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Sen. Roy Blunt Announces He Won't Seek Reelection In 2022
Blunt is the fifth Republican senator to announce his intention not to seek reelection next year. -
House Poised To Pass Biden's $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill On Tuesday
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for bipartisan support for the upcoming House vote on the Senate-amended legislation. Such support is unlikely, as Republicans are fiercely opposed to the package. -
Democrats Control Washington, But That Doesn't Mean Their Agenda Will Pass
House Democrats are introducing a wave of strategic legislation from guns to immigration, including recently passed bills on elections and policing. But the 50-50 Senate puts their future in limbo. -
House Approves Major Election And Campaign Finance Reform Bill
The "For the People Act" would dramatically overhaul the U.S. voting system and seek to limit the amount of dark money in politics. -
House Approves Police Reform Bill Named After George Floyd
The bill, which would ban chokeholds and eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement, will now advance to the Senate. -
Congressional Panels Examine Military's Role In Insurrection, New Security Funding
The Senate Rules and Homeland Security committees will hear from top military officials on their role in the insurrection. This, as a House panel weighs new Capitol security spending. -
All Rev'd Up: Senate Unlikely To Pass Equality Act Due To Conservative Faith-Based Tensions
The House of Representatives passed the Equality Act last Thursday, but the bill's future in the Senate remains uncertain. -
WNBA Team Co-Owned By Ex-Sen. Kelly Loeffler Is Sold After Players' Criticism
The WNBA franchise the Atlanta Dream, which had been co-owned by former U.S. Sen. Kelley Loeffler of Georgia, has been sold, the league announced Friday… -
Democrats Say Relief Programs Could Become This Generation's New Deal
On top of the small business loans and money for health care included in previous bills, the latest round of relief includes longtime Democratic priorities for lifting people out of poverty. -
With One Move, Congress Could Lift Millions Of Children Out Of Poverty
Lawmakers are weighing a proposal to give families with kids a monthly, cash benefit to help ease the lifelong pull of poverty. Experts say it could cut U.S. child poverty nearly in half.
