Dems want climate change, tax hikes in infrastructure deal
The top two Democratic leaders on Monday told President Trump that any bipartisan infrastructure package needs to take into consideration climate change and include “substantial, new and real revenue”...
View ArticleSenators urge FAA to allow remote tracking of drones
A bipartisan pair of senators on Monday called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to "swiftly publish" a proposed rule for remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems, otherwise known...
View ArticleTammy Duckworth visits Iraq for first time since being shot down in 2004
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said she recently visited Iraq for the first time since she was shot down in 2004 while piloting an Army helicopter.Duckworth's office said in a statement Friday that the...
View ArticleMcConnell signs shirt joking about expiration of Merrick Garland's...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) signed a T-shirt joking about Merrick Garland's failed Supreme Court nomination. A Twitter user on Monday shared a photo of McConnell signing the shirt,...
View ArticleFeinstein to introduce bill raising age to purchase assault weapons after...
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Monday said that she will reintroduce legislation to increase the minimum age to buy assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in the wake of a shooting in...
View ArticleWarren trolls Chase Bank after viral tweet draws backlash
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) trolled Chase Bank after the bank's attempt at sharing personal finance advice on Twitter was met with backlash.Chase's original tweet, which has since been deleted, was...
View ArticleNo. 2 Senate Dem: 'Too early' to start Trump impeachment proceedings
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the No. 2 Senate Democrat, said Monday that it’s “too early” to start impeachment proceedings against President Trump and that lawmakers should be focused on investigating...
View ArticleSanders suggests Disney should use 'Avengers' profits to 'pay...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday called on Disney to use profits from its "Avengers: Endgame" record-breaking opening weekend to pay all employees "a middle class wage."The Vermont senator and...
View ArticleGOP senator 'not enthused' by Trump Fed nominee's past...
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said Monday she is “not enthused” by a series of controversial past comments from Stephen Moore, President Trump’s nominee for a vacant seat on the Federal Reserve Board.“I’m...
View ArticleSenate GOP women pose obstacle for Moore as Fed pick
Women in the Senate Republican Conference are looming as a potential obstacle for Stephen Moore, President Trump’s expected nominee to serve on the Federal Reserve Board.Two female GOP senators on...
View ArticleSenate Judiciary to vote next month on Trump pick to succeed Rosenstein
The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote early next month on President Trump's nominee to succeed outgoing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Committee chairman Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) office...
View ArticleGraham: Trump should fight Dem subpoenas 'like hell'
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called on President Trump to defy subpoenas from House Democrats, calling the lawmakers “political hacks,” according to CNN.Graham, the chair of the Senate Judiciary...
View ArticleGOP sets up firewall for Trump on Mueller
Senate Republicans are beginning to set up a firewall for President Trump against special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, pushing back at a slew of Democratic attacks on the president’s conduct as...
View ArticleSchumer calls for briefing on 2020 election security after Mueller report
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling for the Trump administration to brief the Senate on what actions it is taking to prevent interference in the 2020 presidential election."The...
View ArticleTrump presses Democratic leaders on stalled trade deal at White House
President Trump and his economic adviser Larry Kudlow pressed Democratic leaders at a White House meeting Tuesday on moving the stalled U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which faces opposition from...
View ArticleGraham says Stephen Moore's nomination would be 'problematic'
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned on Tuesday that Stephen Moore’s nomination to the Federal Reserve Board would be “very problematic,” marking the latest warning shot from Republicans on Capitol...
View ArticleErnst says she's 'very unlikely' to support Moore
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said Tuesday afternoon that Stephen Moore would likely be rejected by the Senate if President Trump nominated him to the Federal Reserve Board.Ernst told reporters she is "very...
View ArticleDemocrats request probe into Barr's handling of Mueller report
Senate Democrats are asking the Justice Department’s watchdog to investigate Attorney General William Barr over his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report. A dozen Senate Democrats...
View ArticleMcConnell: Courts will resolve Trump-Dems subpoena fight
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) sidestepped questions about the effort by House Democrats to subpoena Trump officials, saying the fight will likely be resolved in the courts.Asked during...
View ArticleBooker reintroduces bill to curb detention of migrants
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced legislation Tuesday that would require a bond hearing for all detained immigrants.The Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act would also put the burden of proof on...
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