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Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says he believes his party now has a 50-50 shot of getting the chamber back less than six weeks away from the midterm elections.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that he believes his party now has a “50-50 shot” of getting the chamber back less than six weeks away from the midterm elections. “We are in a bunch of close races,” McConnell told reporters during a press conference. The comments reflect a greater degree of optimism from the GOP leader after he drew criticism last month from fellow Republicans when he downplayed the party’s chances in the fall elections, saying it would be more likely for the party to gain control of the House than the Senate.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) was the only committee member to vote against it Tuesday. Here’s why his and others’ arguments against it have apparently fallen flat.

Both Democrats and Republicans keep retreating into their corners.

On top of the IRA, the Senate just quietly ratified a major climate treaty.

The bipartisan bill is meant to prevent another Jan. 6, 2021.

ABC News featured an article and a tweet that claimed Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s, D-Ariz., ongoing support of the filibuster against Democratic pressure was “controversial.”

The bipartisan bill is meant to prevent another Jan. 6, 2021.

An Arkansas state senator won't have access to Senate offices and can't participate in legislative meetings after the Senate on Tuesday ruled he made a frivolous ethics complaint against a fellow lawmaker in retaliation for sanctions he received earlier this year. The Senate earlier this month rejected a complaint Clark had filed against Democratic Sen. Stephanie Flowers accusing her of improperly receiving per diem payments for legislative meetings she attended via Zoom. The ethics panel ruled that Clark had filed the complaint as retaliation after the Senate stripped him and another lawmaker of their leadership posts after Clark sought reimbursement for a meeting he didn't attend.

Conservatives in the South Carolina House have rejected what they contend is a watered-down abortion measure, meaning the state likely will maintain its ban on the procedure at six weeks.

Congressional Democratic leaders are pushing President Biden to take a tougher stand against Chinese Communist Party investments within the United States.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says he will “proudly support” legislation to overhaul rules for certifying presidential elections, bolstering a bipartisan effort to revise a 19th century law and avoid another Jan. 6 insurrection.

McConnell's support for the Senate bill to reform the Electoral Count Act comes just days after all but 9 Republicans voted against the House version.

Like a similar bill that passed the House last week, the Senate bill was prompted by the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob seeking to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral win.

The U.S. may be close to adding another $12 billion in funding to help Ukraine fight off a months-long Russian attack.

A short-term funding measure unveiled by Democrats would keep federal agencies operating through mid-December.

The stopgap bill keeps federal agencies funded at current levels through mid-December. But a fight over reforming the permitting process for energy projects is bumping against a Friday deadline.

Sen. Joe Manchin has abandoned his push to speed up the permitting process for energy projects.

The "Countdown" host said he went out with the Arizona lawmaker in 2010 and 2011, and had some thoughts about her alliance with Mitch McConnell.

At the White House, President Biden plans to deliver remarks Tuesday focused on “lowering health care costs and protecting and strengthening Medicare and Social Security."

Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan showcases her support for law enforcement and border security in a new ad as she runs for re-election in battleground New Hampshire.

Abortion laws in South Carolina almost certainly won’t get more restrictive after Republicans in the General Assembly couldn’t agree on a total ban.

Fox News host Sean Hannity spoke with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio about the latest on Hurricane Ian, his reelection campaign and the GOP's midterm strategy.

On Sep. 22, the UM Student Government Elections Commission announced the results of the Fall 2022 Senate Elections. “I think it is very important for students to vote as senators and other elected positions directly represent their interests. Angel Aguilar, elected senator for the Miami Herbert Business School and a junior studying accounting and economics, had a more academic focus. Through the Student Government Senate, students have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty and administration to generate visible change on campus. The following senate seats are available for special appointment: Miami Herbert Business School, School of Communication, Transfer Student, International Students, Student Employee, Veteran Student, Fraternity Row and Freshman Class.

The Biden administration has expanded and extended temporary legal status for several thousand people from Myanmar living in the U.S. until May 2024.

On Twitter, liberals angrily reacted to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema appearing at a bipartisan event with Sen. Mitch McConnell about protecting the filibuster.

Under current law, only one member of the House and one member of the Senate has to challenge a state's results to trigger votes on that election.

A continuing resolution to fund the government will include over $12 billion in funding for Ukraine, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Republican and Democratic women are running for office in increasing numbers, and 2024 could be the biggest year yet.

Fetterman's tattoos commemorate those who died violently when he was mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania.

Members of Congress have officially objected to the results in four of the last six presidential elections.

In one of the big statewide races in November, a political newcomer from South Florida, a Democrat, is taking on the Republican State Senate President in the race for Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

For months, concerns have been raised about under-performing, Trump-aligned candidates in key races. A bevy of new polling bears out those concerns.

The fight for control of Congress is an intense one, as Republicans hold significant advantages in the most competitive House seats. But the GOP edge is being tempered by energy among Democrats over abortion rights.

The major opposition party in the Czech Republic appears to be leading in the first round of elections for one-third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate

A stark gender divide has emerged in debates unfolding in Republican-led states including West Virginia, Indiana and South Carolina following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision to end constitutional protections for abortion.

Outside the chambers of the West Virginia Legislature, the marble foyer was packed with young women in T-shirts, ripped jeans, and gym shorts holding signs with uteruses drawn in colored marker. “Abortion is essential.” A stark gender divide has emerged in debates unfolding in Republican-led states including West Virginia, Indiana and South Carolina following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision to end constitutional protections for abortion.

An Iowa man has been convicted of charges that he led a crowd of rioters in chasing a U.S. Capitol police officer up a staircase and accosting other officers guarding the Senate.

Ohio Democratic Senate candidate Tim Ryan faces backlash for his connection with a teachers' union that has given "LGBTQ+ Ally" badges to educators.

Illinois state Sen. Emil Jones III is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on charges alleging he took bribes from a red-light camera company executive in exchange for killing legislation that went against the company’s interests.

A poll finds more Americans prefer the Senate version of a bill that would reform how Congress counts electoral vote.

The Supreme Court abortion reversal has boosted Democratic Sen. Patty Murray in the midterm election. Republican Tiffany Smiley is focusing on inflation and crime.

There may be just enough votes to close the loopholes in the Electoral Count Act that Trump and his followers pried open on Jan. 6, 2021.

Laura Ingraham spoke with Clay Travis to discuss what kind of negative impact Dr. Anthony Fauci's coronavirus policies have had on Americans on "The Ingraham Angle."

House Democrats have pushed through a long-sought policing and public safety package after overcoming internal differences on legislation they plan to make central to their election-year pitch.

The bill stalled in committee two weeks ago after an amendment introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz to prohibit censorship “collusion” narrowly passed, sharply dividing the bipartisan sponsors of the bill.

The bill stalled in committee two weeks ago after an amendment introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz to prohibit censorship “collusion” narrowly passed, sharply dividing the bipartisan sponsors of the bill.

Early in-person voting starts Friday in four states and mail-in ballots have already started going out in others.

The Disclose Act would have required super PACs and other groups to disclose donors who give $10,000 or more during an election cycle.

Hydrofluorocarbons, which are used in air-conditioning and refrigeration, are thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide at heating up the Earth.

The Democratic nominee for senator in Pennsylvania continued his social media mauling of his GOP rival.

Andy Nesbitt and Safid Deen join Sports Seriously to play a little game of NFL Up Vote — where they will either 'Up Vote' or 'Down Vote' a trending topic around the league.

The narrow House passage of the Electoral Count Act shows that most rank-and-file members aren’t willing to defend the Constitution.

Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday released his bill on energy permitting reform, which top Democrats plan to include on an upcoming continuing resolution vote.

The measure is intended to prevent future disruptions of the counting of electoral votes by Congress.

The bill would amend the Electoral Count Act, which legal experts have called vague and confusing. The legislation is similar to a somewhat narrower bill from a bipartisan group of senators.

The Senate has taken major action to address climate change by ratifying an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons.

The bill would set new parameters around the Electoral Count Act and make it harder for lawmakers to object to a state's electoral votes.

A poll of Georgia voters indicates that Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is viewed more favorably than Herschel Walker, but the Democratic Party's low approval is keeping the race tight.

The measure is intended to prevent future disruptions of the counting of electoral votes by Congress.

Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania sent letters to over a dozen ESG ratings firms requesting details about their ratings standards.

The House has passed legislation to overhaul the rules for certifying the results of a presidential election as lawmakers accelerate their response to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and Donald Trump’s failed attempt to remain in power.

Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday railed against what he called “revenge politics″ being used against him, as liberals in the House and Senate team up with Republicans to oppose his plan to speed permits for natural gas pipelines and other energy projects.

President Joe Biden will speak on Tuesday about a bill that would require super PACs and certain other groups to disclose donors who contributed $10,000 or more during an election cycle.

House Democrats are voting this week on changes to a 19th century law for certifying presidential elections.

Democrats are punting a vote to protect same-sex and interracial marriages until after the November midterm elections, a blow for the legislation that comes days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to put the Senate on the record on the issue “in the coming weeks.”.

Republican candidates have given wildly differing responses to South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s plan to ban abortion nationwide at 15 weeks.

Georgia voters will see at least one fall debate between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

West Virginia’s Legislature has passed a sweeping abortion ban with few exceptions.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is transferring $15 million from his campaign account to his party’s candidates, incumbents and political committee for the fall election.

Retired Army Brig. Gen. Donald Bolduc has won New Hampshire’s Republican Senate primary and will face potentially vulnerable Democratic incumbent Maggie Hassan in November.

Sen. Joe Manchin made a deal with Democratic leaders as part of his vote pushing the party's highest legislative priority across the finish line last month.

U.S. Capitol police officers helped a mother deliver her baby girl Wednesday afternoon outside the Hart Senate building in Washington, D.C.

Australia’s Parliament has enshrined in law the government’s elevated target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 43% below 2005 levels by the end of the decade.

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the Senate will vote on legislation to protect same-sex marriage “in the coming weeks” as a bipartisan group backing the bill is tweaking it to gain Republican support.

President Joe Biden’s request for $47 billion in emergency funding is getting a thumbs down from Republicans in Congress.

In a story published September 3, 2022, about former President Barack Obama winning an Emmy Award, The Associated Press erroneously reported that one of his two earlier Grammy Awards was for his audiobook reading of “A Promised Land.”.

It's Donald Trump's first rally of the general election season, a Saturday night event in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, with Republican candidates in the pivotal state.

At first, Republicans were highly critical of the FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

South Carolina House members plan to debate a new total ban on abortion Tuesday with no exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest even as some Republicans in the GOP-dominated chamber suggested they can’t vote for the bill as written.

Broward County voters have heated races to decide, including two veteran politicians who are vying for the state Senate in the newly drawn District 35 which includes most of western Broward County.

The International Monetary Fund is facing pressure to eliminate, or at least, reevaluate how it imposes fees on loans it disperses to needy countries like war-torn Ukraine — which is one of the fund’s biggest borrowers.

Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters says he hopes Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will back his close campaign in Arizona.

The Democratic challenger to Gov. Ron DeSantis is just one of the highly anticipated races that was decided Tuesday night in Florida’s Primary Election.

President Joe Biden has signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill.

The U.S. has renewed credibility on global climate issues and will be able to inspire other nations in their own efforts, experts say, after the Democrats pushed their big economic bill through the Senate on Sunday.

President Joe Biden is set to sign into law a bill that aims to help military veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.

President Joe Biden talks about the U.S. economy as he tours flood damage in Kentucky on Monday.

Support has coalesced around Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes to be the Democratic choice to take on Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in the state's closely watched U.S. Senate race.

The estimated $740 billion economic package from Democrats is nowhere near what President Joe Biden first envisioned with his effort to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems.

The Senate has approved Democrats' big election-year economic package.

A divided Senate has voted to start debating Democrats’ election-year economic bill.

Sen. Joe Manchin sealed the deal reviving President Joe Biden’s big economic, health care and climate bill.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats have made changes in their giant economic bill that include paring part of their proposed minimum tax on huge corporations.

One of Washington’s favorite punching bags, the Internal Revenue Service, may finally get the resources it’s been asking Congress for if Democrats get their economic package focused on energy and health care over the finish line.

Senate Democrats say they have reached an accord on changes to their marquee economic legislation, clearing the major hurdle to pushing one of President Joe Biden’s leading election-year priorities through the chamber in coming days.

In a surprise victory for Republicans, the Senate on Thursday voted to overturn a Biden administration rule requiring rigorous environmental review of major infrastructure projects such as highways, pipelines and oil wells — a victory enabled in part by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.

Democrats call it the “Inflation Reduction Act.”.

Republicans see inflation, taxes and immigration as Democratic weak spots worth attacking in the upcoming battle over an economic package the Democrats want to push through the Senate.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin are making the case for overhauling the 1800s-era Electoral Count Act.