House Democrats followed their Senate counterparts on Friday and voted down legislation that would guarantee medical care for infants who survive abortions. 
Sen. Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) fired back at CNN on Thursday for misrepresenting his Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, saying that the network's delay in correcting their initial Tuesday report was inexcusable. Sen. Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) ripped his colleague Dick Durbin (D., Ill.) for describing a bill that guarantees medical care for newborns who survive abortion as "politically charged anti-choice legislation" during a testy exchange on the Senate floor Tuesday. 
Senate Republicans are again pushing for a bill to protect newborns who survive abortions in a vote that could force top Democratic presidential candidates to stake out an extreme position on the issue or risk angering abortion groups. 
A group of Republican senators is pushing for the United States to treat drug cartels the way it does terrorist organizations following the massacre of nine American women and children in Mexico.
Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) on Friday condemned San Francisco's travel-ban ordinance meant to cut city-funded travel and company contracts with 22 pro-life states. 
Sen. Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) slammed the "plain, unadulterated anti-Catholic bigotry" on display in the confirmation process of Brian Buescher, who was nominated to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, prior to the Senate voting to confirm Buescher. 
A bipartisan group of senators formally expressed support Wednesday for protesters in Hong Kong who are opposing a law which would allow suspects to be extradited to mainland China, Taiwan and Macau. 
A Republican initiative in the Senate, led by Sen. Ben Sasse (R., Neb.), passed an amendment on Thursday renewing and codifying a Congressional ban on earmarking bills. 