Harris demands Barr clarify if Trump has asked him to investigate anyone
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is asking Attorney General William Barr to clarify if President Trump or White House staff have asked him to investigate anyone after the president floated prosecuting...
View ArticleWarner: Campaigns should start reporting foreign contacts to FBI
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) argued Thursday that while special counsel Robert Mueller did not establish that the Trump campaign conspired with Russia during the 2016 election, extensive foreign contacts...
View ArticleTrump Jr. subpoena sparks internal GOP battle
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr’s surprise decision to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. has set off an internal fight among Senate Republicans, some of whom are now pressing the North...
View ArticleMcConnell: Trump shouldn't worry about Trump Jr. subpoena
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday tried to tamp down the political backlash over the Senate Intelligence Committee's decision to subpoena Donald Trump Jr., urging the president "not to...
View ArticleKlobuchar on Barr: 'He has shown a complete disrespect for the law'
Presidential hopeful Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), on Friday hammered Attorney General William Barr over his handling of congressional oversight probes, saying he has shown a “disrespect for the...
View ArticleDem senator calls for Senate to investigate Giuliani's planned Ukraine trip
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Friday that the Senate should investigate a planned trip from President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine, where the former New York City mayor is...
View ArticleTucker Carlson says Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez are 'indisputably right'...
Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Friday night issued rare praise for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), saying the progressive lawmakers were “absolutely,...
View ArticleSanders to join Ocasio-Cortez in headlining Green New Deal rally Monday
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will join Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in headlining a rally Monday to support the Green New Deal resolution, a progressive proposal that calls for sweeping...
View ArticleTrump Jr. subpoena spotlights GOP split over Russia probes
The Senate Intelligence Committee’s decision to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. is putting a spotlight on a split within the GOP conference between it and another key panel investigating the 2016 election —...
View ArticleRand Paul: Trump Jr. subpoena a 'real travesty of justice'
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) slammed the Senate Intelligence Committee for subpoenaing Donald Trump Jr. for further testimony in its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, suggesting...
View ArticleCongress readies for battle over nuclear policy
A key annual defense bill is poised to serve as a battleground over President Trump’s nuclear weapons policy.On issues ranging from the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal to whether to leave open the...
View ArticleSchumer urging Pompeo to warn Putin of consequences if Russia interferes in...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo must warn Russian President Vladimir Putin against meddling in the upcoming 2020 presidential election, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) urged on...
View ArticleBipartisan senators introduce bill to fix problem of teacher debt
Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) introduced a bill Monday aiming to tackle the problem of teacher debt.The bill, the Consider Teachers Act of 2019, amends the TEACH grant program...
View ArticleWarren vows to pick ex-public school teacher as Education secretary
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) vowed on Monday that she will pick a former public school teacher to lead the Department of Education if she wins the White House in 2020. "In a Warren administration,...
View ArticleRubio asks Barr to investigate Kerry over Iran meetings
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is asking Attorney General William Barr to investigate if former Secretary of State John Kerry broke federal law over his talks with Iranian officials. Rubio sent a letter to...
View ArticleSchumer: Pompeo must give 'shot across the bow' to Putin on...
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is warning Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to take a hard line in his meeting this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin.“Secretary of State Pompeo...
View ArticleCrunch time for Senate disaster aid talks
Senators are entering a crucial stretch as they try to break the logjam on a stalled disaster recovery bill before leaving next week for the Memorial Day recess. The timeline gives senators less than...
View ArticleGraham encourages Donald Trump Jr. to plead the 5th
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday that President Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. should comply with a Senate Intelligence Committee subpoena but refuse to answer the...
View ArticleGOP angst grows amid Trump trade war
Republicans are growing more nervous about next year’s race for the Senate as President Trump ratchets up a trade war with China that increasingly threatens to cause pain to U.S. farmers.To be sure,...
View ArticleTrump Jr. subpoenaed after backing out of interviews: report
The Senate Intelligence Committee reportedly subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. after the president’s eldest son backed out of two scheduled interviews regarding the panel’s ongoing investigation into Russian...
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