“This is huge,” Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.) tweeted after the vote. “I look forward to passing this bill in the House and making #Juneteenth a…
“It was hugely significant, and it did happen fast. A lot of us never thought we would see this day. It’s a day of rejoicing,…
The House approved the measure on a 406-21 vote, with all opposition coming from Republicans. Only 12 House Republicans voted against the March measure bestowing…
Wray and the FBI were not the only ones pressed by lawmakers about missed warning signals and the faulty response to the Jan. 6 attack…
McConnell proved unsuccessful in 2012, but Republicans did retake the Senate majority for the last two years of Obama’s second term and held it until…
“I can’t support any infrastructure package that does not include child care, clean energy and requiring the rich and powerful to pay a fair share…
“I think we’ll be around here in December, trying to fund the government,” said Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, the chamber’s top Republican appropriator. “There’s…
Still, Republicans and Democrats alike are eager to exploit simmering tensions among their rivals. For the GOP, that means targeting Omar for equating the U.S.…
“The number’s important, but the quality of the nominee is even more important,” said Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). “So we’re being supportive and…
“It’ll be awful hard to get those moderate Democrats to be for that,” Thune said. “The stars are kind of lining up for an infrastructure…