Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood. | Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP file In a brief phone conversation with the Chicago Sun-Times, Lightford said she left Springfield, where
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U.S. trade czar meets unions, companies as pressure mounts for IP waiver to boost vaccinations
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Katherine C. Tai addresses the Senate Finance committee hearings to examine her nomination to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, in Washington,
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 legislation Democrats say
Schumer disagrees with Tlaib’s controversial call to end policing in the US, calls for Dem legislative reforms
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., seemed to disagree with Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., after the House member said on Twitter that policing in the U.S. “can’t be reformed” and should
Taking aim at ‘cancel culture,’ Gibbons jumps into Ohio Senate race
EXCLUSIVE: Cleveland businessman and 2018 Ohio Republican Senate candidate Mike Gibbons on Tuesday launched a second bid for the Senate. “I’m a businessman, not a politician. I’m blunt, plain spoken, and I
Analysis: A tale of two tapers: This time is different for a Fed focused on jobs
© Reuters. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell listens during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Eight years ago this
Trump goes after McConnell, Fauci in off-script Mar-a-Lago speech
Former President Trump blasted Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, calling him a “dumb son of a b—-,” in decidely off-script remarks at a major Republican National Committee donor gathering Saturday night. The event
Harry Reid reacts to colorful anecdote in John Boehner’s book
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) talks to CNN’s Jim Acosta about how the current Republican Party compares to the one he worked with during his time in Congress.
McConnell: Biden Supreme Court commission ‘direct assault on our nation’s independent judiciary’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tore into President Biden’s new commission studying potential changes to the Supreme Court on Friday. McConnell released a statement calling Biden’s commission, which will study topics including whether to add more seats
Kansas state lawmaker recorded blood-alcohol level twice legal limit, said trooper was a ‘donut boy’: reports
The Kansas state Senate majority leader was arrested last month on suspicion of driving under the influence, allegedly recording a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit, according to reports. Republican Gene
Fed policymakers see risk from infections, not inflation
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve plans to keep its super-easy policy in
Powell says he is not focused on possible second term as Fed chair
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday deflected a question about whether he is likely to
Senate Banking chair presses Wall Street banks on Archegos ties
The Democratic chair of the Senate Banking Committee has written to several large banks, including Credit Suisse and Japan’s Nomura, asking them for information on their relationship with New York-based
U.S. Democrat Manchin opposed to using reconciliation to pass legislation
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senate panel holds hearing on interior secretary nominee WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said on Wednesday he is opposed to using a
McConnell again slams Biden as a leftist: ‘Bernie Sanders is really happy’
Mitch McConnell: Democrats’ Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will not be able to function without the filibuster. Sen. Mitch McConnell continued calling President Biden “far-left” despite White
Trump endorses Mo Brooks in Alabama Senate race
Former President Trump weighed in on Wednesday in the Republican Senate primary in Alabama, endorsing Rep. Mo Brooks, one of his biggest supporters in the House of Representatives. “Mo Brooks has my Complete
California Senate rejects governor’s CHRB appointment, first such move in 20 years
In a bizarre bit of political theatre, the California Senate turned down a governor’s political appointment for the first time in more than 20 years on Monday. Wendy Mitchell was
Watch McConnell’s warning to corporate America
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says that corporations should stay out of politics and stop inserting themselves into debates over divisive issues. #CNN #News
Senate gives Biden a big tool to work around GOP filibuster
With a powerful new tool, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has fresh options for potentially advancing President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package and other priorities past Republican obstruction in the 50-50
PA candidate running to be first Black Republican woman in Senate slams Biden over past ‘ain’t Black’ comments
Kathy Barnette, a Black woman from Pennsylvania running as a Republican for U.S. Senate, criticized President Biden’s previous comments on race in a Wednesday tweet. Barnette, 49, is aiming to become
Ohio race: Another candidate jumps into the most competitive GOP Senate primary in the country
Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno on Tuesday launched a Republican campaign for the Senate in the 2022 race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Rob Portman in Ohio. In a national announcement shared first with Fox
Democrats Win Crucial Tool to Enact Biden’s Plans, Including Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — A top Senate official ruled on Monday that Democrats could use the fast-track budget reconciliation process for a second time this fiscal year, potentially handing them broader power
U.S. Senate Democrats take aim at Trump 2017 international tax reforms
2/2 © Reuters. U.S. Senate panel holds hearing on Biden’s trade nominee 2/2 By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee on Monday proposed major
After new law, McConnell warns CEOs: ‘Stay out of politics’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks during a news conference at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky., Monday, April 5, 2021. | AP McConnell particularly slammed President Joe Biden’s criticism
McConnell warns of ‘serious consequences’ for businesses that help ‘far-left mobs’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blasted companies for parroting President Biden’s now-debunked claims, including that Georgia’s new voting legislation is “Jim Crow on steroids.” “Corporations will invite serious consequences if they
Giannoulias’ seven-figure campaign haul puts him in driver’s seat for fundraising in secretary of state race
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias makes his concession speech in 2010. | Brian Kersey/Getty Images Added to what he already had in his account, the new fundraising gives Giannoulias
Schumer Says Congress ‘Will Move Forward’ to Legalize Weed Even as Biden Is Hesitant
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says that even though President Joe Biden is resistant, he intends for Congress to make moves to federally legalize marijuana. In an interview with Politico’s Natalie
Trump’s Latino Support Was More Widespread Than Thought, Report Finds
Even as Latino voters played a meaningful role in tipping the Senate and the presidency to the Democrats last year, former President Donald J. Trump succeeded in peeling away significant
Lawmakers react to injured officers attacked at Capitol
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was among those who sent his prayers to the police officers injured in a deadly Good Friday attack at the Capitol. Lawmakers were not at work at
McConnell says Biden’s infrastructure package won’t get GOP support, will oppose it ‘every step of the way’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday told reporters President Biden’s proposed $2.3 trillion infrastructure package “is not going to get support” from Republicans and said he plans to oppose it