Jun 08 Senate passes bill to boost U.S. tech industry to counter rivals By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate has overwhelmingly approved legislation aiming to boost semiconductor production in the U.S. The bill is a bid to protect economic and national security in the face of growing international competition, most notably from China. Continue reading
May 19 House votes to create panel to probe Jan. 6 insurrection By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats say the commission is crucial to reckoning what happened that day, when a violent mob of Trump's supporters broke into the Capitol to try and overturn President Joe Biden's victory. Continue reading
Apr 06 McConnell warns businesses to stay out of politics, says it’s ‘stupid’ By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Last week Delta Air Lines, Coca-Cola and Major League Baseball voiced opposition to Georgia's new restrictive voting laws. Continue reading
Mar 08 GOP Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri won’t seek reelection in 2022 By Summer Ballentine, Jim Salter, Associated Press He made the surprise announcement in a video Monday, making him the fifth Republican in the Senate to bow out rather than seek another term in a party searching for direction after President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Mar 03 Democrats tighten eligibility limits for COVID-19 relief benefits By Alan Fram, Associated Press President Joe Biden and Democrats have agreed to tighten eligibility limits for stimulus checks. This is a concession to party moderates, and it comes as leaders prepare to move their $1.9 trillion COVID-relief bill through the Senate. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: Congressional leaders hold moment of silence for 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19 By News Desk and Associated Press The nation passed the grim milestone on Monday, just over a year after the first confirmed U.S. fatality of the pandemic. Continue reading
Feb 18 Trump-McConnell feud could threaten Republicans’ path to power By Steve Peoples, Jill Colvin, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Leading GOP strategists say the exploding feud is a distraction at best and, at worst, a direct threat to a political comeback. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: Officials investigating deadly rocket attack near a U.S. military base in Iraq In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. is investigating an attack near an American military base in Iraq, President Biden's top medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said it will take longer than expected for COVID-19 vaccinations to reach most of… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch 4:24 What the Senate vote reveals about the pro-Trump base By PBS NewsHour While seven Republicans in the Senate crossed party lines to convict former President Trump, the majority of the party, including Leader McConnell who delivered a scathing rebuke of the former President and his role in the insurrection, voted to acquit… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 5:03 Trump acquitted by Senate, but 7 Republicans vote to convict By PBS NewsHour The Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on charges of inciting the January 6th insurrection on Saturday. Seven Republicans joined Democrats in voting to convict Trump but the 57-43 vote fell short of the two-third majority required to… Continue watching