Democrats push $3.7B bill to secure Capitol; GOP offers less
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are proposing $3.7 billion in emergency spending to bolster security at the Capitol, repay outstanding debts from the Jan. 6...
Democrats eye immigration action in budget, but outlook hazy
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats and immigration advocates are staring at their best chance in years to overcome Republican opposition and give millions of people...
Left-leaning groups pressure Schumer to act on voting bill
WASHINGTON — Dozens of left-leaning organizations are asking Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a new vote this month on Democrats' sweeping voting...
Black female WWII unit hoping to get congressional honor
BOSTON — Maj. Fannie Griffin McClendon and her Army colleagues never dwelled on being the only Black battalion of women to serve in Europe...
Texas Democrats dig in after exodus; GOP threatens arrest
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democrats who hurriedly fled to Washington to block sweeping new election laws back home acknowledged Tuesday they can't stay away...
Bipartisan infrastructure deal stalls as bigger plan gains
WASHINGTON — A $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal senators struck with President Joe Biden is at risk of stalling out as Republicans mount stiff...
Senators seek Medicaid-like plan to cover holdout states
ATLANTA — Three Democratic U.S. senators from states that have refused to expand Medicaid want the federal government to set up a mirror plan...
Left-leaning groups pressure Schumer to act on voting bill
WASHINGTON — Dozens of left-leaning organizations are asking Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a new vote this month on Democrats' sweeping voting...
EXPLAINER: Texas Democrats fled the state. Here’s why.
Texas statehouse Democrats fled Monday to the nation's capitol to try and block the GOP's sweeping elections overhaul bill that makes it harder to...
Medicare evaluating coverage for $56,000 Alzheimer’s drug
WASHINGTON — Medicare on Monday launched a formal process to decide whether to cover Aduhelm, the new Alzheimer's drug whose $56,000-a-year price tag and...