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Senate official says it breaks budget rules

At any other time, the imminent House passage of a gargantuan $1.9 trillion bill that addresses many of the foundational goals of a new presidency would be regarded as a smashing victory for a White House only six weeks into a first term.

The Equality Act would ban discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

The Senate parliamentarian concluded Thursday that a federal minimum wage hike to $15 per hour would run afoul of chamber rules if Democrats include it in their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.

The Senate parliamentarian ruled on Thursday evening that Democrats cannot include a $15 per hour minimum wage increase in their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough determined that the policy did not meet the standard for it to be included under budget reconciliation, which allows the Senate to pass bills with a simple majority. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer…

The major order of business for President Joe Biden and Congress is to pass a $1.9 trillion Covid relief package before the round of unemployment benefits and other aid approved in December lapse, again leaving millions of Americans short of help.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday slammed House Democrats' sweeping election reform bill as "exactly the wrong response" to what he called the "distressing lack of faith in our elections," saying Democrats want to use their "temporary power" to "try to ensure they'll never have to relinquish it."

A lot of people aren't happy with Sen. Joe Manchin.This shouldn't come as a surprise. As soon as it became clear that President Joe Biden's party would have the slimmest of majorities in a 50-50 Senate, the West Virginian Democrat was transformed into the most influential member of Congress. As the ...

A new Politico/Morning Consult poll showed bipartisan support for the coronavirus aid package, which is set to receive a House vote on Friday.

Arizona lawmakers are debating a new set of voting bills -- including one that would allow lawmakers to review election results "if needed" and would grant the legislature the power to pick the state's presidential electors -- as Republican lawmakers around the country work to change election laws in the wake of the 2020 election.

President Joe Biden is "disappointed" with how slowly his cabinet nominees are being confirmed to their positions, but he doesn't blame the Senate.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday attacked the proposal from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a 1/6 commission, alleging that her framework would make the inquiry partisan and illegitimate in the eyes of the American people.

Governor J.B. Pritzker calls signing HB 3653 'a substantial step toward dismantling the systemic racism that plagues our communities.' Governor J.B...

Republicans are worried that the battle between former President Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) could torpedo their efforts to win back majorities in the House and Senate in 2022.

Senior Republicans are split over how to treat former President Donald Trump, with the No. 2 House Republican making a personal pilgrimage to visit him the day before the top Senate Republican vowed never to "bend the knee" in that way.

House Democrats took another step in their effort to advance a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, releasing the full bill text, which includes an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour and $1,400 stimulus checks.

The Utah lawmaker was one of seven Republicans who joined all 50 Democrats in the upper chamber to vote for convicting Donald Trump.

The stakes are too high for Republicans from any wing of the party to support only candidates who satisfy their philosophical purity test.

Governor Charlie Baker contends with the new maxim that every vaccination is an opportunity.

MADRID — For years, Spain's government dismissed the separatist movement in the Catalonia region as little more than a "soufflé"