Tag: Senate

Senator Mitch McConnell on Monday dropped his demand that the new Democratic Senate majority promise to preserve the filibuster ...

Can Senate convict Trump now that he’s out of office? Plus other impeachment questions answered

Formal delivery by the House of an article of impeachment against former President Trump shifted focus to the Senate, ...

45 Senate Republicans vote to declare Trump impeachment trial unconstitutional

Moments after senators were sworn in Tuesday as jurors in former President Trump’s impeachment trial, Republicans forced a vote ...

Senate Republicans are preparing to circle the wagons around Trump in delayed impeachment trial

In addition to their reliance on the procedural claim that a former president can’t face an impeachment trial, the delay ...

North Carolina state senator Jeff Jackson to announce run for U.S. Senate

Charlotte’s most popular millennial politician dad, Democratic state senator Jeff Jackson, will announce a bid for U.S. Senate this ...

McConnell Relents On Senate Filibuster Stalemate

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, dropped his demand that any power-sharing agreement with Democrats must ...

As Senate Weighs Biden’s Commerce Pick, Here’s What to Watch

WASHINGTON — The Commerce Department has taken on new importance in recent years, with wide-ranging authority over issues as ...

How Nan Whaley, Dayton’s Mayor, Sees Ohio Politics and Portman’s Senate Seat

Senator Rob Portman’s announcement on Monday that he would not seek a third term in 2022 sent a shock ...

Trump impeachment goes to Senate, trial likely to begin on Feb 8