Dems drop jobless benefits, Senate debates pandemic relief package
The Senate is steering toward a voting marathon on Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that's expected to end with the chamber's approval of the measure.
Senate GOP forces reading of 600-page COVID-19 relief bill aloud to delay vote
Senate Democrats looking to push the $.19 trillion COVID-19 relief bill through the upper chamber likely face mountains of GOP amendments and other delays that could take days to plow through.
House poised to pass landmark voting rights, ethics bill
House Democrats are poised to pass a sweeping elections and ethics bill, offering it up as a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses.
YouTube suspends Rudy Giuliani from posting, streaming over claims about election fraud
YouTube removed videos from Rudy Giuliani’s account after he posted content that suggested election fraud as well as “content facilitating the use of nicotine,” a spokesperson said Monday.
Senate panel votes to advance Merrick Garland for attorney general, vote moves to full Senate
Merrick Garland passed the next step on his path to attorney general as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to advance his nomination.
Kanye West spent over $12M of his own money on 2020 presidential campaign
Kanye West reportedly spent $7.5 million for ballot services to get his name on the ballot in multiple states.
Marjorie Taylor Greene puts up anti-transgender sign outside office in feud with Illinois congresswoman
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene put an anti-transgender rights placard outside her DC office across from a transgender flag raised by her neighbor, Illinois Rep Marie Newman, part of an escalating feud between the two congresswomen.
Dominion Voting Systems sues MyPillow, CEO Mike Lindell for defamation over election claims
Dominion Voting Systems, an election-technology company, alleges defamation in the lawsuit and is seeking more than $1.3 billion in damages.
Trump looks to reassert himself after impeachment acquittal
Now acquitted in his second Senate impeachment trial, Donald Trump is preparing for the next phase of his post-presidency life.
Trump, now a private citizen, could face criminal prosecution in Capitol Riot, Georgia election
The Capitol riot. The phone calls to Georgia elections officials asking them to "find" more votes. Alleged hush-money payments in New York. Former President Trump might end up facing criminal charges, even though he was acquitted in his second impeachment trial.
Senate passes bill to award Capitol police officer Eugene Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal
The Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation Friday to award U.S. Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman the Congressional Gold Medal.
Impeachment trial will pivot to Trump's defense team
Election law attorney Burt Odelson provides analysis on the Democrats' attempts to frame former President Donald Trump as the inciter of the Capitol riot and talks about how political allegiances will play a strong factor in determining his culpability.
Impeachment trial: New video evidence shows senators fleeing, police begging on radio for help
For the first time, senators saw detailed security video of the break-in and heard grim emergency calls from Capitol police pleading for back-up as they were overwhelmed.
Senate votes to move forward with Trump’s 2nd impeachment trial after debating constitutionality
The impeachment trial against the former president opened Tuesday with a Senate debate and vote on whether it's constitutionally permissible to prosecute Donald Trump since he is no longer in office.
Vice President Harris casts first tie-breaking vote as VP
The Senate early Friday approved a budget resolution that's a key step toward fast-track passage of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan without support from Republicans. Vice President Kamala Harris was in the chair to cast the tie-breaking vote, her first.
Trump won't testify at Senate impeachment trial, rejecting request from House Democrats
House Democrats asked former President Donald Trump to testify under oath for his Senate impeachment trial. A Trump adviser said Trump won't testify.
House committee advances resolution to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from committee assignments
The U.S. House Rules Committee has voted to advance a resolution to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green of her committee assignments. The unprecedented measure will be taken up on the floor of the House on Thursday for a full vote.
Republicans press constitutional amendment term-limiting members of Congress
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined five other Republicans on Monday in moving to restrict the number of times members of Congress can be reelected.
Biden says Democrats don't have votes to convict Trump as impeachment trial goes to Senate
President Joe Biden said Trump's impeachment trial "has to happen," but acknowledged that Democrats likely won't get enough Republicans to vote to convict Trump.
Janet Yellen wins Senate approval to become 1st female Treasury secretary
Janet Yellen has been confirmed as Biden’s treasury secretary in an overwhelming Senate vote, the first woman to hold the job in the department's 232-year history.