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SENATE June 7, 2021

Progressives lash out at Manchin after senator opposes Dems election bill, ending filibuster

Progressives in and out of Congress are lashing out at Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia after the Democrat wrote Sunday that he will oppose his party's sweeping elections bill and won't vote to end the legislative filibuster in the Senate.

AUTO June 4, 2021

DC Democrat calls for gender equality – in crash-test dummies

The world of auto crash-test dummies is apparently male-dominated – but a Democrat in Congress is hoping to change that, according to a report.

SENATE May 19, 2021

Republicans seek to toughen anti-China bill, focus spending on countering CCP amid price tag concerns

The Endless Frontier Act is being welcomed by many in both parties in Congress as a long overdue effort to combat China in technology, manufacturing and on other fronts. But a pair of concerns are forcing some Republicans to make a tough choice on whether to support the bill, the current version of which costs about $130 billion but will soon be subject to a litany of potential amendments on the Senate floor.

Chuck Schumer May 11, 2021

Schumer invokes Cheney in debate over Dems' sweeping voting bill she calls 'unconstitutional'

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer named Rep. Liz Cheney on Tuesday in debate over Democrats' sweeping voting bill, asking GOP senators to "follow" her "example" -- but Cheney voted against the bill in the House and slammed it as "unconstitutional." 

Republicans April 21, 2021

Senate Republicans set for earmark showdown as some lawmakers decry 'wasteful spending'

Senate Republicans on Wednesday will discuss whether to bring back earmarks -- setting up a battle between fiscal hawks who decry them as "wasteful" spending and others who believe earmarks could help improve dealmaking in Congress.

Congress April 20, 2021

Democrats try to redefine words ‘court-packing,’ ‘infrastructure,’ ‘bipartisan’ amid political warfare

In the early stages of the Biden administration, some of the key political battles aren't revolving around governing philosophies or federal spending or culture wars. Instead, they're about the definitions of words. 

91±¬ÁÏ Flash April 15, 2021

Bream: Democrats' court-packing proposal would 'change everything on Capitol Hill'

Shannon Bream discusses the legality and reality of the Democrats' legislation to pack the Supreme Court.

SENATE April 13, 2021

Dems to force Senate vote on COVID hate crimes bill in wake of Georgia attack

Senate Democrats are going to force a procedural vote Wednesday on a bill targeting "COVID-19 hate crimes," in an effort to get Republicans on the record on the legislation Democrats say is a no-brainer to fight hate against Asian-Americans. 

SENATE March 25, 2021

Arizona Sen. Sinema targeted by conservatives in effort to stall contentious Dem-backed voting bill

A conservative group is running a campaign in Arizona aimed at pressuring moderate Democrat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema into voting against the massive Democrat-backed voting bill called S.1 that's before the Senate. 

SENATE March 24, 2021

Schumer, McConnell spar over Dems' S1 election bill during rare committee appearance: 'Shame!'

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Wednesday launched broadsides against each other in a hearing on S.1, the controversial Democratic-backed elections bill that would make sweeping changes to how Americans elect their leaders. 

91±¬ÁÏ Flash March 24, 2021

McConnell slams Dems' election reform bill on 'America's Newsroom': 'It's an atrocity'

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that the 'For the People Act' is an "atrocity" that Republicans will attempt to defeat.