December 21, 2015 Senate deal on Obama nominees pushes Yellen vote to January The Senate will vote on the nomination of Janet Yellen to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve in January.
December 21, 2015 Senate Republican leader assails Dems on defense bill Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that his Democratic counterpart is barring any GOP changes to pending defense legislation because he "can't stomach a vote on Iran sanctions."
December 21, 2015 Reid hopes to speed Senate consideration on budget Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he'll meet with his Republican counterpart Mitch McConnell to discuss whether they can speed things up in the Senate and move on a budget agreement and a defense policy bill more quickly.
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.
