Dec 08 Senate rejects Biden's vaccine mandate for businesses By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Democratic-led House is unlikely to take the measure up, which means the mandate would stand, though courts have put it on hold for now. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 5:27 Remembering Bob Dole: Veteran, GOP presidential nominee, Kansas senator By PBS NewsHour Robert “Bob” Dole, who led the Republican party in the Senate for decades and was its presidential candidate, died on Sunday at 98. A veteran who was injured in World War II, and a politician for more than 50 years,… Continue watching
Dec 02 House votes to avert shutdown, but quick Senate approval in doubt By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The House has passed a bill that funds the government through Feb. 18 and avoids a short-term shutdown after midnight Friday. Continue reading
Nov 30 TV show host Dr. Oz announces Senate run in Pennsylvania By Marc Levy, Associated Press Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host of TV's "Dr. Oz Show," says he is running for Pennsylvania's open U.S. Senate seat as a Republican. Continue reading
Nov 15 WATCH: Democratic Sen. Leahy announces he won't seek reelection By Wilson Ring, Lisa Rathke, Associated Press Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont says he will not seek reelection to the seat he has held for eight terms. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 4:50 Voting protection bill blocked in Senate as several states restrict voting rights By PBS NewsHour As negotiations continued over President Biden’s infrastructure and social spending plans, a stalemate in the Senate blocked a Democrat-backed voting protection bill this past week. This comes as several states are changing laws to limit access to polls, reduce mail-in… Continue watching
Oct 07 WATCH: Senate votes to extend borrowing, averting debt disaster By Associated Press The Senate dodged a U.S. debt disaster Thursday night, voting to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December and temporarily avert an unprecedented federal default that experts warned would devastate the economy and harm millions of Americans. Continue reading
Sep 27 WATCH: GOP blocks bill to keep government going By Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Republican senators blocked a bill Monday night to keep the government operating and allow federal borrowing, but Democrats aiming to avert a shutdown pledged to try again. Continue reading
Sep 20 Senate parliamentarian deals blow to Democrats' immigration push By Alan Fram, Associated Press The decision by Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate's nonpartisan interpreter of its often enigmatic rules, is a damaging and disheartening setback for President Joe Biden, congressional Democrats and their allies in the pro-immigration and progressive communities. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 6:46 Biden in reach of key legislative priority as Senate backs bipartisan infrastructure bill A massive bill that would inject more than $1 trillion dollars into infrastructure and climate projects in the U.S. cleared the Senate Tuesday, and is now headed to the House. Nineteen Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in voting to pass… Continue watching