May 11 Cruz files paperwork for a 2018 re-election bid By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz says he wants another term in the Senate. Continue reading
May 10 Senate Republicans ask Facebook to explain reports it excluded conservative topics By Associated Press Senate Republicans on Tuesday demanded an explanation from Facebook after reports that former company staffers excluded links to conservative political stories. A senior Facebook executive said the company has found no evidence to back up the anonymous allegations. Continue reading
May 05 Ex-Utah Sen. Bob Bennett, ousted in tea party wave, has died By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett, of Utah, who shied away from the spotlight but earned a reputation as someone who knew how to get things done in Washington, has died. He was 82. Continue reading
Apr 28 Senate committee approves $220M Flint aid package By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Senate committee on Thursday approved a $220 million aid package for Flint, Michigan, as the city struggles to deal with a water crisis and public health emergency from lead-contaminated pipes. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 6:27 Tight Maryland Senate race echoes dynamics of Democratic presidential fight By John Yang, Rachel Wellford Voters will go to the polls in five East Coast state primaries on Tuesday. But in Maryland, it’s the Democratic primary race between Rep. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Donna Edwards to replace longtime Sen. Barbara Mikulski that’s dominating the… Continue watching
Apr 24 GOP senators fact check Trump on foreign policy By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The Senate's leading Republican voices on national security are assembling an indictment of Donald Trump's worldview by soliciting rebuttals from U.S. military leaders that challenge the accuracy and legality of the GOP presidential front-runner's most provocative foreign policy positions. Continue reading
Apr 19 Congress unlikely to act on Puerto Rico ahead of deadline By Erica Werner, Associated Press Congress seems increasingly unlikely to take action to help Puerto Rico ahead of a May 1 deadline for the commonwealth to default on a nearly half-billion-dollar debt payment. Continue reading
Apr 19 Senate passes bill that would boost airport security By Joan Lowy, Associated Press The Senate approved a bipartisan aviation policy bill Tuesday that would boost airport security, extend new protections to airline passengers and help speed the introduction of package-delivery drones. Continue reading
Apr 12 Senate GOP to subpoena EPA chief in Colorado mine spill By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Senate Republicans vowed Tuesday to issue a subpoena to force the head of the Environmental Protection Agency to appear at a field hearing in Phoenix next week on a toxic mine spill that fouled rivers in three Western states and… Continue reading
Apr 04 Senate: Few answers on U.S. theft that risked data of millions By Jack Gillum, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senate investigators indicated Monday they've received few answers from the Obama administration after a laptop and portable hard drives — likely containing names and Social Security numbers of millions — were stolen from a federal building in Washington… Continue reading