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June 23, 2020

Braun knocks Senate Dems over 'terrible' threat to block Tim Scott's police reform bill

Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., told "The Daily Briefing" Tuesday that both parties should find a middle ground on the issue of law enforcement reform after Senate Democrats described a Republican proposal as a "non-starter."

June 12, 2020

Tucker decries Warren push to remove Confederate monuments from military cemeteries: 'This is vandalism'

Tucker Carlson spoke out Friday against Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and her push to remove the names of Confederate leaders from all U.S. military bases and other assets, saying "healthy societies do not destroy their own history."

June 9, 2020

Reporter's Notebook: George Floyd unrest, coronavirus show limits to Congress' power

Legislative powers, like bills, resolutions and talking points, sometimes seem powerless.

June 4, 2020

Emotional Cory Booker decries Rand Paul's opposition to federal anti-lynching bill: 'I am so raw today'

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., became emotional on the Senate floor Thursday after Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., held up legislation that would make lynching a federal hate crime punishable by up to life in prison.

May 19, 2020

Hawley bill would let Americans sue China over coronavirus

There is new demand to hold China accountable for coronavirus, by opening the U.S. legal system to permit millions of American virus victims to sue China and the Chinese Communist Party for damages.

April 26, 2020

Reporter's Notebook: Coronavirus and the era of big government

There may be races to reopen sectors of the economy to stem the federal spending explosion, but whether anyone likes it or not, the era of big government is here, and both sides contributed.

April 12, 2020

Reporter's Notebook: How Congress may proceed in the 'After Coronavirus' era

Let’s face it: Nearly every piece of legislation which emerges from Capitol Hill over the next year will deal with coronavirus in some form.

April 8, 2020

Reporter's Notebook: As Congress mulls coronavirus stimulus, prepare for 'phases'

Lawmakers have fought for a phase four coronavirus stimulus bill, with no end in sight.

March 25, 2020

White House, Senate reach late-night deal on massive $2T coronavirus stimulus package

The White House and Senate leaders reached a deal shortly after midnight on a massive $2 trillion coronavirus relief package, capping off days of heated negotiations that had nearly been derailed by last-minute demands from House Democrats.

March 22, 2020

Bernie Sanders skips Senate procedural vote, talks with 'Squad' members on livestream instead

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., missed a crucial Senate vote Sunday to hold a livestream from his home in Burlington with “Squad” members Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.