…Mayor De Blasio's expected announcement today of a progressive "Contract with America," characterizing it as an effort to exert leftward pressure on Clinton. With a procedural vote set in the Senate later today on fast-track authority on trade…
…Supreme Court’s health care decision, but a North Carolina congressman regained control of his subcommittee after losing it one week ago as punishment for crossing party leaders on a procedural vote related to trade. Under pressure from conservative members…
…that Reid’s “opt out” public option bill does not have 60 votes necessary for passage, even though it cleared a procedural hurdle last month. If it attracts widespread support, the Carper measure could be added to Reid’s bill…
…but nearly twice what the House is offering. The Senate approved the funding on a procedural vote and nixed two related measures - one to fully fund the administration's $1.9 billion request and another smaller package that would have…
…Majority Leader Mitch McConnell then filed cloture on the amendment, setting up a procedural vote no later than Wednesday that will require 60 senators to agree to advance the amendment. Pro Energy's Darius Dixon explains the strategy behind the…
…voted 68-29 Tuesday to advance the Zika funding, it was merely a procedural vote on an amendment to a transportation and military funding bill that faces obstacles unrelated to Zika. Murray's request would essentially speed the path for…
…Cruz spoke on the Senate floor Thursday morning against Lynch's nomination, and then voted against the procedural vote to move forward with consideration of her nomination, something called “cloture.” But Cruz missed the actual vote on Lynch's nomination…
…to Mrs. Clinton circumvented the elaborate procedures established by the federal government to ensure that high-level officials are provided with vetted assessments of available intelligence. Former intelligence officials said that it was not uncommon for top officials, including secretaries…
…attach CISA as an amendment to a defensive authorization bill backfired last month because Democrats refused to support it due to procedural concerns. Privacy advocates and many computer experts have warned that expanding information-sharing would not do much to…
…Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) and the panel’s top Democrat, Ben Cardin of Maryland, withstood two weeks of procedural machinations before passing easily Thursday, with only Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) opposed. Senators said the…
…Cruz spoke on the Senate floor Thursday morning > against Lynch's nomination, and then voted against the procedural vote to > move forward with consideration of her nomination, something called > "cloture." But Cruz missed the actual vote on…
…be used to build nuclear weapons, signing a piece of paper is not enough. Internal operating procedures and external inspection mechanisms are an integral component of any agreement resolving or managing a conflict. Without exception. But it is only fitting…
…bill. Yes. Back in 2003, McCain could have tried to block the project through an amendment or other procedural means, but he didn't. And *McCain ultimately voted for the spending bill with the bear DNA study funding in tact…
…in a television ad that they were under investigation by the country prosecutor, when in reality, it was a “procedural follow-up.” After easily beating them in the race for a freeholder position, Christie, in his court-ordered mea culpa…
…enforcement, and want to create a citizenship track for unauthorized immigrants. Republicans oppose both aims, but have been able to muddle that fact using vague procedural language. Generally speaking, it’s not the liberalization of immigration law they oppose, but…
…Cruz spoke on the Senate floor Thursday morning > against Lynch's nomination, and then voted against the procedural vote to > move forward with consideration of her nomination, something called > "cloture." But Cruz missed the actual vote on…
…homeowners in danger of foreclosure while shoring up confidence in struggling mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac cleared a final procedural hurdle in the Senate yesterday and was headed for passage. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article…
…Cruz spoke on the Senate floor Thursday morning against Lynch's nomination, and then voted against the procedural vote to move forward with consideration of her nomination, something called "cloture." But Cruz missed the actual vote on Lynch's nomination…
…connected fundraisers – including Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s former adviser and veteran fundraiser Brian Wolff – and streamlining its internal financial procedures to increase transparency after a nasty internal spat spilled into public view earlier this year. In a shake-up…
…oil export ban if Republicans respond with their own concessions. >>> >>> If a deal cannot be reached and the Senate's procedural hurdles overcome before Wednesday's deadline -- even if the legislation is introduced as early as tomorrow -- it…