News Source: Lexington Herald-Leader
| 2 days ago
After an emotional debate over how to keep Americans safe, the Senate Thursday narrowly defeated an effort to prevent civilian trials in U.S. courts for the accused planners of the 9/11 attacks. The Senate's 54-45 vote to reject the measure by Sen.
News Source: Politico
| 2 days ago
The measure, offered by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) as an amendment to the appropriations bill for the Commerce and Justice Departments, was tabled on a 54-45 vote. The Senate has defeated an amendment that would have kept the plotters of the
News Source: The Onion
| 9 days ago
DCIn the wake of several major lobbying scandals, the Senate Select Committee on Ethics announced Tuesday that it will hold a special series of intensive sessions inside its recently completed 200-room Ethics Mansion. The ethics committee's