Mar 16 Airlines dodge legislation aimed at curbing excessive fees By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Senate panel has approved an aviation policy bill Wednesday after a partisan fight over whether airlines are unfairly gouging consumers with fees for basic services like checked bags, seat assignments and ticket changes. Continue reading
Jan 29 U.S. placement program failed to protect child migrants from trafficking, Senate panel says By Mary Clare Jalonick and Garance Burke, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Migrant children in the government's care fell prey to human trafficking after the Health and Human Services Department failed to protect them, according to a bipartisan congressional investigation released Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 21 Democratic strategists, donors worry Clinton’s message is failing By Lisa Lerer and Ken Thomas, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton has questioned Bernie Sanders' electability. She's criticized his plans for health care, foreign policy and Wall Street. And she's tagged him with flip-flopping on gun control. Continue reading
Sep 09 Post Ferguson, senators question military-to-police weapons programs By Quinn Bowman The fallout from the police response to protests in Ferguson, Missouri last month continued on Capitol Hill today. During a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, senators from both parties grilled administration witnesses about programs that provide military-grade equipment and weapons… Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch Senators propose improvements to how colleges handle sexual assault By PBS NewsHour One in five female students has been affected by sexual assault, according to the White House. Now a bipartisan group of senators is calling for colleges and universities to take action. Gwen Ifill joins sponsors of the bill Sen. Claire… Continue watching
Jul 09 Survey finds 40 percent of colleges not investigating sexual assaults By Kyla Calvert Mason Over 40 percent of colleges and universities represented in a national survey released by Sen. Claire McCaskill Tuesday have not conducted a single investigation into incidents of sexual assault in the last five years. That does not mean those campuses… Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch Divided Senate debates course of action for addressing military sexual assault Divided Senate debates course of action for addressing military sexual assault… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch Sens. McCaskill, Ayotte: Keep Military Sexual Assault Cases in Chain of Command Sens. McCaskill, Ayotte: Keep Military Sexual Assault Cases in Chain of Command… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch Claire McCaskill Holds On to her Senate Seat, Beating Akin Claire McCaskill Holds On to her Senate Seat, Beating Rep. Todd Akin… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch Missouri Senate Seat in Play as Akin and McCaskill Fight for the Middle Missouri Senate Seat in Play as Akin and McCaskill Fight for the Middle… Continue watching