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Georgia's Senate passed a bill allowing the Ethics Commission to subpoena out-of-state groups suspected of violating campaign finance laws.
Senate Democrats and a few Republicans on Thursday blocked a major government funding package that needs to pass by 11:59 p.m. Friday to avoid a government shutdown, signaling that negotiations between President Trump and Senate Democrats still have a way to go before reaching a deal.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called a Republican bill that would require voter ID and proof of citizenship to register to vote, "nothing more than Jim Crow 2.0" during remarks on the floor on Monday.
Will the government shut down this week? Here's the latest on the Senate vote to fund spending bills to keep it open. Will they vote today?
The debate over congressional redistricting heated up Thursday as one Democratic senator demanded the full Senate be allowed to vote on the bill, before storming off the floor. But the bill still sits in committee,
Sen. John Boozman said Republicans, Democrats and industry officials are working to advance crypto legislation that moved through his Senate committee.
There’s a good chance snow will be cleared in D.C. by Thursday’s markup—but a “99%” chance the bill won’t receive any Democratic support, one Senate source said.
An effort to restrict geriatric release is making its way through the Virginia General Assembly. Senate Bill 209, referred to by some as “Lexie’s Law,” stems from the
A pair of Democratic senators is touting tens of millions of dollars in federal funding they “secured” for local projects in their home state despite voting against the legislation. Opposing a White House-brokered funding deal that cleared Congress on Tuesday and was signed into law by President Donald Trump didn’t stop Sens.
Top House Republicans are plowing forward with plans to vote Tuesday on a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package.