Topic: U.S. Senate
The US Senate approved a deal Saturday to avoid a federal shutdown, voting for a spending bill worth roughly $1 trillion to fund the government through fiscal year 2012.Senators voted 67 to 32 to approve the massive bill, which after approval Friday ...
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (Reuters) - For insight into the conservative Tea Party movement's battle plan in 2012, check out Joe Dugan's Google spreadsheets.Dugan, 66, a retired manufacturing executive and chairman of the Myrtle Beach Tea Party, is particularly proud of the ...
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Alison Nathan to serve as a federal judge in New YorkOn Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Alison Nathan to serve as a federal judge in New York. Nathan becomes the ...
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The White House vowed to push forward with President Barack Obama's jobs package "piece by piece" if a vote fails on Tuesday in the U.S. Senate, as expected, to advance the legislation.Obama was in Pittsburgh as part of a ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Marco Rubio, a rising Republican star from Florida who is considered a top candidate to be his party's vice presidential nominee, said on Wednesday he would not take the job if offered. Probably.Rubio, who represents a state that ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said on Monday that his chamber will consider this month President Barack Obama's embattled $447 billion jobs program, and urged members of both parties to back it.Reid made the announcement on the Senate ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold endorsed Elizabeth Warren's bid for a Senate seat on Tuesday, a strong sign that the prominent consumer activist's Massachusetts campaign will be a top priority for liberal Democrats in 2012.Warren, a Harvard Law School ...
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, one of the few openly gay members of Congress, announced on Tuesday that she will run for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring fellow Democrat Herb Kohl.If elected to the Senate, she would be the ...
Russ Feingold announces he won't run for the U.S. Senate, paving the way for Tammy Baldwin to enter the raceRuss Feingold on Friday told supporters that he would not run for the U.S. Senate in 2012, increasing the likelihood that Wisconsin Rep. ...
A shadowy group of hackers behind a string of recent cyberattacks claimed to have breached the US Senate website and taken internal data.The Senate Sergeant at Arms, which is responsible for congressional security, confirmed there had been an intrusion into the server ...
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Alaska Senate
In this Friday, Dec. 17, 2010 picture, Alaska Republican U.S. Senate ...AP News - -
Tax Cuts
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., speaks and Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, left, and ...AP News - -
ADDITION Tax Cuts
Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks back to his office ...AP News -
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Democrats Will Protect Access To Women ...
Senators will fight to ensure women have access to the ...2012-02-08 -
Confirmation hearing of Admiral Samuel Locklear ...
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US Senate kills Repulican debt plan
The Democratic controlled Senate killed the Republican bill which was ...2011-07-30
