GOP braces for showdown on wall emergency with Trump
Congress is on a collision course with President Trump over his national emergency declaration, setting the stage for the first veto of his administration.A showdown appears all but inevitable with...
View ArticleMcConnell eyes Trump, Paul and reelection when it comes to emergency fight
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) needs the support of President Trump and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to win reelection next year, meaning he must rely on two men at opposite sides of the...
View ArticleDoug Jones: Trump unintentionally giving 'green light' to hate crimes
Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) said in an interview with Newsweek published Tuesday that President Trump is unintentionally giving a "green light" to hate crimes.When asked whether he was worried that the...
View ArticleProgressive group targets GOP senators on Trump court pick
Demand Justice, an outside progressive group, is targeting a handful of Republican senators up for reelection in 2020 over a controversial court nominee. The group is running digital ads aimed at GOP...
View ArticleGOP senator to oppose Trump court pick
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday that she will oppose a controversial circuit court pick by President Trump ahead of a vote this week.Collins, the first Republican senator to announce their...
View ArticlePaul, Udall introduce bill to end Afghanistan War
Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would end the nearly two-decade-long Afghanistan War.The 2019 American Forces Going Home After Noble Service Act would...
View ArticleSenate GOP eyes big vote against Trump
Opposition to President Trump’s emergency border declaration is snowballing in the Senate, forcing Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to scramble for a way to avoid a major embarrassment for the...
View ArticleGOP hunts for unified strategy in emergency declaration fight
The fight over President Trump’s emergency declaration is opening new fractures within the Senate Republican caucus ahead of a showdown on the floor next week.GOP senators are struggling to unify...
View ArticleWhite House pressures Senate GOP to back Trump's emergency declaration
The White House on Wednesday chastised Senate Republicans who are considering joining Democrats to block President Trump's emergency declaration to secure funding for a wall along the southern...
View ArticleSenate Dems to introduce resolution to create climate change panel
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday said that Democrats are introducing a resolution to create a Senate committee on climate change."We need a committee focused on this, to...
View ArticleFeinstein, Grassley call for investigation into minor sexual abuse at HHS...
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) are calling on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) inspector general to investigate reports of rampant sexual abuse against...
View ArticleFlorida lawmakers introduce bill to end daylight saving clock change
Three Florida lawmakers introduced legislation that would end the November clock change from daylight saving time. The legislation introduced by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and...
View ArticlePortman presses GM to make electric vehicles at Ohio plant scheduled to close
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) on Wednesday pressed General Motors to make electric vehicles at their Lordstown, Ohio, plant which has stopped new car production."GM’s decision to shut down production at...
View ArticleSenate Dems call for hearing on universal background checks bill
Senate Democrats called on the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday to hold a hearing on universal background checks. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a vociferous advocate for gun control measures, led a...
View ArticleSenate confirms controversial Trump court pick who backed ObamaCare lawsuit
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed a controversial federal circuit court pick who backed a lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act. Senators voted 52-47 on Chad Readler's 6th Circuit nomination,...
View ArticleSanders defends Omar: Can't equate anti-Semitism with 'legitimate...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) defended Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Wednesday amid an avalanche of criticism she’s received over comments about Israel that some have slammed as anti-Semitic.Sanders, who...
View ArticleMcConnell maintains that Senate won't take up election reform bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) maintained Wednesday that the upper chamber wouldn't take up a House election reform bill.McConnell reiterated his position when pressed about why he has...
View ArticleAir Force says it's 'appalled and deeply sorry' after GOP...
The Air Force issued an apology Wednesday after Sen. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) revealed that she was raped while she was in service.“The criminal actions reported today by Senator McSally violate every...
View ArticleGOP wants Trump to back off on emergency
Senate Republicans are sending a pointed message to President Trump to back off from his national emergency declaration, arguing that he has $6 billion currently available from multiple funds — more...
View ArticleWarren defends Omar from threats of violence over comments on Israel
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Wednesday defended Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) after the Minnesota Democrat faced violent threats over comments about Israel she made that some criticized as...
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