Tag: Senate

Double-Barreled Economic Threat Puts Congress on Edge

WASHINGTON — In 2008, an imminent collapse of the banking system consumed Congress before lawmakers delivered a bailout. Three years later, a debt limit crisis enveloped Washington and led to a series of spending cuts after a dangerous brush with default and a first-ever downgrade in the nation’s credit rating. Now unease about the banking […]

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Warren takes center stage in banking fight after SVB collapse 

Warren takes center stage in banking fight after SVB collapse  | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) questions Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell about his semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) […]

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Biden, divided Congress seek common ground on health care reforms

Biden, divided Congress seek common ground on health care reforms | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash President Biden leaves the Friends of Ireland Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 17, 2023. President Biden’s budget proposal includes ambitious measures seeking to bring down health care costs, but the divided […]

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The List of Senators Who Voted Not to Repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq War Authorizations

This differs greatly from how the term was used in the early twentieth century, as part of the Black struggle and calls for greater political and social consciousness. Since then, the term “staying woke” has come to refer to a broader awareness of one’s place within a system; some people have even used it in […]

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Bipartisan dinner soothes Harris-Warren tensions

Bipartisan dinner soothes Harris-Warren tensions | The Hill Skip to content Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Vicce President Kamala Harris. (Associated Press/Jacquelyn Martin/Alex Brandon) Tensions have grown heated over the past month between Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). First, Warren offended Harris and her team after she was asked in a January interview if […]

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McConnell, Released From Hospital, Will Undergo Inpatient Rehab

WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican and minority leader who suffered a concussion in a serious fall last week, was released from the hospital on Monday and will move to a physical rehabilitation center before returning to the Senate, according to his office. A spokesman, David Popp, said that the lawmaker’s “concussion recovery […]

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Tucker Carlson Is No Less Dangerous as a Hypocrite

Gail: Love that you’re bringing up Jane. Even if it’s to disagree with me. Bret: Ten years ago, federal spending was $3.45 trillion. Biden’s budget request is double that, and he has the chutzpah to suggest he wants to reduce the deficit — achieved almost entirely by huge tax increases instead of spending discipline. Gail: […]

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Congress wants to label Wagner group as a terrorist organization. Why is Biden opposed?

Congress, Biden split on designating Wagner group as terrorist organization Skip to content FILE – Visitors wearing military camouflage stand at the entrance of the ‘PMC Wagner Centre’, which is associated with businessman and founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block during National Unity Day, […]

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Nikki Haley Has the Perfect Presidential Résumé. It Might Not Matter.

Running in the charisma lane — Sarah Palin’s rise is a good example — doesn’t seem to work as well for women running nationally, because they can more easily be dismissed as unserious. Palin had more political experience than Trump or Lake when she ran for vice president, but it’s also noteworthy that several years […]

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D.C. and Congress Health Data Breach Affected More Than 56,000

WASHINGTON — The data of more than 56,000 people, including Social Security numbers and other personal information, was stolen in a hack of the online health insurance marketplace for members of Congress and Washington, D.C., small businesses and residents, officials said in a statement on Friday night. The D.C. Health Benefit Exchange Authority revealed the […]

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Biden wishes McConnell well after GOP leader is hospitalized from fall

Biden wishes McConnell well after GOP leader is hospitalized from fall | The Hill Skip to content AP Photo/Patrick Semansky President Biden shakes hands with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) after speaking about his infrastructure agenda under the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, in Covington, Ky.  President Biden on Thursday offered […]

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Norfolk Southern CEO Apologizes for East Palestine Train Derailment

WASHINGTON — The chief executive of Norfolk Southern plans to tell lawmakers at a Senate hearing on Thursday that he is “deeply sorry” for the effects of the train derailment last month in East Palestine, Ohio, as residents continue to express deep concerns about the possible environmental damage from the accident. In prepared remarks released […]

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Biden lays down first marker in fiscal talks with McCarthy 

Biden lays down first marker in fiscal talks with McCarthy  | The Hill Skip to content President Joe Biden, seen here in December 2022, will present his budget to Congress on Thursday, March 9, 2023.(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) The introduction of President Biden’s budget on Capitol Hill on Thursday is the “starter’s gun” in the […]

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Cloistered at Walter Reed, Fetterman Runs His Senate Operation From Afar

WASHINGTON — In a cheerfully decorated common room at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, with floral paintings adorning violet walls, Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania begins most days meeting with his chief of staff, who arrives at around 10 a.m. carrying a briefcase full of newspaper clips, statements for him to approve, legislation […]

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Senate Clears Bill to Block D.C. Crime Law, Sending It to Biden After Reversal

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to block a new District of Columbia criminal code that reduces mandatory minimum sentences for some violent offenses, with Democrats bowing to Republican pressure to take a hard line on crime in a move that underscored the rising political potency of the issue ahead of the 2024 […]

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Senate Foreign Relations panel approves Garcetti to serve as India ambassador

Senate Foreign Relations panel approves Garcetti to serve as India ambassador | The Hill Skip to content Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti delivers State of the City Address from the under-construction Sixth Street Viaduct on Thursday, April 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool) The Senate Foreign Relations Committee […]

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Republican Lawmakers Split Over Carlson’s False Jan. 6 Claims

WASHINGTON — Republicans on Capitol Hill split on Tuesday over a broadcast by Tucker Carlson, the Fox News host, in which he falsely portrayed the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as a largely peaceful gathering, with House G.O.P. leaders promoting his report while top Republican senators condemned it. The divide reflected a continuing […]

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Senator Whitehouse Puts Climate Change on Budget Committee’s Agenda

WASHINGTON — Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, has given 286 speeches on the Senate floor raising alarms about climate change, often delivered mainly to the C-SPAN cameras in a nearly empty chamber. But now Mr. Whitehouse has a much bigger megaphone for his zeal for saving the planet, and one with real power: […]

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Biden’s FCC nominee withdraws name

Gigi Sohn, Biden FCC nominee, withdraws name Skip to content President Biden’s nominee to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) withdrew her name Tuesday after two years of partisan gridlock delayed her confirmation, the White House confirmed.  “We appreciate Gigi Sohn’s candidacy for this important role. She would have brought tremendous talent, intellect and experience, which […]

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Republicans Use Arcane Political Tactic to Thwart Democrats

WASHINGTON — Republicans have settled on their procedural weapon of choice for this Congress — and they have it trained squarely on Democrats anxious about their 2024 prospects. Twice in the past week, Republicans scored wins and divided Democrats by employing an arcane maneuver known as a resolution of disapproval to take aim at policies […]

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Biden Won’t Veto Republican-Led Measure Blocking D.C. Criminal Code

WASHINGTON — President Biden told Senate Democrats on Thursday that he would not stand in the way of a Republican-led proposal to block a new criminal code for the District of Columbia, according to senators who attended a private luncheon with him in the Capitol. With a floor showdown expected next week, Mr. Biden told […]

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Biden says he’ll sign GOP resolution overturning DC crime bill

Biden says he’ll sign GOP resolution overturning DC crime bill | The Hill Skip to content President Biden on Thursday said he’ll sign legislation that Republicans have championed that would undo parts of a District of Columbia crime bill. The president told Senate Democrats about his intention not to veto the measure when he went […]

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Romney slams Buttigieg: ‘He’s not ready for the responsibility he has’

Romney slams Buttigieg: ‘He’s not ready for the responsibility he has’ | The Hill Skip to content Greg Nash; AP/Stefan Jeremiah Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Thursday said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is “not ready for the responsibility he has” and argued his Cabinet position would be better filled by someone else as Buttigieg comes […]

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Congress Moves to Block Investment Rule, Setting Up Veto Fight

WASHINGTON — Congress on Wednesday cleared a measure to block a Labor Department rule that allows retirement plan managers to incorporate climate and social considerations into their investment decisions, setting up a veto fight with President Biden over an otherwise obscure regulation that has become a flash point in the culture wars. The Senate passed […]

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Senate sends bill nullifying Biden’s ESG investing rule to president’s desk

Senate sends bill nullifying Biden’s ESG investing rule to president’s desk | The Hill Skip to content The Senate approved a resolution on Wednesday that aims to reverse a Biden administration rule on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, setting up what could be the first veto of Biden’s presidency.  The Senate voted 50-46 to […]

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Senate Republicans and Democrats Propose Rail Safety Bill

WASHINGTON — A group of Republicans and Democrats in the Senate is proposing legislation to mandate that the Transportation Department tighten safety rules for freight rail, the first glimmer of bipartisan activity on the issue since a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, last month. The measure by Senators Sherrod Brown, a […]

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