Dec 11 Watch 6:43 Senate rejects plans to address sharp rise in health care premiums By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz The U.S. Senate failed to pass two dueling pieces of health care legislation Thursday, leaving Affordable Care Act tax credits all but certain to expire at the end of the year. As lawmakers prepare for year-end recess with no agreement… Continue watching
Dec 11 Senators seek to change bill that allows military to operate just like before DC plane crash By Josh Funk, Associated Press Senators from both parties pushed Thursday for changes to a massive defense bill after crash investigators and victims' families warned the legislation would undo key safety reforms stemming from a collision between an airliner and Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people. Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: Senate rejects both bills on ACA subsidies, all but ensuring premium hike in 2026 By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senators rejected a Democratic bill to extend the subsidies for three years and a Republican alternative that would have created new health savings accounts — an unceremonious end to a monthslong effort by Democrats to prevent the COVID-19-era subsidies from… Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: Defense officials testify on National Guard deployment across U.S. in Senate hearing By David Klepper, Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press Members of Congress clashed Thursday over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities, with Republicans saying the deployments were needed to fight lawlessness while Democrats called his move an extraordinary abuse of military power that violated… Continue reading
Dec 10 WATCH: Senate meets ahead of dueling health care proposal votes, each likely to fail By Mary Clare Jalonick, Ali Swenson, Associated Press Both the Republican plan, which would replace the subsidies with new savings accounts, and a Democratic bill to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years lack the bipartisan support needed for passage. Continue reading
Dec 08 Former Rep. Allred switches from Texas Senate race to a House comeback bid By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Texas is critical for Democrats to have any hopes of winning a Senate majority in the 2026 midterm elections. Continue reading
Nov 25 West Virginia Sen. Justice agrees to pay nearly $5.2 million in overdue taxes By John Raby, Associated Press The Internal Revenue Service last month filed liens totaling more than $8 million against Justice and his wife on unpaid personal taxes. Continue reading
Nov 20 WATCH: Schumer says Trump called for execution of Democratic lawmakers, a 'deadly serious' threat By Associated Press Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Republicans to denounce the president's comments. Continue reading
Nov 20 Fighting it for months, Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump could have chosen to release many of the files on his own months ago. Continue reading
Nov 19 Senate officially passes the Epstein files bill, sending it to Trump By Associated Press In an unusual move, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate agreed Tuesday evening to pass the bill as soon as it was sent over from the House, which had passed it 427-1 earlier in the day. Continue reading