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Parties play chicken on omnibus as shutdown deadline approaches

Top Democrats are playing hardball on government funding with just over a week before federal agencies run out of budget authority.

Senate Democrats set leadership team for 118th Congress - Roll Call

Senate Democrats set leadership team for 118th Congress - Roll Call

The slate led by Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer was elected unanimously after the caucus secured its 51st seat in the next Congress.

Why Warnock’s win in Georgia will change the Senate next year

WASHINGTON — With Sen. Raphael Warnock having prevailed in Georgia’s Senate runoff election, for the first time in the history of the direct election of senators, no incumbents who sought reelection lost in either a primary or general election. And the days of the deadlocked Senate are numbered.

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Why Warnock’s win in Georgia will change the Senate next year - Roll Call

Democrats had already won Senate control, but having 51 seats instead of 50 next year will make running the chamber easier.

Jan. 6 Gold Medal ceremony gets awkward

WASHINGTON — A Congressional Gold Medal ceremony Tuesday honoring Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was not without awkwardness.

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Big Tech, free speech advocates join to oppose journalism bill

WASHINGTON — Top social media companies and free speech advocates, groups that usually take opposing views over tech policy, are coming together to oppose a measure that would allow journalism organizations to jointly negotiate with tech companies.

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Jan. 6 Gold Medal ceremony gets awkward - Roll Call

Congress honored police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, at a Gold Medal ceremony in the Capitol.

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Big Tech, free-speech advocates join to oppose journalism bill - Roll Call

Big Tech, free-speech advocates join to oppose journalism bill - Roll Call

Big tech companies and free-speech groups oppose a bill that would require social media platforms to negotiate with news producers.

Senate clears rail labor agreement, rejects sick leave measure

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a resolution Thursday that would put in place the rail labor agreement reached by the White House, railroads and labor unions in September, but rejected a separate measure to provide an additional seven days of sick leave to workers.

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Senate clears rail labor agreement, rejects sick leave - Roll Call

Senate clears rail labor agreement, rejects sick leave - Roll Call

The Senate cleared a resolution putting in place a labor agreement reached by the White House, railroads and labor unions in September.

Must-pass spending bill likely place for electoral count overhaul measure, Manchin and Klobuchar say

WASHINGTON — Legislation to overhaul how Congress counts presidential electoral votes should be attached to the must-pass spending omnibus bill on its way out of the Senate, Sens. Joe Manchin III and Amy Klobuchar said Wednesday.

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Manchin and Klobuchar: Omnibus likely place for electoral count overhaul - Roll Call

Manchin and Klobuchar: Omnibus likely place for electoral count overhaul - Roll Call

Time is running out for Congress to prevent another debacle like Jan. 6, negotiators warn. They want action in the lame duck.

Senate passes federal protections for same-sex marriages

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a bill Tuesday to codify federal recognition of same-sex marriage that got bipartisan support because of added measures on religious liberty protections.

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Congress poised to pass resolution to avoid rail strike

WASHINGTON — Aiming to avert a Dec. 9 railroad work stoppage estimated to cost the economy $2 billion a day, House and Senate leaders of both parties promised to pass legislation soon that would enact the White House’s rail union agreement that is opposed by most rail union workers.

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House, Senate negotiators set to meet on omnibus funding

WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders and top appropriators are set to meet as early as Wednesday to work through differences on a potential omnibus spending agreement, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Tuesday.

Senate passes protections for same-sex marriages - Roll Call

The Senate passed a bill Tuesday to codify federal recognition of same-sex marriage that got bipartisan support.

Congress poised to pass resolution to avoid rail strike - Roll Call

Aiming to avert a Dec. 9 work stoppage, House and Senate leaders promised to pass legislation to enact a White House rail union agreement.

House, Senate negotiators set to meet on omnibus funding - Roll Call

The prospects of a lame-duck omnibus remain murky as Republicans and Democrats have not reached a topline spending agreement.

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Senate moves closer to protections for same-sex marriage - Roll Call

The Senate took another step Monday to pass a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and codify federal recognition of same-sex marriage.

Democrats mull debt limit options as lame-duck window narrows - Roll Call

Democrats want to address the debt limit before this Congress, and likely their control in Washington, ends at the close of the year.

Democrats keep Senate control ahead of Georgia runoff - Roll Call

Democrats will control the Senate in the 118th Congress. Only one seat has flipped so far, the result of Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman's win.

Midterm takeaways: Unusual elections end on unexpected turf - Roll Call

As a block, this year’s midterm races did not go as expected. But even as Democrats stemmed their losses in the House and as the Senate still hangs in the balance, a frequent theme of the House and Senate map remained: The battle was fought on some unexpected turf. No,…

Senate control remains a jump ball - Roll Call

After winning his own reelection in New York, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer talked as though he would keep that job next year.

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Jackie Calmes: GOP, spare us the bothsides-ism when it comes to the Pelosi attack

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Warnock pushes insulin cost caps as campaign nears finish line - Roll Call

Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock's race with Republican Herschel Walker is rated a Toss-up and could decide Senate control.

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