WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden’s choice to become one of the top banking regulators endured a contentious nomination hearing, with Republican senators warning she would nationalize the U.S. banking system and Democrats saying she’s […]
RALEIGH – President Joe Biden’s three nominees to become North Carolina’s top federal prosecutors were confirmed on Friday by the U.S. Senate. The Senate voted unanimously for Michael Easley Jr., Sandra Hairston and Dena King […]
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the longest-serving current member of the Senate, said Monday he will not seek reelection next year to the seat he has held for eight terms. Leahy, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two Democratic senators said Friday that they oppose the nomination of Jerome Powell to a second term as chair of the Federal Reserve, saying Powell has been insufficiently committed to fighting climate […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who voted to convict President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial and had called for his resignation after the Jan. 6 protest, announced Friday she will run […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Herschel Walker for the Senate in Georgia, lending the clout of the highest-ranking elected GOP official in the country to the candidacy of a former football […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate’s willingness to confirm a president’s nominees took a downward turn during Donald Trump’s first year in office. And it has only gotten worse for President Joe Biden. About 36% of […]
WESTERVILLE, Ohio — The lone Republican moderate at a U.S. Senate candidate forum in Ohio on Sunday said at one point he felt “like a Browns fan in Pittsburgh Stadium.” The crowd of about 950 […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The White House said Friday that President Joe Biden would speak in the coming weeks about moving to “fundamentally alter” the filibuster or even eliminate the legislative roadblock that empowers the Senate […]
HARTFORD, Conn. — Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut details in a new book how aid from top Republicans — including strategist Karl Rove — helped him win reelection against a more left-leaning Democrat […]
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