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July 6, 2016

Protesters disrupt Senate vote on labeling genetically modified food

Protesters briefly disrupted the Senate Wednesday, tossing paper money from the visitors' gallery and chanting, "The Senate can be bought" as lawmakers voted to move ahead with legislation that would require labeling for food products containing genetically modified organisms.

June 29, 2016

Senate approves Puerto Rico financial rescue package

The Senate approved a financial rescue package for Puerto Rico Wednesday, sending the measure to President Obama's desk two days before the island was to default on a $2 billion debt payment.

June 23, 2016

White House threatens to veto $1.1B GOP Zika bill

The White House Thursday promised that President Barack Obama would veto Congress' response to the president's request for funding to fight the Zika virus, saying it provided too little money and contained too many partisan provisions.

May 2, 2016

Pope Francis delivers message of 'hope and healing' in address to Congress

Pope Francis, in the first-ever papal address to a Joint Meeting of Congress, delivered a simple but passionate plea for humanity -- urging lawmakers to protect "every human life" and calling for a united response of "hope and healing, of peace and justice" for a world racked by violence and unrest.

May 2, 2016

Obama expects better US-Israel ties after Iran deal in place

President Barack Obama on Friday compared tensions between the U.S. and Israel over the Iranian nuclear deal to a family feud and said he expects improvements in ties between the longtime allies to come quickly after the accord is implemented. 

May 2, 2016

McConnell offers exit strategy for DHS funding impasse, bill’s fate uncertain

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday offered a new plan to potentially break the impasse over legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security -- but it remained unclear whether the plan could clear Congress before a looming funding deadline.

May 2, 2016

Reid recovering after 2nd surgery

Sen. Harry Reid is recovering at his Washington residence after surgery Wednesday to restore vision in his wounded right eye.

May 2, 2016

McConnell: Senate to vote on bill ending NSA bulk collection

The Senate will vote on legislation that ends the National Security Agency's bulk collection of millions of Americans' phone records as Congress scrambles to renew the Patriot Act before it expires on June 1.

May 2, 2016

Senate fight looms as law allowing NSA to collect Americans’ phone data set to expire

A major supporter of the National Security Agency’s anti-terrorism surveillance program, which allows the bulk collection of Americans’ phone records, is pushing for an extension of the program, setting up a battle with critics who argue that Congress must fix the current law or let it expire.

May 2, 2016

Reid throws brakes on Obama trade push

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid is jamming up President Obama's push for a new comprehensive trade deal, saying he'll try to block it until the Senate tackles other hot-button issues.