As protesters shout, NC Senate Republicans override Cooper veto of powers-stripping bill
The North Carolina Senate voted to override a veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday amid protests, the latest ...
Schumer asks Thune to consider Democrats in Senate confirmation process
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) pointed to the system of checks and balances and the role the Senate has played ...
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Boston tax bill vote delayed again in the legislature
Sen. Nick Collins of South Boston used a procedural maneuver to delay a vote on the controversial and time-sensitive Boston ...
Schumer urges Thune to preserve Senate’s ‘advice and consent’ role on Trump nominees
Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is urging incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to ...
Schumer Presses for F.B.I. Checks and Senate Consideration of Trump Nominees
In a letter, the Democratic leader said members of his party would work with Republicans to consider the president-elect’s ...
Senate has 6 weeks to vote to lift Social Security for public workers. Will it?
Public sector workers are anxiously waiting to see if the Senate will vote to finally eliminate provisions that cut their ...
It's official: Faculty Senate votes 'no confidence' in Missouri State president
The MSU Faculty Senate first considered a "no confidence" resolution against President Biff Williams Nov. 14. The vote came ...
Senate GOP initiates Thune-engineered slowdown as Schumer looks to stack judicial votes
Republicans sought to delay Democrats' cloture filings on Monday as they try to quickly confirm Biden judges in the lame duck ...
Senate Democrats force Israel weapons vote, citing Biden inaction
The Senate ultimately voted down the measure, brought by Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic allies, to block the sale of some ...
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Why the Senate’s Israel vote matters, as Democrats divide on the Jewish state
Bernie Sanders' efforts to restrict arms to Israel failed. But more than one-third of Democrats voted in favor, an erosion in ...
More Biden judges will be confirmed, but four appeals court nominees won’t see a vote under Senate deal
Senate leaders have reached a deal that will smooth the path for Democrats to confirm several of President Joe Biden’s ...
Senate to vote on Democratic effort to block US arms to Israel
Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is forcing a vote without the consent of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to protest $20 billion in ...