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Durbin calls on senators to push again for police reform after Tyre Nichols’ death

Sunday, January 29 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In the wake of Tyre Nichols' "horrible" death following his beating by police in a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin on Sunday called on his colleagues to restart efforts to pass federal police reform. "It's the right starting... Read More.

Why would senators not be given access to the Biden and Trump classified documents?

Friday, January 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Blistering criticism this week from Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Intelligence Committee -- that the administration is "stonewalling" their efforts to review classified materials -- has highlighted a new question in the documents cases related to Joe Biden and Donald Trump: Why... Read More.

Senators on intel committee demand to see Biden and Trump docs, in rare bipartisan outrage

Wednesday, January 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee emerged outraged from a two-hour secure briefing with Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Avril Haines, threatening to grind the chamber's business to a halt if the Biden administration does not provide access to the classified documents... Read More.

Bipartisan group of senators renew call for immigration reform during border trip

Tuesday, January 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Less than 24 hours after President Joe Biden made the same trip, a bipartisan group of senators on Monday visited the southern border in El Paso, Texas, as they work to craft an elusive legislative response to the ongoing surge of migrants... Read More.

Senators slam FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried and back crypto regulation

Wednesday, December 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Senators across both major parties on Wednesday sharply criticized bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, while advocating for regulation of the digital currency sector. Lawmakers on the chamber's banking committee differed significantly, however, on whether FTX exemplified wider industry... Read More.

GOP senators stump for Walker in Ga., seeking to pivot from abortion controversy to Biden and inflation

Wednesday, October 12 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Two leading Republican senators traveled to Carrollton, Georgia, on Tuesday to support the state's GOP Senate nominee, Herschel Walker, who has been embroiled in controversy after denying a report claiming that in 2009 he paid for an abortion for a woman who... Read More.

Two Russians seeking asylum arrive by boat to rural Alaska, senators say

Saturday, October 8 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A pair of Russian nationals have requested asylum in the U.S. after arriving on Alaska's St. Lawrence Island earlier this week, Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan said in a press release on Thursday. The Department of Homeland Security said the two... Read More.

Senators press Biden administration on ‘unacceptable’ monkeypox response; officials defend their work

Thursday, September 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- At a congressional hearing on Wednesday with the nation's leading public health officials, senators on both sides of the aisle criticized the Biden administration's monkeypox response. The strongest rebuke came from North Carolina's Richard Burr, the ranking Republican member of the Senate Committee... Read More.

Bipartisan senators reach deal on Electoral Count Act reform in wake of Jan. 6

Wednesday, July 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As the House committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol continues to reveal how it says then-President Donald Trump and his allies worked to overturn the 2020 election, a bipartisan group of senators has quietly reached agreement on a sweeping... Read More.

Senators unveil text of bipartisan deal on gun violence, setting up speedy vote

Tuesday, June 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- After weeks of negotiation, a bipartisan group of senators released their anti-gun violence bill on Tuesday evening -- setting up a vote in the upper chamber as early as this week. The key four senators on the deal were Republicans John Cornyn of... Read More.

Senators agree on draft of gun violence bill after snags on abortion, ‘red flags,’ more

Tuesday, June 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, the top Democratic negotiator on a pending package to address gun violence, told reporters on Tuesday afternoon that a deal had been reached on the legislative text -- and that the bill will be out soon. "We have an... Read More.

Gun control advocacy groups rally at Capitol, urge senators to pass reform

Friday, May 27 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In the wake of mass shootings that have rocked the nation, the gun safety groups Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action came to the U.S. Capitol on Thursday to pressure senators to pass stalled gun-related legislation. Moms Demand Action founder Shannon Watts... Read More.

Stories tagged with: senators

Durbin calls on senators to push again for police reform after Tyre Nichols’ death

Why would senators not be given access to the Biden and Trump classified documents?

Senators on intel committee demand to see Biden and Trump docs, in rare bipartisan outrage

Senators slam FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried and back crypto regulation

GOP senators stump for Walker in Ga., seeking to pivot from abortion controversy to Biden and inflation

Two Russians seeking asylum arrive by boat to rural Alaska, senators say

Senators press Biden administration on ‘unacceptable’ monkeypox response; officials defend their work

Bipartisan senators reach deal on Electoral Count Act reform in wake of Jan. 6

Senators unveil text of bipartisan deal on gun violence, setting up speedy vote

Senators agree on draft of gun violence bill after snags on abortion, ‘red flags,’ more

Gun control advocacy groups rally at Capitol, urge senators to pass reform

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