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6 Jan 2018, 6:46 am by Steve Shiffrin
You have moved from being a Republican with some integrity to the status of lapdog. [read post]
24 Sep 2018, 8:16 am by Howard Bashman
“No-win situation for Senate Republicans imperils Kavanaugh: As the Senate GOP wrestles with the increasingly complicated politics of Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, it’s getting even harder to envision him winning confirmation. [read post]
3 Mar 2022, 9:30 am by Howard Bashman
“Weighing history, GOP senators wrestle over Supreme Court votes; A handful of Republican senators said they’d like to vote to confirm the first Black woman to the Supreme Court; Other considerations might stop them”: Marianne LeVine and Burgess Everett of Politico have this report. [read post]
12 Nov 2024, 6:56 pm by Howard Bashman
“Trump’s Demand to Skirt Senate Confirmations Poses Early Test of a Radical Second Term; The once and future president is pushing Republicans to systematically abdicate the Senate’s constitutional role in vetting his nominees”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this news analysis. [read post]
23 Jul 2022, 12:14 pm by Howard Bashman
Republicans split on same-sex marriage bill, which faces uncertainty in the Senate; GOP senators are torn between their culturally conservative base, which is resistant to the idea, and a large majority of the country that favors legal gay marriage”: Sahil Kapur of NBC News has this report. [read post]
29 Mar 2017, 1:36 pm
"Neil Gorsuch and the Senate's 'Nuclear Option,' Explained: Here's everything you need to know about how Senate Republicans might end a Democratic filibuster of the president's Supreme Court pick. [read post]
26 Mar 2016, 12:58 pm
"Senate Republicans Signal Willingness To Accept Supreme Court Nominee Questionnaire; White House 'heartened' by the potential to move forward on a key part of the nomination process, but is awaiting a direct request from Senate Judiciary Committee": Chris Geidner and John Stanton of BuzzFeed News have this report. [read post]
30 Jun 2020, 1:38 pm by Brad Schnure
Republican senators asked NJ Secretary of State Tahesha Way for details of the State’s plan to reimburse local governments for the increased costs associated with the all vote-by-mail primary election ordered by Gov. [read post]
21 Oct 2011, 11:09 am by Jenna Greene
Senate last night confirmed two commissioners for the U.S. [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]
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]
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]
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]
20 Nov 2014, 12:00 am
Lotito During a relatively sedate hearing to consider the nomination of Lauren McFerran to serve as a member of the National Labor Relations Board, the issue of joint employment and franchisor liability took center stage, at least for the Republican members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP). [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]
2 Jan 2008, 6:40 am
There are lots of Republicans who will vote for the candidate they think can beat either Senator Clinton or Obama in November. [read post]
26 Jan 2007, 3:20 pm
You can't trust CNN, but reports are circulating there and elsewhere that the Republicans in the Senate will agree to cloture on the Biden resolution, trading a vote for the Biden resolution in exchange for a vote on an... [read post]