Tag: Senate
Bipartisan effort to repeal federal mask mandate on planes gains momentum
(The Center Square) — A bipartisan group of senators passed a resolution 57-40 that would overturn the federal mask requirement on airplanes and federally...
Senate Republicans block Klobuchar’s so-called ‘voting rights’ bill with filibuster
Much to the chagrin of Democratic politicians, Republican senators have successfully filibustered a partisan "voting rights bill."
The expected move came Wednesday when the Senate...
Klobuchar gives Senate floor speech claiming Republicans threaten ‘freedom to vote’
Sen. Amy Klobuchar recently gave a speech on the Senate floor that portrayed Republican governors and state legislators as imminent threats to the "freedom...
Commentary: Is Mitch McConnell the best Senate leader of all time?
Should Republicans lose U.S. Senate control in next week’s elections, it will be the first significant defeat for Mitch McConnell in many years.
When President...
Klobuchar says Senate should be working on stimulus, but voted against...
During Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings, Sen. Amy Klobuchar opened her questioning of Judge Amy Coney Barrett by reciting statistics on COVID-19 deaths and...
Is a Health Care Repeal Possible?
WASHINGTON D.C. -- A second attempt by Senate Republicans to sponsor and pass health care legislation has failed as Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) joined...
Republican Challenger Steps Forward Against Klobuchar
BECKER, Minn. -- Most candidates for higher office use the Minnesota State Fair as an unofficial kick-off for the next campaign cycle. Now, Minnesota...
Klobuchar Makes Decision about Governor Bid
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) has announced that she will not run for Governor in 2018. Instead, she will be seeking a...
Republican Senate Leader says DFL is Protecting Unethical Senator
Minnesota's Senate Minority Leader, David Hann, is calling for a hearing to determine whether a ranking DFL senator should keep his job after Hann...
Newcomer Leilani Holmstadt Wins First Ballot for GOP SD54 Senate Endorsement
~UPDATED~ COTTAGE GROVE, MINNESOTA Senator Katie Sieben (D-SD54) has decided to not run for re-election this fall, which opens the door to the GOP...