How Every Senator Voted to Confirm John Ratcliffe as C.I.A. Director
The Senate voted 74 to 25 to confirm John Ratcliffe, President Trump’s former intelligence director, as director of the C.I.A.
GOP majority renews focus on abortion
Abortion opponents see Trump’s second term as a chance to revive federal enthusiasm on a longtime social issue.
Abortion politics reunite Democrats amid fractures in Trump’s first days
The new found cohesion came as Democrats strategize how to resist Trump’s second-term agenda, his nominees, and GOP Hill leaders laying groundwork for 2026.
Senate Democrats Block G.O.P. Effort to Criminalize Some Abortion Providers
The bill would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion receive the same protection as any newborn baby, ...
Battle over reproductive rights reignites in Senate
President Donald Trump promised on the campaign trail to veto a federal abortion ban, but Democrats warn there are already ...
Democrats kill Born-Alive legislation as senators spar over abortion policy
Senate Democrats on Wednesday derailed a bill that would have required medical providers to perform life-saving care for ...
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Laken Riley Act overwhelmingly clears first hurdle in Senate with help from Democrats
The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly cleared a key procedural hurdle toward passing the Laken Riley Act, a bill aimed at curbing crime by migrants, in the first vote of the year by the chamber.