Topic: Tina Smith

With a recent deal on President Joe Biden's climate agenda hanging in the balance in the Senate, the man in charge of counting Democratic votes, Sen. Dick Durbin, announced Thursday that he tested positive for COVID-19.

Hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday for the funeral of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was shot dead by police earlier this month in a Minneapolis suburb.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced a bill to provide loan guarantees from the Department of Energy to new and existing carbon capture projects.

Seven Senate Democrats issued an ethics complaint against Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz stating their objection to the Electoral College results "lent legitimacy" to the rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced a bill Wednesday to prevent schools from using indicators that identify students with school lunch debt.

U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke plans to tour the tent city for migrant youth in Tornillo, Texas, on Saturday for the second time.

Wisconsin voters determined Tuesday which candidates will be on the ballot to replace House Speaker Paul Ryan, as one of four states settled primary elections.

Democratic and Republican races in a couple of key battleground states will be settled Tuesday, with just 84 days remaining until the midterm elections.

Democrats Tina Smith and Doug Jones were officially sworn in as U.S. senators on Wednesday, reducing the Republican majority to 51-49.

Members of Congress are returning to Washington from holiday recess with a packed legislative schedule, including another possible federal government shutdown.