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Jan 28

With Senate split 50-50, here’s what Democrats can and can’t do

By Candice Norwood

Passing sweeping legislation won’t be easy.

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Jan 27

WATCH: U.N. Ambassador nominee Linda Thomas-Greenfield appears at Senate confirmation hearing

By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press

Linda Thomas-Greenfield says that if confirmed by the U.S. Senate as America's ambassador to the United Nations she will vigorously counter China’s authoritarian agenda.

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Jan 27

WATCH: Energy Secretary nominee Jennifer Granholm appears at Senate confirmation hearing

By Associated Press

Granholm is advocating for the U.S. to become a stronger competitor in renewable energy, such as wind and solar power, that does not emit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.

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Jan 25

WATCH: Article of impeachment against Trump delivered to Senate

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The House is set to bring the impeachment article against Donald Trump for the Senate trial. But a growing number of Republican senators say they oppose the proceedings against the former president.

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Jan 20

WATCH: Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock and Alex Padilla sworn into U.S. Senate, giving Democrats control

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris has delivered the oath of office to Democrats Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock and Alex Padilla.

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Dec 29

WATCH: Trump’s $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks stalled in Senate as GOP blocks vote

By Lisa Mascaro, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has blocked Democrats' push to immediately bring President Donald Trump's demand for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks up for a vote.

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Dec 22

Newsom taps California election chief Padilla for U.S. Senate

By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday as the state's next U.S. senator to fill the seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.

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Dec 01

WATCH: Lawmakers announce $908 billion plan to break virus aid impasse

By Associated Press

Members of the Problem Solvers Caucus are expected to announce a bipartisan COVID-19 relief proposal Dec. 1 with support from members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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Nov 10

Watch 6:14
How the congressional balance of power limits Biden on health care

The Affordable Care Act allows young adults to stay on their parents’ insurance for several years, prohibits insurance companies from refusing to cover pre-existing medical conditions and enables roughly 12 million Americans to receive Medicaid. But without congressional support, could…

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Oct 25

Watch 4:28
The 2020 race heats up in Texas as votes pour in

By PBS NewsHour

Nearly 7 million Texans have already cast their 2020 ballots—that’s around 70 percent of overall voter turnout in 2016. With races heating up at both the state and national level, KERA reporter Bret Jaspers joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the…

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