Watch live: McConnell, Senate Republicans hold press briefing
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other leaders of the GOP caucus will hold their weekly press conference Tuesday afternoon, following a classified briefing earlier in the day on...
View ArticleAdministration scrambles to quell Congress’s frustration over balloon, UFOs
Senior administration officials scrambled Tuesday to quell frustrations expressed by lawmakers about a lack of timely information concerning several flying objects and a Chinese spy balloon shot down...
View ArticleFeinstein announces retirement at end of term
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Tuesday announced that she will not seek a sixth term in office and will retire from the Senate at the end of 2024, officially creating an open primary battle to...
View ArticleSanders calls for minimum salary of $60,000 for public school teachers
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called for a minimum salary of $60,000 for public school teachers, capitalizing on the push by President Biden in his State of the Union speech to give public school...
View ArticleMitch McConnell: 'No agenda on the part of Senate GOP to revisit Medicare or...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday declared Senate Republicans have “no agenda” to consider cuts or reforms to Medicare or Social Security, attempting to slam the door on...
View ArticleFeinstein corrected by staffer about retirement announcement
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) needed to be corrected by a staffer on Tuesday that her office had put out a statement announcing her decision to retire from her Senate seat. A reporter asked...
View ArticleTester to lead Senate probe on failures to spot Chinese spy balloons earlier
Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) will lead a Senate investigation into why it took so long for the Defense Department to detect Chinese spy balloons that floated over the United States this month and in...
View ArticleSenate Republicans fear Trump repeat as 2024 field emerges
Senate Republicans are growing increasingly worried that a crowded 2024 presidential field could ease the path for former President Trump to once again clinch the party’s nomination. The field isn’t...
View ArticleCasey undergoes surgery for prostate cancer
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) underwent prostate cancer surgery on Tuesday after being diagnosed last month. "His doctor reports that, as expected, the procedure went well and he confirmed that the Senator...
View ArticleBiden pays tribute to Feinstein: 'One of the very best' senators I ever...
President Biden paid tribute to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Tuesday following her announcement that she will not run for reelection in 2024, calling her “one of the very best” senators he has...
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