Senate passes bill to stop shutdown, sending it to President Biden’s desk
Congress managed to pass a short-term spending bill through both chambers after going through three different versions of it.
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Senate Passes $195 Billion Bill to Increase Social Security Benefits for Government Employees
The bill eliminates two provisions that prevented public sector employees from receiving full Social Security benefits, which their unions strongly opposed. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Dec. 21 passed a bipartisan bill that will enable government employees, their survivors, and disabled persons to receive more money from the Social Security program, which will cost up to
Senate set to vote on bill to avoid government shutdown
Washington — The Senate was set to vote early Saturday morning on a bill that would avert a prolonged government shutdown and provide tens of billions of dollars in disaster relief. The vote comes just after a midnight deadline, and several hours after the House overwhelmingly approved it with a bipartisan coalition. The legislation passed
Brief government shutdown ushered in before Christmas as Senate works to advance House bill
Congress did not manage to send a spending bill to President Biden's desk before the pre-Christmas deadline.
Biden and First Lady Bring Holiday Cheer to Patients and Families at Children’s Hospital
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, brought some Christmastime cheer to patients and their families at a children’s hospital on Friday but a toddler in a light blue jumper entertained, too. The president and first lady visited privately with patients and their families for photos at Children’s National Hospital before Jill Biden read “’Twas
Biden considers commuting the sentences of federal death row inmates: report
President Biden is reportedly considering commuting the sentences of most, if not all, of the 40 men on the federal government’s death row.
Biden surpasses Trump with 235th federal judge confirmed
Washington — The Senate on Friday confirmed two more of President Biden’s nominees to the federal judiciary on Friday, giving him a total of 235 since he took office, surpassing the number of judges approved for lifetime appointment during President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. The confirmation of Benjamin Cheeks to the federal district court in Southern