The vote comes a day after emotional appeals from police who fought with Trump supporters who smashed their way in, and from fellow lawmakers who fled Capitol chambers that day.
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McConnell leads Republicans in assault on Democrats’ voting rights bill
States including Georgia, Florida, Arizona and Texas are pushing bills restricting voting, spurred by former President Trump’s false claims about election fraud after his 2020 loss.
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Senate passes bill targeting hate crimes against Asian Americans, 94-1
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri was the only no vote among 95 senators.
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Minimum wage hike all but dead in Senate virus relief bill
Four days after the chamber’s parliamentarian said Senate rules forbid inclusion of a minimum wage increase in the measure, Democrats seemed to have exhausted their options for quickly salvaging the pay hike.
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Vermont Sen. Leahy, presiding over impeachment trial, has reputation for fairness
The Democrat beginning his 47th year in the U.S. Senate ‘takes the issue of the law and justice very, very seriously,’ said Sen. Bernie Sanders, a fellow Vermonter.
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House delivers article of impeachment to Senate, testing Trump’s sway over Republicans
More Republicans’ passions appear to have cooled since the insurrection of Jan. 6.
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Yellen’s nomination as treasury secretary advances
The Senate Finance Committee approves her nomination by President Biden, and a floor vote could happen as soon as Monday.
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Democrats gain Senate control as new members take oath
The arrival of 3 new Democratic senators gives Democrats for the first time in a decade control of the Senate, the House and the White House, as President Biden faces unparalleled challenges.
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Georgia counting votes in tight runoffs that will determine who controls Senate
The pivotal runoffs transformed Georgia, once a solidly Republican state, into one of the nation’s battlegrounds in the final days of the Trump presidency.
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McConnell blocks Senate Democrats’ initial effort to approve $2,000 stimulus checks
McConnell’s move was just the beginning of a saga that is likely to engulf the Senate for the rest of the week.