December 21, 2015 Senate approves defense bill, sends measure to Obama The Senate has approved a comprehensive defense bill that would crack down on sexual assault in the military.
December 21, 2015 Fox News Poll: Voters give Congress a Christmas bonus Voters are feeling generous this holiday season. Sixteen percent approve of the job Congress is doing. Does that still seem low? Well, it’s a 60-percent increase since last month when just 10 percent approved.
December 21, 2015 Fox News Poll: Most voters say the government is broken A record number of Americans think the federal government is “broken.”
December 21, 2015 Reid exempts some staff from having to buy insurance on ObamaCare exchange Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is allowing some staffers to keep their health insurance instead of making them buy it through an ObamaCare exchange, although he was one of the strongest Capitol Hill supporters for the 2010 law.
December 21, 2015 Budget bill clears key test vote in Senate The Senate on Tuesday advanced a two-year budget deal, despite last-ditch efforts by Republicans to strip a provision that cuts into military retiree benefits.
December 21, 2015 Nevada powerbroker convicted of making illegal contributions to Sen. Harry Reid A former Nevada powerbroker was convicted Wednesday of making illegal campaign contributions to U.S. Sen. Harry Reid.
December 20, 2015 Reid's filibuster overhaul clears way for White House to stack ObamaCare panel President Obama will have an easier time filling the 15 slots on a controversial Medicare-cutting board, thanks to Harry Reid's successful bid last week to overhaul the Senate's filibuster rules.
December 20, 2015 Filibuster Fallout: Reid maneuver could send ‘wrecking ball’ through talks on key legislation Democrats who claimed victory -- including President Obama -- in stripping the Senate minority of its power to block nominations may have done so at the sacrifice of the president's legislative agenda.
December 20, 2015 Senate Dems weaken GOP power with major filibuster rule change Senate Democrats bowled over Republicans on Thursday to win approval for a highly controversial rule change which would limit the GOP's ability to filibuster nominees.
December 20, 2015 Sen. Reid considers change to nominations rules amid GOP blocks Reid said he was considering changing the rules that apply to nominees for top agency jobs, but not for Supreme Court justices.
