Senate Democratic leaders are showing little appetite for pushing through confirmation of Loretta Lynch as U.S. attorney general before they surrender control to Republicans in January.
Read More »Senate advances campaign-finance plan lacking House support
The U.S. Senate is poised to spend much of the week debating a proposed constitutional amendment that would let Congress reverse a 2010 Supreme Court decision and restore limits on corporate campaign spending.
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Read More »Democrats seek to reverse high court contraceptive ruling
U.S. Senate Democrats are planning a vote as soon as next week on legislation requiring for-profit companies to provide insurance coverage for contraceptives.
Read More »Senate party leaders clash over campaign finance amendment
The U.S. Senate’s top party leaders clashed at an unusual Judiciary Committee hearing over a proposed constitutional amendment that would give Congress more authority to regulate federal campaign spending.
Read More »Long-term jobless benefits stalled even with U.S. Senate passage
U.S. House Republicans are showing no sign that they’ll move forward legislation the Senate passed restoring benefits for the long-term unemployed.
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