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April 4, 2022

Senate reaches $10B COVID agreement, less than what Biden admin wanted

Senate lawmakers have reached $10 billion package for COVID-19 relief measures, but the agreement was far short of the more than $22 billion that the Biden administration was pushing.

April 3, 2022

Senate Judiciary Committee to vote Monday on Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to Supreme Court

The Senate Judiciary Committee will take the first step toward confirming President Biden's nominee for the Supreme Court on Monday and elevating the first Black woman to the high court.

March 29, 2022

Schumer joins progressive chorus calling for Clarence Thomas recusal

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he believes Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself from cases related to the events of Jan. 6.

March 29, 2022

Schumer pushes bill to assist veterans exposed to toxic materials: They 'deserve a hell of a lot better’

New York Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand held a press conference in support of the Honoring Our Pact Act that provides health care to toxic-exposed veterans.

March 28, 2022

Pandemic Politics: GOP urges Dems to use unspent money from American Rescue Plan for COVID-19 funding

The Biden administration is seeking new COVID money. The White House says without it, there are no funds to distribute a potential fourth booster, or for free tests, therapeutics and vaccines.

March 25, 2022

Hoyer tells Democrats to prepare for new COVID relief bill

The House of Representatives is gearing up for a second shot at passing more coronavirus relief aid that the White House says is necessary to continue to battle the pandemic. 

March 23, 2022

Reporter’s Notebook: Daylight saving time bill passes in Senate with rare speed

Senate unanimously voted to approve a bill to eliminate the Daylight Savings

March 17, 2022

Dems tout Supreme Court pick Jackson backing from GOP-appointed judges, police groups: 'Wide range of support'

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is supported by retired GOP-appointed Judge Thomas Griffith, and other Republican legal luminaries.

March 16, 2022

US Senate approves resolution to probe Putin for war crimes

The U.S. Senate approved a resolution Tuesday calling for an investigation of President Vladimir Putin's war crimes over unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

March 10, 2022

Stefanik endorses Schumer's challenger for Senate

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., endorsed Republican Joe Pinion for New York's U.S. Senate seat in his bid to defeat Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., in November and to retire the longtime politician from Congress.