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The U.S. Senate will be postponing its Monday vote to Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in anticipation of this weekend’s winter storm set to hammer the East Coast. The winter storm approaching Washington, D.C., is expected to dump 9 to 12 inches of snow on the DMV and freeze Senate doors on Monday.
The House is voting Thursday on the remaining bills to fund the government as the deadline to avoid another shutdown nears.
The U.S. Senate advanced a resolution today to curtail President Donald Trump’s authority to launch further attacks against Venezuela, signaling bipartisan concern over his
Missouri Senate Democrats filibustered Wednesday to stall a vote on gubernatorial appointments, continuing a tactic they began last week.
The Senate agreed Thursday to display a plaque recognizing the police officers who defended the Capitol during the riots on Jan. 6, 2021, a step forward in a yearslong stalemate.
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.
The office of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has argued that the 2022 federal law requiring the plaque's display at the Capitol was "not implementable."