Gillibrand says staffer allegations did not 'rise to the level of sexual...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) defended her office's handling of sexual misconduct allegations made by a former staffer against a male aide, saying the accusations "did not rise to the level of...
View ArticleGOP, White House seek to avoid showdown on emergency declaration
Senate Republicans are in talks with the White House about a deal to amend the National Emergencies Act — a move that could lead GOP lawmakers to avoid a fight with President Trump over his emergency...
View ArticleDemocratic appropriators demand list of military projects that would be...
Top Senate Democrats are demanding a list of military projects that would lose funding under President Trump's plan to divert resources to pay for a long-promised border wall."We have strong concerns...
View ArticleSenate set to rebuke Trump on support for Saudi Arabia
The Senate is set to break with the administration's support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen on Wednesday, likely handing President Trump his second setback from Capitol Hill this week....
View ArticlePence, GOP senators discuss offer to kill Trump emergency disapproval resolution
Vice President Pence is discussing an offer with Republican senators that could lead to the defeat of a Democratic resolution overturning President Trump’s emergency declaration to build a wall on the...
View ArticleDems introduce bill requiring disclosure of guest logs from White House,...
Democrats in the House and Senate on Tuesday introduced a bill mandating the publication of visitor logs at the White House and other personal properties where President Trump conducts business.Sen....
View ArticleMcConnell opens door to changing president's emergency powers
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) signaled on Tuesday that he is open to changing the president's national emergency powers as support grows within the GOP caucus for amending the National...
View ArticleGOP senators introduce bill to rein in president's emergency powers
More than a dozen Republican senators introduced legislation on Tuesday that would make it easier for Congress to terminate future national emergency declarations, days before the chamber will vote on...
View ArticleGOP faces crunch time on Trump border declaration
Senate Republicans have only 24 hours left to come up with a solution to stop a Democratic-backed resolution that chastises President Trump.The Senate is slated to vote on the disapproval resolution...
View ArticleWyden, Cotton call for policy alerting senators of cyber breaches
A bipartisan pair of senators on the Senate Intelligence Committee is requesting that the Senate sergeant at arms quickly inform Senate leadership of any cyber breaches of Senate computers.Sens. Ron...
View ArticleSenate GOP whip: Disapproval resolution likely to pass
Senate GOP Whip John Thune (S.D.) says he would be “really surprised” if Republicans manage to defeat a resolution disapproving of President Trump’s emergency border declaration, even if the president...
View ArticleKamala Harris praises California governor: Halting death penalty 'an...
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Wednesday praised California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for his expected executive order to halt the death penalty in the state.Harris, who is running for president in 2020,...
View ArticleSenate votes to confirm Neomi Rao to appeals court
Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted to confirm President Trump's nominee to succeed Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on an influential circuit court. Senators voted 53-46 on Neomi Rao's...
View ArticleSenate Dem warns against Manafort pardon after sentencing
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Wednesday warned President Trump against pardoning Paul Manafort, his former campaign chairman, after Manafort was sentenced to over three years in prison on foreign...
View ArticleSenate talks collapse on avoiding Trump showdown over emergency declaration
Senate Republicans say talks to find a way to stop a House-passed resolution disapproving of President Trump’s emergency declaration over the southern border are collapsing amid Republican divisions...
View ArticleGOP's Tillis comes under pressure for taking on Trump
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is under fire from conservative activists for supporting a Democratic effort to block President Trump’s emergency declaration to fund his border wall.The activists have also...
View ArticleLee, fifth GOP senator, to vote against Trump's border declaration
GOP Sen. Mike Lee (Utah) says he will vote for a resolution disapproving of President Trump’s national emergency declaration on the southern border, becoming the fifth Senate Republican to announce his...
View ArticleTexas Dems warn of 'land grab' if Trump's emergency order...
House Democrats from Texas are pressing their Republican colleagues in the Senate to reject President Trump's emergency declaration at the southern border, warning of a major "land grab" affecting...
View ArticleNew Jersey Dems tell Pentagon not to use military funds for border wall
Democrats in New Jersey’s congressional delegation sent a letter to the Pentagon Wednesday demanding that no funds allocated for their state’s military installations be used to fund President Trump’s...
View ArticleSenate breaks with Trump on Saudi-led war in Yemen
The Senate broke with President Trump on Wednesday over the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, paving the way for a veto showdown with the White House.Senators voted 54-46 to pass a resolution...
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