Graham cursed at acting DOD chief, declaring himself his 'adversary'
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he confronted President Trump’s acting Pentagon chief in a heated exchange over the administration’s Syria strategy.Speaking to acting Defense Secretary Patrick...
View ArticleDurbin after reading Green New Deal: 'What in the heck is this?'
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Wednesday declined to say if he will vote for the "Green New Deal" resolution, saying that after he read it he asked a key sponsor of the legislation, "What in the heck is...
View ArticleDurbin: Trump pressuring acting AG in Cohen probe is 'no surprise'
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Wednesday that it's "no surprise" President Trump reportedly pressed the then-acting attorney general to get one of Trump's allies in the U.S. attorney's office to...
View ArticleGOP Sen. Collins says she'll back resolution to block Trump's...
GOP Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) on Wednesday said she would support a resolution to block President Trump's emergency declaration to construct the U.S.-Mexico border wall.Collins, speaking to reporters...
View ArticleDoug Jones gets challenger in Alabama Senate race
Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.) announced Wednesday that he is launching a bid to challenge Alabama Sen. Doug Jones (D) for his Senate seat in 2020.Byrne said in a statement that he's running to "defend...
View ArticleSenate investigators want to question Russia-based businessman tied to Trump:...
Senate investigators reportedly want to question an American businessman based in Moscow who has ties to President Trump.CNN reported Thursday that the Senate Intelligence Committee is interested in...
View ArticleMcConnell recommending US ambassador to Canada as new UN ambassador
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has spoken with President Trump about nominating Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft to be the next UN ambassador.A McConnell spokesperson confirmed to The...
View ArticleCohen to testify before Senate Intel on Tuesday
Michael Cohen is scheduled to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee for closed-door testimony Tuesday, a source familiar with the plans confirmed, teeing up a busy three days on Capitol Hill...
View ArticleSenate Dems to introduce resolution blocking Trump's emergency declaration
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Thursday that Democrats will introduce a resolution to block President Trump's emergency declaration to construct the U.S.-Mexico border wall....
View ArticleWarren, Harris back reparations for black Americans affected by slavery
Democratic Sens. Kamala Harris (Calif.) and Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), who are both running for president, have reportedly said they support reparations for black Americans affected by slavery.The New...
View ArticleDemocratic senator floats subpoena for Mueller report
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) vowed Thursday that Congress would subpoena special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the investigation into Russian interference if lawmakers don't receive a...
View ArticleHarris on Smollett: 'I'm sad, frustrated, and disappointed'
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said Thursday that she is "sad, frustrated, and disappointed" over the allegation that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett staged an attack he reported as a hate crime.“Like...
View ArticleSenate plots to avoid fall shutdown brawl
Senators are hoping to get the government funding process back on track after the months-long fight over President Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall.Though Congress managed to avoid a partial funding...
View ArticleGraham: 'Handful' of GOP senators will vote to block Trump's...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) predicted on Friday that a "handful" of Republicans will back a resolution to block President Trump's emergency declaration to construct the U.S.-Mexico border wall. "A...
View ArticleBrown, Rubio trade barbs over ‘dignity of work’ as Brown mulls presidential bid
Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) traded barbs Thursday over Brown's "dignity of work" mantra.The feud came as Brown, who is said to be considering a presidential bid, continues his...
View ArticleKids confront Feinstein over Green New Deal
A group of young activists supporting legislation for a "Green New Deal" confronted Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Friday in a video released on social media.In the video, a group of middle and...
View ArticleSenate Dems want to see 'tangible, verifiable progress on...
A group of top Senate Democrats on Sunday wrote to President Trump to urge him that his upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un should produce tangible progress toward the denuclearization...
View ArticleDems mock Trump's pitch for Fourth of July celebration
Democratic lawmakers on Sunday poked fun at President Trump's proposal to hold a Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall this year, given that such an event already takes place each year.The...
View ArticleSenate reignites blue slip war over Trump court picks
The Senate is set to escalate a long simmering fight over President Trump's judicial nominees.Republicans are poised to confirm a pick for the influential circuit courts next week without the support...
View ArticleEx-GOP lawmakers urge Republicans to block Trump's emergency declaration
Nearly two dozen former GOP lawmakers are urging Republicans to oppose President Trump’s national emergency declaration.The former lawmakers in a letter published in Politico Playbook on Monday remind...
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