The U.S. Senate passed the Budget Control Act of 2011 on Tuesday, after the bill was approved Monday by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
Forty-five Democrats, 28 Republicans and independent Sen. Joe Lieberman voted in favor of the bill. Nineteen Republicans, 6 Democrats and independent Sen. Bernie
Female members of the U.S. Senate made clear Friday that they have no intention of “throwing women under the bus” by giving in to Republican demands to approve several policy riders attached to a budget bill designed to keep the federal government operational.
“Since they (Republicans) don’t know how to More…
Today’s elections will almost certainly make it harder for Congress to push through progressive agenda items such as comprehensive immigration reform. Although a lot of the changes will be broad — more Republicans will mean more arguments for border security and enforcement and less support for paths to legalization — More…
In recent weeks, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society has received dozens of messages from refugees facing extraordinary hardship. One came from a 50-year-old woman confined to a wheelchair. She fled government persecution in Liberia, and is worried about passing her naturalization test. Another woman came to the U.S. from Cuba. More…
About 3,800 elderly and disabled refugees, set to lose their federal aid tomorrow, could earn reprieve today if Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is successful in pushing an extension that would give them another year to gain citizenship. The motion could be passed by unanimous consent at the end More…
Britain’s prime minister, David Cameron, is slated to meet with four Senate Democrats today to discuss whether BP played a role in the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, an allegation the company denies.
The senators called on BP to suspend all drilling operations in Libya so the More…
One of the NRSC’s hardest potential targets in 2010 has been Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.): appointed in a bit of a mess by Gov. David Paterson (D-N.Y.), struggling to define her political identity, but incredibly adept at scaring potential opponents out of the race. The NRSC fires a shot across More…
Michael Barbaro previews a possible New York Senate bid by former Defense Department adviser Dan Senor, by my count the 1045th person to consider challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). At CPAC, Conservative Party chairman Mike Long told me that the party was looking hard at a serious candidate against More…
Ben Smith has a rose-colored look at a possible Senate run in New York by Mort Zuckerman, the 72-year-old media mogul and pundit who seems interested in Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-N.Y.) seat and is — like Harold Ford did, until last night — getting nothing but kudos from the More…
For the past few weeks, House liberals have been urging Democratic leaders in the Senate to bring up the public insurance option via the budget reconciliation process, which would sidestep the filibuster and allow a simple majority-wins vote on the contentious public plan. Now some senators More…
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