And and in standalone legislation introduced in House and Senate, it mirrors language from Republican-sponsored that House Judiciary Committee passed last Congress. ..…

Tom Carper, Delaware Democrat, which has passed Senate and contains additional measures for combating invasive species. ..…

Its chances of passage are unclear because the Republican-controlled Senate has not advanced it. ..…

With a record 102 women elected in 2018 to the US House of Representatives, five new female members voted into Senate, and six women — all Democrats — running so far for President in 2020, gender dynamics will surely influence the outcome of the next election. ..…

Trump will sign compromise spending bill, will also issue declaration, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says https t.co 9Gy1J1gLOg pic twitter com 9t9ihN5FNo — ABC News February 14, 2019.. ... He is prepared to sign the bill, while speaking on Senate Thursday.. ..…

Governor KarynPolito and Secretary of Public Safety and Thomas Turco announced the release of $7.74 in Senator Charles E. ..…

When Senate Republicans proposed legislation to allow states to refuse to hire individuals or contractors who support the BDS movement to boycott Israel, Senators Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders all voted no. ..…

But just three years ago, nine unelected justices legalized same-sex “marriage,” and just a few months ago, Kavanaugh’s tumultuous Senate confirmation hearing marked a new low in toxic partisan warfare. . ..…

National Emergencies Act gives legislators authority to reject declaration of emergency through legislation that would require majorities in House and Senate. ..…

The amendment may yet be rejected by the majority-Senate but would then return to France’s National Assembly for further consideration. . ..…

Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy Moreover, a number of bills now before the US House of Representatives and Senate could slap financial sanctions on senior Cambodian government officials, as well as imposed wider economic sanctions on trade. . ..…

According to McCabe, top enforcement officials pondered how they might recruit Vice President Pence and majority of cabinet members to declare in writing, to Senate's pro tempore and House speaker, that the president was unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.. ..…

Writing for Circuit, Appellate Judge Michael Scudder, one of four Trump nominees Senate confirmed for Chicago-based court, ruled ADEA's disparate impact section does not apply to job applicants. ..…

The Cato Institute analyzed crime statistics and found, “Border counties have far less crime per capita than American counties that are not along the border.”Not surprisingly, when the heads of US intelligence agencies briefed the Senate on national security threats in late January they..…

All of that changed when Republicans completed their quest to control the House, Senate, and White House in 2016. ..…

Since January 2015, Burr had been member of Gang of Eight — group that consists of the majority and minority leaders of Senate and House and top Republicans and Democrats on Senate and House intelligence committees. ..…

The result has been Republican majorities in State Senate and Virginia House of Delegates, and the impossibility of passing progressive legislation.. ..…

Senate voted 54-45, largely along party lines, to confirm William Barr as Attorney General of United States.. ..…

Otherwise, Congress will need to pass a joint resolution with a veto-proof majority (two-thirds of the House and Senate), which will be nearly impossible considering the number of seats held by Republicans. . ..…

Meanwhile, Chuck Schumer of New York stands politically paralyzed and Jewishly not only circumcised but castrated, having cleaned the Senate toilets for so long waiting to succeed Harry Reid, that he silently accepts his place behind Nancy Pelosi and silently watches Kirsten Gillibrand of New York..…

New York advocates lobbied for over a decade to mirror Roe in state law only to hit a conservative roadblock in the state Senate. ..…

Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the..…

Back in December, during the previous Congress, the Senate passed the same resolution (or nearly identical). ... Now, the Senate passed this in December, and the Senate didn’t change much come January. ..…

The 248-to-177 vote, condemning a nearly four-year conflict in Yementhat has killed thousands of civilians and inflicted a devastating famine, will pressure the Republican-controlled Senate to respond. ... As he did with the resolution that passed the Senate in December, Daniel Larison..…

.- Mexico border, well short of what he requested, was on its way to his Feb 15, 2019, after House and Senate both passed Feb 14. ..…

Senate Bill 1421, was enacted to create more police transparency and accountability, and requires enforcement agencies to release records related to internal investigations of officer-involved shootings, dishonesty and sexual misconduct on the part of enforcement officers.. ..…

He has degree and masters Foreign Service from Georgetown and has worked in US Senate, World Bank, Children's Defense Fund, United Nations Development Programme, and as stringer for Economist. ..…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of New York said in joint statement that Trump's declaration was unlawful, and his actions violate Congress of the purse. ..…

Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Speaker of House of Representatives, and Chuck Schumer, Senate's top Democrat, responded to Trump's declaration.. ... The Senate Democrats bill also would stop Trump from using appropriated money to acquire lands to build the wall unless authorized by Congress...…

Speaking at the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Forces Korea commander Gen. ..…

., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called Trump's action unlawful. ..…

Democrat Patty Murray was not happy when Senator tried to get Senate to vote on bill to stop infanticide and she's not happy now that Senate Republicans have set date to require Democrats to vote on the measure later this month.. Senate will cast vote on February 25th to try to..…

Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and Tim Scott, had passed in Senate December, and did not pass in GOP-majority House before the end of Congress. ... On June 13, 2005, Senate passed resolution to apologize to victims of lynching and their descendants for the failure of Senate to enact..…

The bill—first introduced in the Senate in 2017—was cosponsored by Democrats like Kamala Harris (Calif.), Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Cory Booker (N.J.), Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), Michael Bennet (Colo.), Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.), and independent Bernie Sanders (Vt.). ... House..…

Trump had two years in which Republicans controlled both House and Senate — and could not convince Congress to give him funding for wall. ... Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and his caucus would have to decide whether to support power grab they know is unwise — or..…

United States remains one of only seven countries in the world that allow elective abortions after 20 weeks after abortion ban failed in Senate last year. ..…

Rhyne pointed out that the exemption extends to literally hundreds of state officials, including, as the law stipulates, the members of General Assembly, Division of Legislative Services, or Clerks of House of Delegates or the Senate of Virginia... ..…

WASHINGTON — Senate Intelligence Committee is approaching the end of its investigation into the election, having uncovered no direct evidence of conspiracy between Trump and Russia, according to both Democrats and Republicans on the committee.. ... Richard Burr, R-N.C., the chairman of..…

Who would he be without the prestige and power of the Senate? An aging has-been, lurking around the fringes of political Washington, probably working for Fox News as an occasional commentator, a sad sack. . ..…

The statesman who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals, would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention, but assume an authority which could safely be trusted, not only to no single person, but to no council or senate whatever, and..…

He retired in April 2018 after two years of leading President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs and launched a Senate bid in October. ..…

By citing multiple lawsuits over, According to the complaint filed San Francisco Superior Court, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra this month refused First Amendment Coalition's request for records pertaining to police misconduct and excessive uses of force, and justified the decision Senate..…

This was a recurring theme in questioning at CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan’s December 11, 2018, testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. See C-SPAN, “Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Testifies Before Senate Judiciary,” December 11, 2018, available at..…

Sheldon Whitehouse, D-RI, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Feb. 13, 2019. ... Senate since 2007. . . Continue Reading This Article share on facebook share on twitter . . . . . . ..…

But newbie Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who swore up, down and around town he would never undercut abortion rights during Senate hearings last fall, willfully opted to write a dissent to the ruling that revealed his true anti-abortion position. . ..…

Related news: 'Fetal heartbeat' abortion bill on fast track in the Kentucky Senate . . ..…

The Senate voted Thursday to approve William Barr who stepped down November. ..…