Dec 03 Chambliss Wins Ga. Run-off, Democrats Fall Short of 60 Senate Seats By PBS News Hour Republican incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss decisively won a second term in Georgia's Tuesday run-off, blocking Democratic efforts to reach 60 Senate seats. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch Senate Majority Leader Reid Weighs Partisan Divides, Security in Iraq Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., discusses how partisan differences have impacted the pace of recent legislative progress on Capitol Hill, the state of the Iraq war and the next steps for the Democratic-led Congress in an interview with Ray… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch Levin Proposes Starting to Pull Troops from Iraq in Three Months A series of conversations about what may happen in Iraq after U.S. troops leave begins with Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., who has proposed redeploying troops within 120 days. Continue watching
May 10 Watch White House Lawyer Brett Kavanaugh Holds Judicial Nomination for D.C. Fed. Court A new round of Senate battles began Tuesday over President Bush's judicial nominations. White House lawyer Brett Kavanaugh went before the Senate Judiciary Committee to warrant a seat on the District of Columbia Federal Court of Appeals. Continue watching
Jan 27 Democratic Filibuster of Alito Nomination Seems Unlikely By Admin, PBS News Hour Since the Senate Judiciary Committee's party-line approval of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, some Democrats have pressed for continued debate on the nomination, but the chances of an all-out filibuster appear unlikely. Continue reading
May 24 Deal Averts Filibuster Showdown in Senate By PBS News Hour A bipartisan group of senators struck a deal Monday night to allow a vote on a handful of President Bush's judicial nominees while maintaining the Democrats' right to filibuster others under "extraordinary circumstances."… Continue reading