Tag: Senate
Senator Raphael Warnock uses a new ad to pressure Herschel Walker to commit to a debate.
ATLANTA — A new advertisement from Raphael Warnock, Georgia’s incumbent Democratic senator, pushes the state’s Republican Senate nominee,…
Lawmakers Who Traveled With Biden Are at Capitol But Testing and Masking
President Biden’s positive coronavirus test offered a stark reminder of how the pandemic and the increasing number of…
Manchin Pulls Plug on Climate and Tax Talks, Shrinking Domestic Plan
WASHINGTON — Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, pulled the plug on Thursday on negotiations to…
Here’s How Democrats’ Big Domestic Agenda Bill Has Shrunk
WASHINGTON — Call it the incredible shrinking domestic policy initiative.As Democrats toil to salvage pieces of President Biden’s…
Biden Throws a Picnic, Trying to Recapture Bipartisan ‘Magic’
WASHINGTON — For a few moments on Tuesday, before the thunder rolled and the clouds threatened to open,…
Democrats Schedule Votes on Abortion Access, but Lack a Legislative Path
WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress, under pressure to take quick action in response to the Supreme Court’s decision…
Despite Repeated Fumbles, Georgia Republicans Say They’re Sticking With Walker
ATLANTA — Georgia Republicans knew for months before Herschel Walker launched his Senate campaign that he would be…
Democrats Propose Raising Taxes on Some High Earners to Bolster Medicare
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats will push to raise taxes on some high-earning Americans and steer the money to…
Senate Democrats Urge Biden to Take Action on Abortion
WASHINGTON — A group of Senate Democrats sent a letter to President Biden on Saturday urging him to…
Kavanaugh Gave Private Assurances on Roe v. Wade. Collins Says He ‘Misled’ Her.
WASHINGTON — During a two-hour meeting in her Senate office with the Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh…
Leaving Wish Lists at the Door, Senators Found Consensus on Guns
WASHINGTON — Inside a pink-hued hideaway office in the basement of the Capitol last month, Senator Christopher S.…
In One Day, Washington Goes in Two Directions on Guns
WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital, so often a backdrop for inaction, had seldom witnessed anything quite like it…