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3 results for “Senate”

Hands from both sides of a divided legislative chamber reach together toward a small pile of college sports equipment in the aisle

Senators From Two Opposing Teams Agree, 77 to 22, That Colleges Must Keep Their Teams

The Senate passed a bipartisan college sports bill, 77 to 22, that bars Division I conferences from cutting varsity and Olympic sports teams. R-17 investigates why teams agree about teams.

R-17Oct 4, 2026

In a marble hall, a calendar page is peeled back and the same countdown clock is re-hung on a later month

Politics

Congress, Which Knows How to Pass a Full-Year Budget, Again Does Not Pass a Budget

A stopgap bill funds the government through December 11. Congress has passed all its spending bills on time four times since 1977, and R-17 has found the instructions.

R-17Oct 3, 2026

In a living room of synchronized devices, a person on a step stool turns back the hands of one old wall clock

Human Behavior

Humans Agree to Stop Changing the Clocks, Will Change the Clocks on November 1

A bipartisan House majority voted to end the twice-yearly clock change, and Arizona has not changed its clocks since 1968. Unless the Senate acts, the clocks fall back anyway.

R-17Oct 3, 2026