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Senate Control May Come Down to Nevada as Count Nears End
Nevada’s ballot count is entering its final act and may determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. If Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto finishes ahead, her party will have a majority in the upper chamber thanks to Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote. If Republican challenger Adam Laxalt wins, the GOP will have a shot at picking up its 51st...
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Katie Britt Becomes First Female Senator for Alabama
Katie Britt, who is a lawyer, was also the first woman to serve as president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama.
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Here's What's Included in the Inflation Reduction Act
The $740 billion economic package from Democrats is made up of health care, climate change and deficit-reduction strategies.
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Senate Passes Sweeping Climate, Health and Tax Package With House to Vote Next
The Senate has approved Democrats’ big election-year economic package. The legislation is less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic goals.
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Dems' Climate, Energy, Tax Bill Clears Initial Senate Hurdle
A divided Senate has voted to start debating Democrats’ election-year economic bill.
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WATCH: Jon Stewart Rips GOP for Blocking Funding for Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits
Entertainer and activist Jon Stewart ripped the 41 Republican senators who voted against the PACT Act, blocking a bill that would provide resources for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. “Cowards, all of them.”
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Senate Passes Bill to Boost Computer Chip Production in US
The Senate has passed a bill that’s designed to encourage more semiconductor companies to build chip plants in the United States.
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House Votes to Protect Same-Sex Marriage
The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill tp protect same-sex and interracial marriages.
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Senate Passes Gun Safety Legislation: Here's What's in It
Highlights of the bipartisan gun violence bill the Senate approved Thursday and the House is expected to pass Friday
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Senate Announces Bipartisan Framework on Gun Legislation
The deal, negotiated by Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, could be the most significant federal action on gun violence in nearly three decades
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Senate GOP Blocks Domestic Terrorism Bill, Gun Policy Debate in Key Vote
Democrats’ first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, has failed in the Senate.
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‘A Moment of Extraordinary Anguish' Senators React to Texas Tragedy
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee spoke on Wednesday about the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas.
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Watch: Sen. Chris Murphy Begs for Gun Violence Legislation in Impassioned Speech
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy took to the Senate floor Tuesday to address politicians and beg for change after a mass shooting resulted in the death of over 19 kids and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas.
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WATCH: Democrats React to Failed Abortion Rights Bill
Democrats delivered pointed reactions after the Senate voted 49-51 against the Women’s Health Protection Act on Wednesday, rejecting nationally codifying abortion rights.
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What Are Your Senators' Financial Interests? Here's How to Find Out
Congress has not made it easy to find out if your members of Congress have investments related to their policy-making decisions. So NBCLX storyteller Peter Hull compiled those financial disclosures into an interactive tool that allows the public to see the investments of their U.S. Senators in one place for the first time. He joined LX News Now to explain...
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Biden Responds to McCarthy Audio: ‘This is the MAGA Party Now'
During an Earth Day speech in Seattle, President Joe Biden talked about the leaked audio of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., condemning former President Donald Trump’s involvement in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein Fights Back After Reports of Her Being Mentally Unfit to Serve
California Senator Dianne Feinstein is fighting back after reports that she’s become mentally unfit to serve.
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Senate Republicans Push for Package of New Laws to Aid Small Business, Retail Investors
Senate Republicans unveiled a plan to spur business by tailoring regulation and ensuring retail investors have access to young ventures.
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Murkowski, Romney Back Jackson, All But Assure Confirmation
Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney say they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic nomination to the Supreme Court, giving President Joe Biden’s nominee a new burst of bipartisan support to become the first Black woman on the high court
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Under Intense Questioning, Ketanji Brown Jackson Has Kept Calm
Ketanji Brown Jackson could have lost her cool at several of the questions thrown her way during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings, but she has kept calm, says defense attorney and former prosecutor Bernarda Villalona. She explained more about Jackson’s even keeled demeanor during the hearings, and explains some parts of Jackson’s career that senators keep talking about.