats while also promoting extremist conspiracy theories, NBC News reports.