Republicans have won control of the U.S. Senate after flipping Democratic held seats, holding onto GOP incumbents and wresting away the majority for the first time in four years.
Action 8 News had the chance to catch up with U.S. Sen. Katie Britt in Montgomery to ask her about issues facing the state and the nation.
Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who was the vice presidential running mate with Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore in 2000 and who almost became Republican John McCain’s running mate eight years later, has died, according to a statement issued by his family.
The U.S. Senate passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills in the early morning hours Saturday. President Biden has signed it into law.
Sen. Mitch McConnell said he plans to serve out his Senate term, which ends in January 2027, even after he gives up his role as the Senate’s Republican leader.
The U.S. Senate early Tuesday passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, but its prospects of passage in the U.S. House are uncertain.
Many Republicans said the election-year border compromise wasn’t enough, as supporters of the bill insisted it was the best possible in divided government.
U.S. Senators on Sunday released a highly anticipated $118 billion package that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies.
The U.S. Senate in a single stroke Tuesday approved about 425 military promotions after Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) ended a monthslong blockade of nominations over his opposition to a Pentagon abortion policy.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) said Tuesday he is ending his blockade of hundreds of military promotions, clearing the way for hundreds to be approved.
