Gun control bill clears first hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control supporters won the first Senate showdown Thursday over how to respond to the December carnage in Newtown...
Marco Rubio quotes Wiz Khalifa, Jay-Z
theGRIO REPORT - Republican Senator Marco Rubio quoted the 'modern day poet[s]' Wiz Khalifa and Jay-Z in an effort to show support for Rand Paul's filibuster...
Hagel has enough support for US defense secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chuck Hagel secured the necessary votes for the U.S. Senate to confirm him to be the next defense secretary barring any new, damaging information...
Hagel stalled, but confirmation still expected
WASHINGTON (AP) - By delaying a confirmation vote on Chuck Hagel to be U.S. defense secretary, Senate Republicans have forced Leon Panetta to remain on the job he is eager to give up...
Republicans to block Hagel vote over Benghazi
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Senate's top Democrat attacked Republican senators Thursday for blocking Chuck Hagel's nomination to be President Barack Obama's next secretary of defense...
Republicans block repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
WASHINGTON (AP) - The vote ends months of political wrangling on the bill and makes congressional action on the repeal provision unlikely any time soon...
Small business lending measure clears filibuster
WASHINGTON (AP) - A measure creating a $30 billion fund to help community banks increase lending to small businesses overcame a Republican filibuster Tuesday night in the Senate...
Senate poised to OK jobless benefits for millions
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats broke a GOP filibuster safely and set the stage for a vote Wednesday on legislation that would restore jobless benefits for millions...
Senate close to restoring jobless benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 2 million workers who have been laid off for long stretches could get their unemployment benefits restored as early as next week...
