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May 19

WATCH: Senate Appropriations Committee holds hearing on CDC Budget

By News Desk

The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking is a $1.6 billion increase in CDC funding as it continues to manage the pandemic and vaccination efforts.

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Apr 22

Senate passes bill to fight hate crimes against Asian Americans

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The measure passed Thursday would expedite the review of hate crimes and provide support for local law enforcement in response to thousands of reported violent incidents in the past year.

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Apr 14

WATCH: Senate intelligence committee holds hearing on threats worldwide

By News Desk and Associated Press

The U.S. government's annual assessment of worldwide threats, released Tuesday ahead of congressional hearings expected to cover similar territory, charts a broad array of potential dangers anticipated by the intelligence community over the coming year.

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Mar 25

WATCH: Senate votes to extend small business loan program for 2 months

By News Desk and Kevin Freking, Associated Press

The bill had already passed the House, so it now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. Congress started the loan program last year to help businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mar 03

WATCH: Senate discusses $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill

By Associated Press

President Joe Biden and Democrats agreed to tighten eligibility limits for stimulus checks Wednesday, bowing to party moderates as leaders prepared to move their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill through the Senate.

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Feb 22

WATCH: Senate delivers George Washington’s Farewell Address

By News Desk

The Senate tradition began back in the 19th century and occurs on Washington's Feb. 22 birthday. Washington served as the nation's first president from 1789 to 1797. He died in 1799 of a throat infection.

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Feb 10

Republican Josh Mandel joins race for open Senate seat in Ohio

By Associated Press

Republican Josh Mandel, a Marine veteran and former state treasurer, says he will make a third run for the U.S. Senate in Ohio.

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Feb 08

Trump’s lawyers blast impeachment trial as ‘political theater’

By Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

In a brief filed on the eve of the impeachment trial, lawyers for the former president leveled a wide-ranging attack on the case.

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Feb 03

WATCH: Senate debates budget resolution that could lead to COVID-19 relief funding

By Associated Press

Biden encouraged Democratic lawmakers to “act fast” on his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan but also signaled he's open to changes, including limiting the proposed $1,400 direct payments to Americans with lower income levels.

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Feb 01

Trump names 2 lawyers to impeachment trial defense team

By Associated Press

Both attorneys issued statements through Trump's office on Sunday saying that they were honored to take the job.

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