Tag: Senate
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…
Bipartisan Gun Bill Clears Initial Vote in Senate
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday cleared the first hurdle to passing a bipartisan measure aimed at keeping…
Semiconductor Makers Push Congress for New Funding
WASHINGTON — Top chip makers are pressuring Congress to quickly pass a measure providing more than $52 billion…
Toiling to Complete a Gun Bill, Two Parties Part Ways on Its Reach
WASHINGTON — As the first bipartisan agreement on gun safety measures in years takes shape on Capitol Hill,…
Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal on Gun Safety
WASHINGTON — Senate negotiators announced on Sunday that they had struck a bipartisan deal on a narrow set…
With Cornyn in the Room, Senate Gun Talks Focus on Narrow Changes
WASHINGTON — Facing a national crisis with a devastating human toll and entrenched partisan divisions, a small group…
Pennsylvania Court Orders Undated Ballots to Be Counted, Siding With McCormick For Now
A Pennsylvania court ordered election officials on Thursday to count undated mail-in ballots for now in a nationally…
Massacres Test Whether Washington Can Move Beyond Paralysis
WASHINGTON — Days after 19 children and two teachers were gunned down in Texas, politicians in Washington are…