Senate Breakfast Club wields gavel power in new GOP majority
Nearly every member of the Breakfast Club, an informal band of fiscal hawks, was doled out a chairmanship at the start of the ...
‘Shameless’ Dems embrace filibuster they once tried to abolish
Last month, Senate Democrats used the filibuster to block sanctions on the International Criminal Court, in response to the ...
U.S. Senate Majority Leader aims to end debate on RFK Jr. nomination. What 'cloture' means
U.S. Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand voted against RFK Jr.'s nomination for DHHS Feb. 6. Another ...
Senate tries again on thorny issue of kids online safety
A bipartisan Senate bill to ban social media access for kids younger than 13 that sailed through committee is facing pushback ...
Sen. Ted Cruz positioned to play a key role in plane crash investigation
Cruz has a key role in congressional oversight of the Wednesday night accident as chairman of the Senate Committee on ...
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Cruz to revive push to abolish government consumer protection agency
Senate Republicans backed a Wednesday effort from Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Cruz has unsuccessfully tried to disassemble the agency in the ...
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‘AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act’ Heads To Full Senate Floor
The Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday morning approved reintroduced legislation that would mandate the cost-free ...
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Black Hawk helicopter in D.C. plane crash had a safety system off, senator says
The Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with an American Eagle flight over the Potomac River late last month was flying with a safety system turned off, Sen. Ted Cruz told reporters Thursday ...