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Bills not expected to advance in Senate but underscore Republican majority’s legislative priorities ahead of 2024 election

House Republicans are trying for early action on abortion now that they are in the majority

McConnell has become the longest serving Senate leader in the chamber’s history as the 118th US Congress convenes.

Democrats will again claim the Senate majority on Tuesday, but much of the chamber’s focus is on the top Republican as Mitch McConnell becomes the longest serving Senate leader in history

The prospects in the next session, when Republicans will control the House, are iffy.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are transforming the federal courts at a blistering pace and creating an unrivaled legacy of diversity that will redefine the federal bench for a generation.

Like the Afghan Adjustment Act that we lament, the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act also fell out of the Senate’s $1.7 trillion omnibus bill as senators wrapped up for the year. The $3.6 billion measure is needed to shore up the World Trade Center Health Program, providing…

The year’s highlights in buck passing feature petulant politicians, brazen bureaucrats, careless cops, loony lawyers, and junky journalists.

For many politicians, bureaucrats, cops, lawyers and journalists, the buck didn’t stop anywhere.

LAS VEGAS — One year ago this week, Nevada’s most powerful federal representative died, but he still continues to play a major role in Silver State politics.

The 117th Congress opened with the unfathomable Jan. 6, 2021, mob siege of the Capitol