Oil, sanctions, jets: How Congress pushes Biden on Ukraine
At first, the White House resisted calls from Congress to ban Russian oil imports to the U.S. And then, it did just that.
House approves ban on Russian oil to US, bolstering Biden
The House overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday night that would ban Russian oil imports to the United States, an effort to put into law the restrictions announced by President Joe Biden in response to the escalating war in Ukraine.
Pelosi: Putin assault on Ukraine is ‘attack on democracy’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that Russian aggression toward Ukraine is "an attack on democracy," vowing that the U.S. will stand united with its allies around the world in swiftly imposing sanctions on Russia and ensuring financial and political support for an independent Ukraine.
Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster
Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital to protecting democracy collapsed when two senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster after a raw, emotional debate.
Former Senate leader Harry Reid lies in state at Capitol
Former Sen. Harry Reid lay in state Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda as colleagues and friends gathered to pay tribute to a hardscrabble Democrat who rose from poverty in a dusty Nevada mining town to the most powerful position in the U.S. Senate.
McConnell seizes on debt standoff to undermine Biden agenda
In the frantic bid to avert a default on the nation's debt, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell held a position of unusual power - as the one who orchestrated both the problem and the solution.
Capitol rally seeks to rewrite Jan. 6 by exalting rioters
First, some blamed the deadly Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol on left-wing antifa antagonists, a theory quickly debunked. Then came comparisons of the rioters to peaceful protesters or even tourists.
For Biden and senators, a sense that ‘world was watching’
When President Joe Biden first announced the framework he'd reached with a bipartisan group of senators for a big infrastructure bill, he said it meant more than building roads and bridges.
Late nights, early mornings await Senate on infrastructure
Senators were laboring Sunday toward eventual passage of a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, resigned to stay as long as it takes to overcome Republican holdouts who want to drag out final votes on one of President Joe Biden's top priorities.
Unlikely partners Pelosi and Cheney team up for Jan. 6 probe
When Nancy Pelosi raised a glass to Liz Cheney, it was the most unlikely of toasts.
