Tag: Senate
Senators Grasp for a Bipartisan Gun Deal, Facing Long Odds
WASHINGTON — After the deadliest school shooting in a decade, a small group of Republican and Democratic senators…
A Timeline of Failed Attempts to Address U.S. Gun Violence
WASHINGTON — For more than a decade, as mass shooting has followed mass shooting in the United States,…
Scorned by Trump, Mo Brooks Rises in Alabama Senate Race
In politics, “the only thing that matters is how much money you’ve got and how low you’re willing…
What Is America’s Strategy in Ukraine?
It is tempting to see Ukraine’s stunning successes against Russia’s aggression as a sign that with sufficient American…
Group Seeks Disbarment of Ted Cruz Over Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election
A group formed in the hopes of disbarring lawyers who worked on cases in which former President Donald…
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…