Senate Democrats Want GOP’s Attention on Immigration, Letter Shows
Mark Kelly of Arizona, sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., S.D.) saying they are willing to provide the votes for legislation to address the country’s “pressing border security and immigration needs.
13 Democratic senators tell the GOP they are ready to collaborate on "fair immigration enforcement"
The senators said they would cooperate with the GOP to address "pressing border security and immigration needs”
Senate Democrats block GOP’s ‘born-alive’ abortion bill
Senate Republicans failed on Wednesday to invoke cloture on a bill legislating care for infants “born alive” during attempted abortions, with the motion largely serving to get Democrats on the record as voting against a bill being framed as anti-infanticide.
The 46 Democrats Who Voted for Republicans’ Racist Immigration Bill
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the Laken Riley Act, which allows for the deportation and detention of any undocumented immigrant merely suspected of a nonviolent crime,
Senate Democrats plead with GOP to work together on immigration
Border state Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and a dozen other primarily Democratic senators are pushing the Republican-controlled Senate to include them in their work addressing the border and immigration matters.
Democrats wage confirmation wars as Trump turns up pressure on Senate
The tactics are reminiscent of the ones taken the first time Trump entered the White House. At the time, Democrats homed in ...
Michigan Senate's Democratic Leader prepares to take legal action against House
Gretchen Whitmer's desk for consideration. Some lawmakers voiced opposition to the resolution. House Speaker Matt ...
Schumer supports Democrats delaying all Trump nominees that lack unanimous support
N.Y., said he supports Democrat efforts to slow down the confirmation of President Trump's Cabinet, including for key national security roles.
Pete Hegseth clears first Senate hurdle despite Democrats’ efforts to tank Pentagon nominee
The Republican-led chamber, requiring only a simple majority, voted to clear a procedural step and set the stage for confirmation likely this weekend.
Senate confirms China hawk John Ratcliffe as Trump’s CIA director
Senate Majority Leader John Thune had called out Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy for delaying the vote on a “key national security position.” ...
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Senate Democrats preview vaccine arguments ahead of RFK Jr. hearings
The roundtable, convened by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) clearly served as a prep session ahead of the confirmation hearings ...
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Erections Have Consequences: Democratic Senator Proposes Cheeky Bill To Make It Illegal for Men To Ejaculate Without Intent To Reproduce
The ‘Contraception Begins at Erection Act,’ would make it unlawful for ‘a person to discharge genetic material without intent to fertilize an embryo.’ ...
Senate Democrats boil over Laken Riley missteps
The Laken Riley Act is roiling the Senate Democratic Conference, as senators believe their party bungled immigration and ...
Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump’s defense secretary, despite allegations against him
A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization ...
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Democrats May Not Reach Trump’s Level of Power for a Long Time
They can reconquer the House and the White House. But the Senate looks problematic, thanks to a solid red bloc of 25 states.