
Senate approves first coronavirus stimulus, sends to president
The Senate voted 90-8 Wednesday to approve a bill that ensures paid leave benefits to Americans pushed out of work due to the coronavirus shutdown.

The Senate voted 90-8 Wednesday to approve a bill that ensures paid leave benefits to Americans pushed out of work due to the coronavirus shutdown.

A measure led by Virginia Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger that would build a national strategy to protect 5G telecommunications systems in the United States and among U.S. allies passed the U.S. Senate this week.

Each year, more than 34 million caregivers provide more than $470 billion worth on unpaid care, spending on average $7,000 of their own money a year and committing 24 hours per week to their loved ones.

House and Senate negotiators have come to an agreement on an emergency funding bill to combat the coronavirus.

Sens. Tim Kaine and Todd Young are working together on a bill to launch a community college and career training grant program to address the demands of the labor market.

You’ve read how the federal deficit under President Trump is climbing past the trillion-dollar mark.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., announced today that he will vote to convict President Trump at the end of the Senate impeachment trial.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, are encouraging the Department of Education to expand its planned analysis of federal K-12 education spending to include dual and concurrent enrollment programs and early college high schools.

A bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and John Boozman, R-Ark., to help address the alarming rate of veteran suicide is one step closer to becoming law.

Registered voters overwhelmingly want the Senate to allow witness testimony in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
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