Legislation protecting same sex marriage passes major Senate hurdle The Senate voted to move forward with the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify the right of same sex couples to marry. Twelve Republicans voted with Democrats to move the bill forward, and a final vote could come this week. […]
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US midterms 2022: Democrats’ hopes of keeping House fade as counting continues – as it happened | US politics
If a president’s party can only keep one chamber of Congress, the Senate is the one to have. The Senate is tasked with approving the White House’s nominations, including cabinet secretaries, federal judges and most crucially, supreme court justices. With Democrats holding the majority for the next two years, Joe […]