Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) entered weekend negotiations with other Senate leaders as open to replacing the sequestration budget cuts with other plans as part of a debt ceiling compromise, Defense
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell revealed in an interview with ABC’s “This Week” that Republicans will focus on spending cuts following the budget negotiations which took place on tax rates last week,
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday he expects to restart discussion of the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 after the chamber finalizes the defense and intelligence authorization bills, Federal News Radio
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Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden has asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and three other lawmakers to support legislation that would permit the U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms to secure the personal accounts
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A bipartisan group of 45 Senate and House members has urged congressional leaders to extend telehealth authorities as the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic remains indefinite. In a joint letter published Friday,
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A McAleese & Associates report forecasts that Congress will reach a final compromise of 5 percent to 7 percent increase in fiscal year 2022 defense funding in late February or early March.
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An attempt to increase the debt ceiling by Dec. 15 and tie the language to an annual defense policy bill could enable Senate leadership to immediately address two items in Congress’ to-do
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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) has been named chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on an interim basis, Federal Times reported Tuesday.
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The U.S. Senate confirmed William Evanina, a national counterintelligence executive, as the National Counterintelligence and Security Center's director, Politico reported Wednesday.
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A bipartisan group of senators is seeking $26 billion from the Trump administration’s coronavirus relief package to sustain research efforts and personnel in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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