Senate Passes Budget Resolution. Vice President Harris Breaks Tie.
The final vote, after an all-night session, would allow Democrats to bypass the GOP and pass President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill with no Republican support.
The final vote, after an all-night session, would allow Democrats to bypass the GOP and pass President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill with no Republican support.
When Minority Leader McCarthy did not take the robust action many were calling for, the whole chamber took up a resolution on her racist and inflammatory comments.
The unanimous vote on Thursday came despite a state investigation into the “managing member” of the bid team for the new casino. It will be the state’s 11th casino.
The Northwest Side alderman says the job pulled him away from his duties as a committee chairman.
The question is at the center of next week’s impeachment trial in the Senate, which begins Tuesday. Donald Trump’s defense team says you can’t vote to remove a president who is already gone. House Impeachment managers are prepared to argue that an impeachment conviction ultimately means more than that.This episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, and legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
Democrats want a $1.9 trillion package. The GOP is pushing a $600 billion proposal and seeking to scale back who qualifies for a check.
Some Chicago immigrants took sanctuary during the Trump years as a last resort to stay in the U.S. Now, they are hopeful under President Biden.
Miguel Cardona pledged to offer clear guidance and expanded virus testing, and called for teachers to be prioritized in vaccine rollout plans.
Ex-state Sen. Sam McCann, who waged a longshot 2018 bid for Illinois governor, is accused of misusing more than $200,000 in campaign funds
Ald. Gilbert Villegas, 36th Ward, served Mayor Lightfoot in City Council for 18 months. He’s replaced by Ald. Michelle Harris, 8th Ward.