Senate Republicans are getting what's expected to be a short-lived win in a fight over unemployment benefits in Democrats' nearly $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill.
Senate Republicans seem ready to hand former President Trump his second acquittal in an impeachment trial in a little more than a year after just five GOP senators on Tuesday rejected a motion that the trial was unconstitutional. Most GOP senators haven't formally announced how they will vote on convicting Trump, and, in a shift from 2020, most are not rushing to defend him after a mob, egged on by the then-president, sacked the Capitol.But.
The Senate on Monday confirmed Janet Yellen as the first woman to lead the Treasury Department, where her immediate priority will be addressing the coronavirus recession.Yellen, a Democrat, was confirmed by the Senate 84-15, with broad bipartisan support. All 15 "no" votes came from Republicans.The Senate Finance Committee unanimously approved Yellen's nomination last week, with Democrats and even Republicans touting her qualifications despite.