Tag: Senate

As Earmarks Return to Congress, Lawmakers Rush to Steer Money Home

WASHINGTON — One hundred million dollars for an airport in Mobile, Ala.…

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House Passes Bill to Limit Cost of Insulin to $35 a Month

The pharmaceutical industry opposed the drug price regulations in the social spending…

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Jackson Vote Poses a Political Dilemma for Murkowski

WASHINGTON — When President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to a…

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Ginni Thomas’s Texts, and the Limits of Chief Justice Roberts’s Power

WASHINGTON — In the wake of revelations about incendiary text messages from…

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Collins to Back Jackson for Supreme Court, Giving Her a G.O.P. Vote

Ms. Collins, who sat down with Judge Jackson for about 90 minutes…

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Ted Cruz’s Daughters Attend a Private School That Is ‘Antiracist’

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas helped lead the Republican charge against antiracism…

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Invoking America’s Darkest Days, Zelensky Pleads for More U.S. Aid

WASHINGTON — President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine invoked the memory of America’s…

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In Impasse Over New Covid Relief Aid, Neither Side Is Willing to Bend

WASHINGTON — Prospects looked bleak on Tuesday for congressional approval of billions…

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Congress Gives Final Approval to Make Lynching a Hate Crime

WASHINGTON — The Senate unanimously approved a bill that would make lynching…

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