Senate Democrats approve budget resolution, teeing up coronavirus bill

Senate Democrats approved a budget resolution early Friday morning that will allow them to pass coronavirus relief without GOP support.The budget passed the Senate in a 50-50 party-line vote with Vice President Har…
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Cotton tries to squeeze Democrats on expanding the Supreme Court

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), a potential 2024 White House contender, forced a vote early Friday morning as he sought to get Democrats to go on the record over expanding the Supreme Court.
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Sanders defuses late-night fight over $15 minimum wage

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) defused a middle-of-the-night fight over increasing the federal minimum wage, effectively allowing Democrats to sidestep going on the record on the issue for now.
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Hashtag criticizing Ocasio-Cortez's account of Capitol riot taken over by supporters sharing pet photos

A Twitter hashtag meant to criticize Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) for her account the Capitol riot has been overtaken by her supporters – and their pets.The hashtag #AOClied began trending on Twitter Tues…
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Rep. Phillips says he did not truly understand white privilege until the Capitol riot

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) gave an emotional address on the House floor Thursday evening, saying he had not fully understood privilege until the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
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GOP senator warns his party must decide between 'conservatism and madness'

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), who’s said he may vote this month to convict former President Trump on an article of impeachment, is pushing back against possible retaliation from the Nebraska Republican State Central Committee by warning that his party…
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House will have to vote on budget second time as GOP notches wins

The House will have to approve a budget resolution that paves the way for Democrats to pass a coronavirus relief bill without GOP support for a second time this week.
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Here are the 11 Republicans who voted to remove Greene from House committees

Eleven House Republicans joined all Democrats on Thursday to strip Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) of her committee assignments for embracing conspiracy theories and political violence – a figure much higher than expe…
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Cruz blocks vote on Biden Commerce secretary nominee over Huawei concerns

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday formally placed a hold on the Senate voting on the nomination of Gina Raimondo, President Biden’s pick for Commerce secretary, due to concerns Raimondo has not clarified her stanc…
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House votes to kick Greene off committees over embrace of conspiracy theories

House Democrats on Thursday took the extraordinary step of voting to strip committee assignments from a member of the opposite party, saying Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) had forfeited her right to those…
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