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21 Oct 2011, 11:09 am by Jenna Greene
Senate last night confirmed two commissioners for the U.S. [read post]
28 Jan 2013, 7:13 pm by Ruby Powers
Lamar Smith, an influential House Republican, already labeled the Senate framework as “amnesty” in a statement on Monday. [read post]
26 Jul 2010, 7:15 pm by Sandy Levinson
Indeed, it's an especially interesting issue precisely because it's not inconceivable (though I think it's unlikely) that the Republicans will get back the Senate. [read post]
11 Aug 2020, 7:28 am by Andrew Koppelman
Kris Kobach’s defeat in last week’s Kansas Republican Senate primary – Democrats were rooting for him because he was likely to lose the general election - is bad news for the country. [read post]
29 Dec 2016, 6:23 am by Patrick A. Malone
The Senate Special Committee on Aging, chaired by Maine Republican Susan M. [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 8:24 pm by Glenn Reynolds
Senate Democrats agreed Wednesday night to a Republican demand to block President Obama from making recess appointments while Congress is out of town campaigning for the midterm elections. [read post]
6 Dec 2018, 9:00 pm
In a narrow 50-49 vote, the US Senate on December 6 confirmed Bernard L. [read post]
12 Jan 2017, 11:55 am by Jonathon Churchin
Senate Republicans on Thursday took the first step required to begin the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act [text] (ACA) by passing a resolution [materials] by a vote of 51 to 48, allowing the process not to be subjected to a filibuster. [read post]
15 Sep 2004, 7:18 am
The Republican-run Senate Appropriations Committee approved a provision Wednesday that effectively blocks President Bush's proposed overtime rules. [read post]
28 Jun 2005, 1:29 pm
[JURIST] The US Senate on Tuesday passed a controversial energy bill [text] giving large sums of money to industry in incentives and pushing for more efficient use of energy through renewable resources. [read post]
11 Dec 2008, 10:02 pm
The prospects of a $14 billion government rescue of the American auto industry seemed to vaporize Thursday as the Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, spoke out forcefully against the bill, effectively ending its chances despite the urgings of the White House, The New York Times’s David M. [read post]
10 Jul 2017, 9:42 am by Thomas Dowdell (US)
  Senator McConnell also suggested that if Senate Republicans cannot reach an agreement on health care reform legislation, Republicans and Democrats will likely have to work together to stabilize the health insurance markets. [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 1:05 pm
This new item from the Boston Globe, headlined "Brown comes out for the death penalty," reveals how the death penalty is becoming a new political issue in an unlikely setting: State Senator Scott Brown, the most prominent Republican in the race for US Senate, is attempting to strongly differentiate himself from the Democratic candidates by declaring himself a supporter of the death penalty. [read post]
20 Mar 2020, 9:41 am by Kevin Kaufman
Thursday evening, Senate Republicans released the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. [read post]
However, Republican Ohio Senate President Steven Huffman and his staff in particular were accused of avoiding bipartisan input and unilaterally creating this partisan redistricting map. [read post]
7 Mar 2013, 9:01 pm by John Dean
  But his list would be a remarkable beginning: (1) Eliminate gerrymandered Congressional districts (which could be done with lawsuits); (2) End the Senate’s dysfunctional filibuster rules (which should have been done earlier, but Democrats got suckered again by Republicans); (3) Adjust corrupt lobbying laws that now unduly favor former members of Congress working for special interests; (4) Aggressively test and re-test the Supreme Court’s Citizen United ruling… [read post]
16 May 2018, 3:00 am by John Jenkins
  Now, Kevin LaCroix blogs that legislation introduced by Senate Republicans would mandate disclosure of these financing arrangements. [read post]