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With a robust vote after weeks of fits and starts, the Senate approved a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan.
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Read More »In passing $1T infrastructure bill, Senate shows bipartisan success
Infrastructure deal: Senate suddenly acts to take up bill
The Senate has voted to begin work on a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure plan, acting with sudden speed after weeks of fits and starts.
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Read More »Infrastructure bill fails first vote; Senate to try again
Senate Republicans rejected an effort to begin debate on a big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President Biden.
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Read More »Top Senate Democrat sets infrastructure vote, pressures lawmakers
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is pressuring lawmakers to reach agreement by next week on a pair of massive domestic spending measures.
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Read More »Senate Democrats demand Barr, Sessions testify on ‘shocking’ data seizure
Senate Democratic leaders are demanding that Trump-era Attorneys General Bill Barr and Jeff Sessions testify about the secret seizure of data from House Democrats in 2018.
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Read More »Bipartisan Senate passes bill to boost technology industry, counter rivals
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill Tuesday that aims to boost U.S. semiconductor production and the development of artificial intelligence and other technology in the face of growing international competition, most notably from China.
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Read More »Capitol attack made worse by sweeping intelligence, law enforcement failures, report finds
A Senate investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol found a broad intelligence breakdown across multiple agencies.
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Read More »Gallagher confirmed to U.S. District Court seat
After being nominated twice, and after months of waiting, Judge Stephanie Gallagher was confirmed to the U.S. District Court in Baltimore by the Senate Wednesday. Gallagher, who has been a magistrate judge with the court since 2011, fills a vacancy ...
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Read More »Report: Gallagher’s confirmation to federal bench inches closer
A seat on Baltimore’s federal bench that has been vacant for more than three years could be filled as part of a push to confirm nominees before the Senate’s August recess. Bloomberg Law reports some nominees put forward by President ...
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Read More »Kavanaugh confirmed: Senate OKs Supreme Court nominee
The bitterly polarized U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday to join the Supreme Court, delivering an election-season triumph to President Donald Trump that could swing the court rightward for a generation after a battle that rubbed raw the country's cultural, gender and political divides.
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