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The Senate on Thursday took a critical step on the bipartisan gun safety legislation, clearing the way for a passage vote no later than the end of the week. In a 65-34 vote, 15 Republicans joined all Senate Democrats in moving forward. Ahead of the vote, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate could pass…
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Democrats are calling the Senate’s bipartisan gun safety bill a first step to combat gun violence. The reality is, the second step isn’t coming anytime soon. The chamber is on the cusp of passing Congress’ most significant gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years. And even as Democrats hail that progress, they’ve described the package…
Read More “Dems vow they'll do more on gun safety — but it could take years” »
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Mitch McConnell is breaking character yet again, and this time it’s on one of the most polarizing issues in American politics. Once known as the Senate’s “guardian of gridlock,” the GOP leader is publicly endorsing the chamber’s bipartisan framework on gun safety, wading into a topic so volatile with his base that it ended one…
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Senate negotiators are racing to finalize legislative text for a gun safety bill, aiming to hold a vote on the final product before Congress leaves for recess in less than two weeks. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that “for the first time in a long time, the Senate has a path forward on…
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Senate Republicans are sprinting away from Herschel Walker’s embrace of an exception-free ban on abortion, wary that his politically unpopular position could hurt their bid to take back the chamber. The Georgia GOP Senate candidate told reporters last week that “there’s no exception in my mind” for abortion. But that’s a step too far for…
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Two Senate Democratic leaders say they are willing to give Republicans a vote on reversing President Joe Biden’s move to end pandemic-era deportation limits, provided that the GOP then agrees to move a stalled $10 billion coronavirus aid deal. It’s a notable shift in Democratic strategy, weeks after the Covid aid package was sidetracked amid…
Read More “Dems edge closer to giving GOP a border vote as a price for Covid aid” »
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As Roe vs. Wade teeters, Republicans are fractured about what to do next. The split may turn into a chasm if they take back full control of Washington in 2025. Some in the GOP now acknowledge they may eventually pursue national abortion restrictions should a majority of the Supreme Court follow through on its draft…
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Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin knew exactly when Ketanji Brown Jackson would be confirmed, even weeks before President Joe Biden made his choice: by April 8. With a fragile 50-50 Democratic majority and an unpredictable pandemic, the majority leader and Judiciary Committee chair mapped out a strategy that went from nomination to confirmation in a…
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is on a relatively smooth path to becoming the first Black woman on the Supreme Court after three days of Senate confirmation hearings that have run the gamut in tone, from tense to rowdy to emotionally supportive. At the moment, Democrats expect Jackson to receive full support from their 50-member caucus…
Read More “Jackson's hearings are ending. Meet the 9 potential Senate swing votes.” »
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Dick Durbin is a patient senator. And his restraint will be tested during this week’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Republicans telegraphed for weeks that they wouldn’t put up a major fight against Jackson in the Durbin-chaired Judiciary Committee. Then came their soft-on-crime attack. Just five days before the first Black…
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At least three Senate Democrats are undecided on President Joe Biden’s pick to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as the White House seeks to save the nomination and avoid another high-profile defeat. Ed Gonzalez was accused of domestic abuse of his wife in a 2021 police affidavit, though both deny the allegations. Democrats asked party…
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Mitt Romney and Roy Blunt are torn over the same Supreme Court quandary: whether to shake off GOP pressure to oppose Ketanji Brown Jackson and vote for the first Black woman justice. Though Jackson hasn’t even had her confirmation hearing yet, the independent-minded Romney and retiring Blunt are trying to balance the historic nature of…
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Senate Democratic leaders are racing to confirm President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court pick before Easter. That timeline could get murky, particularly if Biden picks a nominee who has never been through the Judiciary Committee. Biden may begin interviews with potential candidates as early as this week, though senators are not anticipating him to announce his…
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