Biden, Trump and Senate

Liberals pressure Senate Democrats to confirm more Biden judges while they can
The Republican president-elect’s victory and the GOP takeover of the Senate leaves just seven weeks of Democratic control of the chamber.
Senate Dems race to confirm Biden judges ahead of Trump's presidency
Democratic senators are fast-tracking Biden's judicial nominations before President-elect Trump takes office in January and after several of his nominees have come under fire.
Scoop: Senate Democrats stress about Dick Durbin stopping Trump on judges
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y). is plotting extraordinary measures to stop President-elect Trump's agenda on confirming judges and appointing his administration. But he'll have to decide fast if his No.
Trump’s victory, GOP Senate win have Democrats racing to confirm judges
Republicans confirmed judges during the final weeks of Donald Trump’s first term. But the president-elect says Democrats should not do the same.
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Opinion: Democrats have one way to stop Trump in GOP Senate. You can thank Sinema for that.
Democrats were aghast when Sinema and Manchin held firm on the filibuster after Joe Biden became president, refusing to ditch the procedural rule to pass a voting rights bill in 2022. Ditto in September, when Vice President Kamala Harris called for scrapping the filibuster to pass abortion rights legislation.
US Senate Democrats rush to confirm judges before Trump takes office
The U.S. Senate's Democratic majority began a crusade on Tuesday to confirm as many new federal judges nominated by President Joe Biden as possible to avoid leaving vacancies that Republican Donald Trump could fill after taking office on Jan.
US Senate Democrats rush to confirm Biden’s judges before Trump takes office
The Democratic majority in the US Senate has initiated the process of confirming as many of President Joe Biden’s federal judicial nominees as possible before Donald Trump assumes office on January 20,
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Susan Collins' Reelection Plan Throws a Wrench in Democrats' Senate Hopes
Senator Susan Collins' plans for reelection could complicate Democrats' path to winning back control of the Senate in the ...
Senate Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Pass a Shield Law to Protect Journalism
The PRESS Act, which would protect journalists from government spying, enjoys broad bipartisan support and has passed the ...
How Democrats can still flex power in Trump's Washington: From the Politics Desk
Plus, Republicans prepare to scrutinize Matt Gaetz's attorney general nomination, and Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as ...
Two Republicans who lost Senate races refuse to concede
Eric Hovde in Wisconsin has questioned how the election was conducted, while Kari Lake in Arizona has stopped short of ...
Pa. House Democrats spent more than $18 million to hold onto their narrow majority, as legislative races get more expensive
The campaign arms behind both parties in the state House and Senate spent more than $35 million on the election, as local ...
Republican David McCormick projected to defeat Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Pennsylvania's US Senate race
Republican David McCormick is projected to defeat Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race.
Democrats call for Biden to sanction ‘radical’ Israeli government ministers
Democrats in the House and Senate are calling on President Biden to sanction two controversial Israeli ministers, saying the ...
Elon Musk falsely claims Pa. Democrats are “doing crime.” Here’s what’s actually happening.
Elon Musk, the world's richest man, falsely claimed that Pennsylvania Democrats are tying to count the votes of non-citizens ...