Posted on · The Senate Judiciary Committee begins the second of four confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the federal judge President Biden has picked to fill Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's seat when he retires this summer.
Posted on · The price tag comes in at roughly $1 trillion, with $550 billion in new spending over five years. The funding goes toward roads and bridges as well as broadband and electric vehicles.
Posted on · The vote is an attempt by Democrats to protect abortion rights as states set increasingly restrictive laws. But the bill faces dim prospects in the Senate.
Posted on · Attorney General Merrick Garland called the Texas law a "statutory scheme" that violates Supreme Court precedent.
Posted on · After intense pressure from progressives, the CDC has announced a more limited eviction moratorium, days after an earlier freeze on evictions expired.
Posted on · The GOP has filibustered Democrats' massive bill that's aimed at protecting and expanding voting rights and reforming campaign finance laws.
Posted on · The colossal package allocates money for COVID-19 vaccines, schools, small businesses and anti-poverty programs like the child tax credit. Here are the highlights, including what the Senate changed.
Posted on · The bill will deliver a new round of aid to Americans almost a year after the pandemic first upended daily life in the United States.
Posted on · Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for bipartisan support for the upcoming House vote on the Senate-amended legislation. Such support is unlikely, as Republicans are fiercely opposed to the package.
Posted on · The legislation includes setting up a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, but its fate in Congress, which has rejected such measures for the past two decades, is uncertain.
Posted on · Six Republicans voted with all Democrats to advance the Senate impeachment trial.
Posted on · Biden has signed 15 executive actions on priorities including COVID-19, climate change, racial justice — and rolling back Trump rules.
Posted on · President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration has been largely downsized because of the coronavirus pandemic and security concerns after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Posted on · With nine days left in the Trump presidency, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats are forging ahead with plans to remove Trump from office.
Posted on · Trump's seal of approval, even after bashing the legislation, puts an end to uncertainty over when millions of Americans will receive the economic relief provided in the massive congressional package.