GOP wants to pit Ocasio-Cortez against Democrats in the Senate
The vote on the “Green New Deal” that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced on Tuesday is only the beginning.Senate Republicans say McConnell sees Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s...
View ArticleGrassley opens Senate urging prayer for Trump to sign funding bill
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) opened the Senate on Thursday asking his colleagues to pray that President Trump will sign the funding bill and prevent a shutdown. "Let's all pray that the president will...
View ArticleSenate passes bill to make lynching a federal crime
The Senate on Thursday cleared legislation to make lynching a federal crime. The bill, introduced by Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.), makes lynching...
View ArticleThe border deal: What made it in, what got left out
Lawmakers on Wednesday night introduced a 1,159-page bill to fund a quarter of the federal government and prevent another partial shutdown.The legislation wraps together seven appropriations bills,...
View ArticleSenate confirms Trump pick William Barr as new attorney general
The Senate voted Thursday to approve William Barr as attorney general, giving the Justice Department its first confirmed chief since President Trump ousted Jeff Sessions last fall.Senators voted 54-45...
View ArticleHUD acknowledges recent shutdown slowed pace of recovery aid to Puerto Rico
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) acknowledged in a letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) made public Thursday that the recent partial government shutdown slowed the agency's...
View ArticleGraham seeks new Rosenstein testimony after explosive McCabe interview
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Thursday he would like to bring Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein back to Capitol Hill to testify about claims that the Justice Department official discussed a...
View ArticleTrump to sign border deal, declare national emergency
President Trump will declare a national emergency to fund his demand to build a border wall, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced on the Senate floor Thursday. "I had an opportunity...
View ArticleGrassley raises voice after McConnell interrupts Senate speech
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) expressed frustration on Thursday after Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) interrupted his speech on the Senate Floor.“I hope the next time I get a chance to have the...
View ArticleSenate approves border bill that prevents shutdown
The Senate approved legislation Thursday that would prevent a new government shutdown and provide money for President Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall moments after Senate Majority Leader Mitch...
View Article2020 Dems slam Trump's plan to declare national emergency
Democratic presidential candidates rushed to denounce President Trump on Thursday after the White House announced the president's plans to declare a national emergency to fund his demand to build a...
View ArticleGOP braces for Trump's emergency declaration
The months-long battle over a proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall is set to escalate dramatically when President Trump declares a national emergency.Talk of an emergency declaration immediately sparked...
View ArticleOrrin Hatch Foundation seeking $2 million in taxpayer money to fund new...
The Orrin Hatch Foundation is reportedly asking the Utah Legislature to donate $2 million in taxpayer money to a new center made in the Republican’s honor. According to The Salt Lake Tribune, the...
View ArticleWinners and losers in the border security deal
After a weeks-long slog, Congress united on Thursday night to pass a massive federal spending bill that averts a second shutdown, just weeks after the longest government closure in the nation’s...
View ArticleFormer GOP House Intel chair: McConnell eating 'manure sandwich'...
A former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is eating a "manure sandwich" over President Trump's decision to declare a national...
View ArticleHow the border deal came together
The breakthrough moment in the negotiations to avoid a second government shutdown came on Sunday when Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, called her Republican...
View ArticlePelosi, Schumer hammer 'unlawful' emergency declaration
The top Democrats on Capitol Hill wasted little time Friday bashing President Trump's decision to declare a national emergency at the southern border, portraying the move as "unlawful" and vowing to...
View Article‘Contingency’ spending in $333B budget deal comes under fire
The $333 billion spending package that Congress passed this week includes billions of dollars in emergency “contingency” spending for regular programs, raising the ire of budget watchdogs who call it a...
View ArticleGOP senator voices concern about Trump order, hasn't decided whether...
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has expressed concerns about the precedent set by President Trump's national emergency declaration to reallocate funding for a border wall. During an interview with Chuck Todd...
View ArticleGraham: Trump made 'persuasive case' that border is broken
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in an interview broadcast Sunday voiced support for President Trump's move to declare a national emergency to fund a border wall, saying he made a convincing case that the...
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