Tag: District of Columbia
Pressure for Senate rules change after GOP blocks 1/6 probe
WASHINGTON — Pressure is mounting on Democrats to end the practice of requiring 60 votes to move legislation through the Senate if they hope...
GOP blocks Capitol riot probe, displaying loyalty to Trump
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked creation of a bipartisan panel to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, displaying continuing party loyalty...
EXPLAINER: What’s the Senate filibuster and why change it?
WASHINGTON — Minority Republicans used a Senate filibuster to block a Democratic bill that would have launched a bipartisan probe of the Jan. 6...
WH legislative team pursues ‘politics is personal’ strategy
WASHINGTON — The calls can come late in the day, over the weekend, really any time a question pops into the mind of a...
Peralta 1st CG in majors, Brews top Nats to open twinbill
WASHINGTON — Freddy Peralta pitched his first complete game in the majors, going all seven innings Saturday and leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the...
GOP poised to block bipartisan probe of Jan. 6 insurrection
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are poised to block the creation of a special commission to study the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol,...
Senate eyes R&D bill to counter China, bolster manufacturing
WASHINGTON — What started as a pragmatic effort to boost scientific research and development has morphed into sweeping Senate bill aimed at making the...
Lawyers: Biden in office makes 2020 protest suit unnecessary
WASHINGTON — Lawsuits filed by protesters who were forcefully removed from a park near the White House before a photo op by former President...
Senate confirms geneticist Lander as Biden science adviser
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed geneticist Eric Lander to be President Joe Biden's chief science adviser, one of the last unfilled Cabinet posts...
Social spending, business tax hike drive $6T Biden budget
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal for next year would run a $1.8 trillion federal government deficit despite a raft of...