Senate Republicans urge Schumer to enforce more formal dress code
Nearly every Senate Republican signed a letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday asking him to continue enforcing the Senate's previous, more formal unwritten dress code.
2023-09-21 00:54
IMF pledges to stay in 'our lane' on climate
The US, a major backer of the IMF, has been pushing to refine the mission of the global lender.
2023-09-19 04:26
Wearing shorts on the Senate floor? Americans may be OK with it
The US Senate is getting a makeover. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has told the sergeant-at-arms to no longer enforce the body's informal dress code for senators on the chamber floor. This means, for example, that male senators will no longer be forced to wear suits.
2023-09-19 03:59
Historical Ukrainian sites in Kyiv and Lviv added to UN danger list
St Sophia's Cathedral in Lviv is among the buildings the UN warns is at risk of destruction.
2023-09-16 11:27
U.S. Senate votes to open debate on first appropriations package
WASHINGTON The majority of the U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to open debate on its first appropriations package
2023-09-14 23:17
Tuberville's hold on military promotions would take hundreds of hours to process individually, memo says
It would take the Senate approximately 700 hours of floor time to individually process and vote on hundreds of military officers whose promotions are being blocked by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the Congressional Research Service concluded in a memo released on Tuesday.
2023-09-13 10:20
Exclusive-Ex-hedge fund CEO McCormick to run for Senate in Pennsylvania - sources
By Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA Former hedge fund CEO Dave McCormick is planning to jump into the U.S. Senate
2023-09-13 00:48
Senator Tuberville: No truce over military blockade on abortion
Military leaders claim Tommy Tuberville's actions are a national security risk, but the senator is defiant.
2023-09-08 09:23
House-Senate GOP tension rises as shutdown fears grip Capitol
GOP Sen. Mitt Romney thinks a government shutdown is "very likely," citing the House for his pessimism.
2023-09-07 12:22
Thousands of Canada wildfire evacuees allowed to go home
Yellowknife's mayor cautioned returning residents that the city "will look a little bit different".
2023-09-07 07:49
Slums hidden as India puts on its best face for G20
Delhi is pulling out all the stops to dazzle world leaders as they prepare to gather this weekend.
2023-09-07 05:27
Mitch McConnell: From polio victim to political titan
The Kentucky senator has been behind many of his party's most consequential moments in Washington.
2023-09-02 03:21