Category: Senate

Sen. Sinema Suggests Republicans Will Take the House

During a rare public appearance to discuss politics, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) suggested that she thinks Republicans will take the House in November. Sinema’s comments, delivered during an address on bipartisanship hosted by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to an audience at the University of Louisville’s McConnell Center, align with general predictions by contemporary…


Senate Committee Calls for Reform of Intelligence Agencies

A U.S. Senate committee has recommended that the nation’s intelligence agencies undergo reform in order to better counter America’s adversaries. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued its redacted report (pdf) on Sept. 20. The document was based on two years of independent and nonpartisan research into foreign intelligence threats facing the nation. Committee Vice…


Manchin Decries GOP, Sanders Alliance Against Fossil Fuel Regulation Reform

During a Sept. 20 press conference, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) blasted Republicans for refusing to side with him on fossil fuel permitting reform as part of the upcoming government funding bill. Following the passage of the $700 billion Inflation Reduction Act, which was largely negotiated between Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)…


Arizona Takes Center Stage in Race for U.S. Senate Control

Political vitriol is at a fever pitch around the country as the race for control of Congress enters the final stretch. In the U.S. Senate, 35 seats out of 100 are up for re-election on Nov. 8, with Democrats currently controlling 14 of those seats and Republicans controlling 21. Fifteen of the 35 seats up…


Arizona Takes Center Stage in Race for US Senate Control

Political vitriol is at a fever pitch around the country as the race for control of Congress enters the final stretch. In the U.S. Senate, 35 seats out of 100 are up for re-election on Nov. 8, with Democrats currently controlling 14 of those seats and Republicans controlling 21. Fifteen of the 35 seats up…


Optimism in US Senate on Future Benefits of Fusion Energy

Fusion energy experts spanning the government, academia, and the private sector testified on the prospects of fusion research before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Sept. 15. “We believe we have a real shot at commercial fusion power plants on the grid starting in the early 2030s,” said Bob Mumgaard, CEO of the…


Graham’s Abortion Ban Puts GOP Senate Candidates in Tight Spot, Drives Democrat Hopes

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) recently-unveiled 15-week abortion ban is causing headaches for GOP Senate nominees in tight races and driving Democrats’ hopes of regaining momentum only weeks ahead of the 2022 midterms. Graham on Sept. 13 unveiled the bill, dubbed the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act. The legislation is similar to another bill…


Top Senator Demands ‘Briefing’ on Trump Mar-a-Lago Documents

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said Sunday that the Senate Intelligence Committee, which he chairs, needs to obtain a briefing on the documents taken from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. “If some of these documents involved human intelligence, and that information got out, people will die,” Warner claimed in an interview with “Face the Nation”…


Top Senator Wants ‘Briefing’ on Trump Mar-a-Lago Documents

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) says that the Senate Intelligence Committee, which he chairs, needs to obtain a briefing on the documents taken from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. “If some of these documents involved human intelligence, and that information got out, people will die,” Warner claimed in an interview with CBS “Face the Nation” that…


In Pennsylvania Senate Race, Oz Says Fetterman Must Debate Now So Voters ‘Know Who Their Candidates Are’

Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz has challenged Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, his Democratic opponent, to a debate in September, but Fetterman has said he needs more time to recover from the stroke he suffered in May and said any debate must be pushed to October. Oz has said he will not agree to debate…