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Tag: Senate
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Washington Shrugs Off Nashville Shooting, as G.O.P. Rejects Pleas to Act
President Biden said he had reached the limit of his powers to act alone on gun violence, and needed Congress to respond. Republicans said they had already done all they were willing to do.
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Decades Later, Senate Votes to Repeal Iraq Military Authorizations
The bipartisan action to roll back resolutions from 1991 and 2002 was a major advancement in a long-running bid by Congress to claw back war powers from the executive branch.
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Biden Concedes He Is Powerless to Act on Guns Without Congress
“I have gone the full extent of my executive authority to do, on my own, anything about guns,” President Biden said.
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SVB Hearing Takeaways: Bank Failures Spur a Blame Game, But Few Solutions
Senators sharply questioned federal regulators about shortcomings in oversight after two bank failures rattled the financial system. Regulators put the blame on the banks’ management.