Tag: United States Senate
Key piece of Biden’s $1.8T families plan expires after 2025
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden couldn’t get everything he wanted into his own $1.8 trillion families plan.
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Kobach signals intent to run for Kansas attorney general
<p>TOPEKA, Kan. — Polarizing conservative Kris Kobach has appointed a treasurer for a run for Kansas attorney general, a strong signal that he plans...
Biden and Carter, longtime allies, reconnect in Georgia
<p>PLAINS, Ga. — President Joe Biden was a first-term Delaware senator in 1976 when he endorsed an upstart former Southern governor for the presidency...
Former Trump official Zinke eyes Montana’s new US House seat
<p>HELENA, Mont. — Former Montana congressman and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Thursday indicating he's interested in running...
Congress passes extension of opioid enforcement tool
<p>WASHINGTON — Congress has voted to temporarily extend a sweeping tool that has helped federal agents crack down on drugs chemically similar to fentanyl.</p>
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Arizona vote recount contractor will release privacy policy
<p>PHOENIX — A contractor overseeing the Arizona Senate's unprecedented recount of 2.1 million ballots from the November election complied Thursday with a court order...
AP FACT CHECK: Claims from Biden’s joint address to Congress
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press is fact-checking remarks from President Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress and the Republican response....
Water bill may open spigot for Biden infrastructure plan
<p>WASHINGTON — Rarely has a routine water resources bill generated so much political buzz, but as senators hoisted the measure to passage Thursday the...
Biden announces 2nd round of diverse federal judiciary picks
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is announcing another diverse group of candidates for his second round of judicial nominations, a day after some in...
Families of Black men slain by police are hopeful for reform
<p>WASHINGTON — The family and representatives of Black men slain by the police met with senators and White House officials Thursday — and left...