Politics Mar 01 In blue and yellow, lawmakers show support for Ukraine at State of the Union Lawmakers gathered Tuesday at the heavily secured U.S. Capitol for President Joe Biden's first State of the Union address — some wearing blue and yellow ribbons and lapels in support of Ukraine — as attention turns from challenges at home…
Politics Feb 23 WATCH: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi condemns Putin during weekly news briefing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the Russian aggression toward Ukraine is "an attack on democracy."…
Politics Jan 26 WATCH: Democrats promise swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s seat Senate Democrats have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies. Now they plan to move swiftly to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Breyer and they plan to use the rapid 2020 confirmation of Justice Barrett as a new…
Politics Jan 19 Voting rights bill blocked by Republican filibuster Democrats immediately pivoted toward a Senate rules change to push past the filibuster, but that too was expected to fail.
Politics Jan 19 WATCH: Push to change filibuster rules fails in the Senate Democrats could not persuade holdout senators Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia to change the Senate procedures on this one bill and allow a simple majority to advance it.
Politics Jan 18 WATCH: Senate opens debate on voting rights bills, setting up a potential filibuster showdown Voting legislation that is a cornerstone of the Democratic agenda and a top priority for civil rights leaders is on track for defeat.
Politics Jan 18 Martin Luther King III criticizes Manchin and Sinema over filibuster reform, says “History will not remember them kindly” Senators are returning to Washington under intense pressure to pass voting legislation in the face of stark criticism from civil rights leaders.
Politics Jan 12 WATCH: Former Senator Harry Reid lies in state at the U.S. Capitol Reid rose from poverty in a dusty Nevada mining town to the most powerful position in the U.S. Senate. He was Democratic leader for a dozen years, eight of them as majority leader.
Politics Jan 06 Congress divided on remembering Jan. 6, trust continues to erode A year after the Jan. 6 attack, Congress is more deeply divided than ever, and it shows in how lawmakers are choosing to mark the day.
Politics Jan 06 WATCH: ‘Democracy was attacked’ during Jan. 6 insurrection, Biden says on anniversary Speaking at the White House briefing, Psaki said Biden plans to "speak to the truth of what happened, not the lies that some have spread since and the peril it has posed to the rule of law and our system…