It passed 56-42 in the House and 26-22 in the Senate, with no Republican support. . ..…

By side with climate change, Ellsworth urged that nuclear weapons and the threat of war be emphasized as the other existential crisis, side, and called on participants to spend the year working to convince Democratic candidates for the presidency, House and Senate that the threat of war is..…

Such imbalance is the in many statehouses nationwide, as it's Florida where men make up 70 percent of both House and Senate. ... Ironically, Book has to win over Florida's 70 percent male, Conservative-majority House and Senate order to make that reality.. ..…

Eduardo's name will still be submitted for Senate approval. The House Foreign Relations Committee will vote on his appointment, and then he needs to have the majority of the senators 81 votes in plenary.. ..…

The US Senate House Oversight Committee has just published report which is critical of Perry's for the sale of technology to Saudi Arabia. ..…

On Thursday, more than 200 mayors urged the US Senate to approve legislation, already passed by the lower House of Representatives, that would require background checks for all gun purchases and regulate secondary sales. . House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate..…

Senators could also take up plan for retirement accounts, which Economy Minister Paulo Guedes had hoped to introduce and was dropped from the bill to ensure in the lower house of Congress on Wednesday.. Guedes and his team want Senate to reopen debate on privately-managed retirements..…

Hundreds of mayors and police chiefs have called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, asking him to pass background check legislation that has passed Democratic-led House.. ..…

She has long contended House needs to be in its approach, and has batted away talk that the chamber's goal was to impeach Trump, arguing such move would be divisive ultimately unsuccessfully since two-thirds of GOP-led Senate would need to vote to remove Trump from office.. In letter to her..…

senator said Thursday that he would not support Democratic lawmakers calls to increase funding for violence research.. ..…