FBI arrests Nate Paul, close associate of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, on undisclosed charge
Nate Paul, a real estate investor and close associate of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, was arrested by the FBI Thursday afternoon, jail records show.
2023-06-09 14:21
Bipartisan group to introduce bill banning bump stocks
A bipartisan group of lawmakers will introduce a bill on Thursday to ban the sale of bump stocks and other devices that enable semi-automatic firearms to increase their rate of fire and effectively operate as fully automatic weapons, the bill's lead sponsor told CNN.
2023-06-09 02:55
The US Senate is working to get up to speed on AI basics ahead of any legislation
The US Senate is inching forward on a plan to regulate artificial intelligence, after months of seeing how ChatGPT and similar tools stand to supercharge — or disrupt— wide swaths of society.
2023-06-08 03:46
GOP senators pledge to push ahead with Ukraine supplemental funding, despite McCarthy comments
Senate Republicans say they'll keep pushing for more funding for Ukraine and defense even in the wake of Kevin McCarthy's comments that additional funding would face long odds in the GOP-controlled House, potentially setting off a clash between the House Speaker and Senate Minority Leader McConnell.
2023-06-07 06:58
Lawyer for billionaire linked to US Justice Thomas offers to meet Senate staff
WASHINGTON A lawyer for Texas billionaire Harlan Crow has offered to meet with Senate Judiciary Committee staff to
2023-06-06 22:53
Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin will decide on Senate run 'before the Fourth of July'
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland said Sunday that he is "seriously considering" a bid for Senate and expects to announce a decision before July 4.
2023-06-04 22:17
Rahul Gandhi in US: Why Indian politicians woo the diaspora
Experts say Indian politicians' engagement with the Indian American diaspora is "unique".
2023-06-03 07:56
Fed Chair Powell to testify at US Senate June 22
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will testify at the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on June 22 at 10
2023-06-03 02:55
How every senator voted on the debt ceiling bill
The Senate voted late Thursday on a bill to suspend the country's debt limit through January 1, 2025 following weeks of contentious negotiations on the legislative deal between the White House and Republicans.
2023-06-03 00:19
Top Democrats say Biden should make this year's 'craziness' the last debt limit fight ever
Even as Joe Biden appears to have pushed off reaching the next debt limit until 2025, top Democrats on Capitol Hill say what he really needs to do is what he should have done last fall: Come out in favor of a drastic change to strip Congress of this power forever.
2023-06-02 03:21
Senate passes bill to block Biden's student loan forgiveness program
Both the Senate and the House have now passed a bill to block President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program, which promises to cancel up to $20,000 of debt for millions of borrowers but has been held up by courts.
2023-06-02 02:45
Debt ceiling deal heads to US Senate for approval
The Senate must approve the deal and send it to the president's desk this weekend to avoid a default.
2023-06-02 00:18