Tag: Senate
Congress Is Paralyzed on Guns. Here’s Why Chris Murphy Is Still Hopeful.
WASHINGTON — It did not take long after the racist gun massacre in Buffalo for a familiar sense…
Supreme Court Rules for Ted Cruz in Campaign Finance Case
The chief justice wrote that loans played a special role for candidates challenging incumbents.“As a practical matter, personal…
U.S. Senator From Maryland Suffers ‘Minor Stroke’
Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced late Sunday night that he was recovering from “a minor stroke,”…
For Many Pennsylvania Voters, Trumpism Is Bigger Than Trump
LAUGHLINTOWN, Pa. — Michael Testa, 51, an Army veteran and handyman, drives a minivan plastered with stickers reading…
Kathy Barnette, Republican Senate Candidate, Vaults Into Contention
NEWTOWN, Pa. — Kathy Barnette, a previously little-known Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania whose underdog campaign has vaulted…
Senate Confirms Philip Jefferson as a Fed Governor
Philip N. Jefferson, a college administrator and academic economist, was confirmed to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors…
How Democrats Want to Put Republicans on the Defensive on Abortion
In politics, sometimes you need to lose in order to win.Wednesday’s planned vote on the Women’s Health Protection…
Here’s How Democrats in Congress Are Trying to Protect Abortion Rights
WASHINGTON — Acting swiftly after a leaked Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, Senator Chuck…
Senate Democrats Warn of G.O.P. Effort to Restrict Abortion Nationwide
WASHINGTON — Democrats rang alarm bells on Sunday about the likelihood that Republicans would try to restrict abortion…
Democrats Plan a Bid to Codify Roe, but Lack the Votes to Succeed
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader, and other top Republicans have mostly refrained from boasting about…
As Feinstein Declines, Democrats Struggle to Manage an Open Secret
WASHINGTON — She was once pressed to run for governor of California by President Bill Clinton. She was…
Biden Extols Mondale as ‘One of the Great Giants of American History’
WASHINGTON — President Biden paid tribute on Sunday to former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, hailing “one of…