Topic: Tammy Baldwin

The 118th U.S. Congress set a historical mark with a record 13 members who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday advanced a bill that would codify federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages while also protecting religious liberty rights.

The U.S. Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote Wednesday on the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify same-sex marriage rights.

A vote in the U.S. Senate on the Respect For Marriage Act codifying same-sex marriage rights will be delayed until after the November midterm elections.

The Senate on Wednesday voted against a largely symbolic proposal to safeguard legalized abortion nationwide by enshrining the practice in federal law.

In her second appearance before the Senate Commerce Committee, Gigi Sohn, nominated to be a Federal Communications Commission commissioner, faced repeated Republican questioning Wednesday whether she could be impartial.

Democrats in the Senate blocked a bill by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, seeking to impose sanctions on companies tied to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Russia and Germany.

Nine senators sent President Joe Biden a letter urging him to call for a waiver of international intellectual property rules for vaccines at the World Trade Organization ministerial conference.

Senators grilled assistant secretary for health nominee Dr. Rachel Levine and surgeon general nominee Dr. Vivek Murthy on how the Biden administration will respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid crisis Thursday.

The 117th Congress convened on Sunday to swear in new lawmakers and re-elect Nancy Pelosi as House speaker as the Senate and House prepare to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election on Wednesday.