The Senate has resumed consideration of the nomination of Alexandra Baker to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. Later this afternoon, the Senate is expected to vote to invoke cloture on the Baker nomination as well as the nominations of Reta Jo Lewis to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States… Read More
The Senate will resume work today by taking up a number of nominations for judges as well as ambassadors. The Senate is expected to vote on the nominations of Bridget Meehan Brennan to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Charles Esque Fleming to be United States District Judge for the… Read More
Both the House and Senate are not in session this week. The Senate will convene today at 1:00 P.M. for a pro forma session as well as on Thursday, January 27th at 10:00 A.M. When the Senate adjourns on Thursday, it will next convene at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, January 31st and will proceed to… Read More
Both the House and Senate are not in session today. The Senate will not be in session next week, except for two brief pro forma sessions on Monday, January 24th at 1:00 P.M. and Thursday, January 27th at 10:00 A.M. The Senate will reconvene at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, January 31st and resume consideration of… Read More
Senate Democrats failed to change the legislative filibuster for the voting rights bill late on Wednesday night, after Senators Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) voted with Republicans to oppose the rules reform. Senators voted 52-48 to defeat the rules change, which would have nixed the 60-vote hurdle for the election bill. To… Read More
Senators will spend the day debating the combined Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which the House approved last week, and arguing over the very nature of the Senate as they clash over the rights of the minority to thwart legislation, and whether the filibuster, a storied Senate tool… Read More
The Senate will reconvene this afternoon as Democrats continue to weigh how to proceed on voting rights in the hope of holding a vote on a bill this week. Senate Democrats are set to plot out the coming days during a conference meeting at 5 p.m. as they scramble for a Plan B to pass… Read More
Both the House and the Senate are not in session today. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) said Thursday evening the Senate will delay its scheduled January recess and take up voting legislation on Tuesday despite major obstacles that appear to have closed off a path for Democrats to move forward. Leader Schumer delayed… Read More
President Joe Biden will meet with Senate Democrats today at 1 P.M. as Democrat’s high-stakes push to change the filibuster and pass voting legislation is on the brink of defeat. The President’s trip to Capitol Hill marks the first time he has met face-to-face with the Senate Democratic Caucus since July and comes two days… Read More
After traveling to Georgia yesterday, President Joe Biden will meet with Senate Democrats on Thursday amid a push for his party to change the filibuster and pass voting rights legislation. President Biden will attend a closed-door Democratic caucus lunch to discuss the push to pass voting rights and potential changes to Senate rules as the… Read More
