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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Senators announced plans to add a bipartisan amendment to the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act that would retain the Commerce Department’s penalties against Chinese telecommunications firm ZTE for breaching U.S. sanctions
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National Intelligence Director Dan Coats and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have called on Congress to reauthorize a provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that is set to expire by the end of
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President Donald Trump has agreed with Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-New York) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) to advance a bill that would authorize a debt limit increase and
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The Senate voted 53-47 Tuesday to clear a potential $510 million deal for the U.S. to sell precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia, Defense News reported Tuesday. The deal is part of a $110 billion weapon sales package
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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-New York) supports a proposed resolution that seeks to bar a part of a potential $110 billion weapon sales deal between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, The Hill reported Monday.
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The National Science Foundation will award up to $2.5 million in federal funds to Cornell University to develop cryptographic mechanisms to secure software platforms. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-New York) said in a statement published Friday that Cornell will create
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Congressional leaders on Sunday reached a deal on a proposed $1 trillion budget package to fund the federal government for the remaining months of fiscal 2017 and are expected to vote on
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The Senate voted 56-43 to move forward with the final vote on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Rex Tillerson, former ExxonMobil CEO, as secretary of state, Reuters reported Monday. Patricia Zengerle writes the
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Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has called on Congress to take up the proposed cybersecurity legislation and prioritize breach notification standards following reports of an Excellus BlueCross BlueShield data breach in December 2013. The senator
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