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McConnell Proposes ‘Targeted’ Virus Aid, Dems Say It’s Not Enough

September 8, 2020

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday the Senate would vote on a trimmed-down Republican coronavirus relief package, though it has a slim chance of passage in the face of Democrats' insistence for more sweeping aid. The Kentucky R...

Senate Committee Approves $38 Billion Israel Defense Package

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May 22, 2020

A $38 billion military aid package for Israel is moving to the Senate after being approved in the chamber's Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday. The bill (S.B. 3176) provides Israel, which currently rece...

Senate Approves $2 Trillion Economic Rescue Package on Unanimous Vote

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March 25, 2020

WASHINGTON — The Senate late Wednesday passed an unparalleled $2.2 trillion economic rescue package steering aid to businesses, workers and health care systems engulfed by the coronavirus pandemic. It now mo...

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McConnell: GOP will Start Impeachment Trial, Delay Witnesses

AP News

January 7, 2020

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he has secured the Republican votes needed to start President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and postpone a decision on witnesses or documents that Democrats want. McConnell is expected to l...

House Approves Resolution Opposing Israel Boycott Movement in Divisive Vote

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July 23, 2019

CNN Politics The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to approve a non-binding resolution that opposes the boycott movement against Israel, a measure that won broad bipartisan support but faced ...

Barr To Be a No-Show for House Hearing, Stepping Up Tensions

AP News

May 2, 2019

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr has informed lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee that he will skip a hearing on special counsel Robert Mueller's report, escalating an already acrimonious battl...

Harris, Booker Miss Most Votes of Senators Running in 2020

AP News

April 17, 2019

WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris and Cory Booker have each missed more than one-fifth of the Senate's votes so far this year as they campaign for president, according to an Associated Press analysis of congressional data. With 16 missed votes of the 77 that the R...

Senate Votes to Curtail Support for Saudi-Led Military Effort in Yemen, Condemn Prince

The Washington Post

December 13, 2018

WASHINGTON - The Senate cast a historic vote Thursday afternoon to end U.S. participation in a Saudi-led war effort in Yemen , delivering a clear political rebuke of President Donald Trump's continued embrace o...

CIA Director Gina Haspel briefed House members on Khashoggi murder.

After Khashoggi Killing, Senate to Vote on US Role in Yemen

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December 12, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is debating a resolution calling on the U.S. to pull assistance from the Saudi-led war in Yemen, a measure that has won new support in the aftermath of the killing of Saudi journali...

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Florida Is Again at the Center of an Election Controversy

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November 9, 2018

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida is once again at the center of election controversy, but this year there are no hanging chads or butterfly ballots like in 2000. And no angry mobs in suits — at least not yet. The deeply purple state will learn Saturday wheth...

Judge To Immanuel Schools: Stop In-Person Teaching Immediately

Will Voting in a Non-Battleground State Make a Difference?

Some Clovis Unified Kids Back in School Within Weeks. Others Not Until January, District Says.

Trump the Dancer? His Moves to ‘YMCA’ at Rallies Are a Hit

County GOP Pulls Unofficial Ballot Collection Boxes After Secretary of State Says They're Illegal

Rally Leaders Say Funds, Communication Lacking from City Hall in Anti-Violence Effort

Fresno Again at Risk of Slipping Back to COVID Purple Tier. Madera Sees Improvement.

Curfew? No Alcohol Sales After 10? Councilman Says Nothing Off Limits After Surge in Violence.

76 Arrests as Fans, Some Rowdy, Cheer Lakers Win in LA

Jeff Bridges Says He Has Lymphoma, Cites Good Prognosis

Guitars Played, Partly Made by Eddie Van Halen Go to Auction

Dodgers-Rays Rare Wild-Card Era Matchup of Baseball’s Best

Walters: Capitol’s Dominant Democrats Still Bickering

Walters: When Will California Schools Reopen?

When Will Your Ballot Be Counted? The Perks of Voting Early.

Opinion: Why Sikhs Should Vote for Biden

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Trump Denies 'Mini-Strokes' Sent Him To Walter Reed

Will Voting in a Non-Battleground State Make a Difference?

When Will Your Ballot Be Counted? The Perks of Voting Early.

Trump Tends to His Electoral Map, Biden Eyes Obama Boost

McConnell Proposes ‘Targeted’ Virus Aid, Dems Say It’s Not Enough

Senate Committee Approves $38 Billion Israel Defense Package

Senate Approves $2 Trillion Economic Rescue Package on Unanimous Vote

McConnell: GOP will Start Impeachment Trial, Delay Witnesses

House Approves Resolution Opposing Israel Boycott Movement in Divisive Vote

Barr To Be a No-Show for House Hearing, Stepping Up Tensions

Harris, Booker Miss Most Votes of Senators Running in 2020

Senate Votes to Curtail Support for Saudi-Led Military Effort in Yemen, Condemn Prince

After Khashoggi Killing, Senate to Vote on US Role in Yemen

Florida Is Again at the Center of an Election Controversy

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