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Questions about the age and fitness for office of certain lawmakers are spurring conversations about whether Congress, as a body, is getting too old.
The Senate approved House Joint Resolution 6006 on a 21–17 vote during the third day of the special session, ending hours of procedural debate over whether lawmakers could expand the session to include redistricting.
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U.S. senate defies white house—lawmakers vote to terminate Brazil tariffs in rare bipartisan showdown
In a significant bipartisan action, the U.S. Senate has approved a resolution to end tariffs imposed on Brazil. The measure passed with a 52–48 vote, signalling rare cooperation between both major political parties.
The government shutdown has reached Day 27, and President Trump is away this week. Will the Senate vote today on shutdown? What time? What to know.
Mike Johnson and the House stand in the way of any deal the Senate makes to end the shutdown - ‘They’ve been predicting we would fold, and we would be predicting they would find a backbone,’ one Democ
A Congressional committee wanted the NBA to respond to questions about gambling indictments. Here's why that won't happen, yet.
The Virginia Senate continues to debate a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the redrawing of the state's 11 congressional districts ahead of next year's midterm elections.
The Illinois Power Agency, which manages Illinois’ electricity market and oversees renewable energy procurement in the state, conducted an analysis of the bill. The agency found that while the programs in the proposal will increase customer bills slightly, those increases will be entirely offset by 2029.
An Ohio bill to significantly revise the state’s marijuana program, while adding new restrictions to the hemp market, has hit a roadblock—with the Senate soundly rejecting the latest amended version that advanced out of the House.
The government shutdown has reached Day 31, and by Monday it'll tie the longest funding lapse in history. Will Senate vote today? Here's the latest.
After the government had been shut down for nearly a month, a conspicuously quiet President Donald Trump finally weighed in with a prescription for how to end it.