Graham: Mueller investigation a 'political rectal exam'
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a frequent vocal supporter of President Trump, on Wednesday, decried special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation as a “political rectal exam.”“After two years of...
View ArticleMcConnell threatens disaster vote as deal remains elusive
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned on Thursday that the Senate will vote on a disaster aid package before they leave for a weeklong break, even as negotiators struggle to reach a bipartisan...
View ArticleSenators introduce bill to end warrantless searches of electronic devices at...
Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) this week reintroduced legislation that would bar the government from searching peoples' electronic devices at the border without a warrant.The Protecting...
View ArticleGOP senators work to get Trump on board with new disaster aid package
Senators are discussing dropping border-related money from a disaster aid package, with Republicans working to get President Trump on board with the plan.GOP Sens. Richard Shelby (Ala.) and David...
View ArticleCongress reaches deal on disaster aid
Congress has reached a deal on a "clean" disaster aid bill, after President Trump told lawmakers he would sign legislation even if money tied to the U.S.-Mexico border was dropped from the package....
View ArticleHarris leads California Democrats in condemning HUD immigrant housing policy
Sen. Kamala Harris led a group of 39 California Democrats from both chambers of Congress in writing a letter calling on Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson to...
View ArticleMurkowski celebrates birthday with electric scooter ride
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) celebrated her birthday this week with a video of herself riding an electric scooter on Capitol Hill.“My birthday present to myself!” Murkowski tweeted on Wednesday, her...
View ArticleSenate defense bill would make military sexual harassment standalone crime
A key Senate panel is looking to move the needle on curtailing sexual assault in the military.The Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), released...
View ArticleSenate passes disaster aid bill after deal with Trump
The Senate easily cleared a long-stalled disaster aid package after Republicans reached a deal with President Trump to drop border-related provisions from the bill. Senators voted 85-8 on the...
View ArticleDemocratic senator warns of threat to press freedom in new Assange charges
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) expressed concerns Thursday about Espionage Act charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, warning of a potential chilling effect on the First Amendment.“This is not...
View ArticleSenate GOP votes to permanently ban earmarks
Senate Republicans voted on Thursday to permanently ban the practice of including earmarks — money directed by lawmakers into pet projects — in government funding bills. GOP senators decided to enact...
View ArticleSchumer: Trump was 'agitated' during White House infrastructure...
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) pushed back against President Trump's claim that he was "calm" during a White House meeting on infrastructure, saying the president seemed "agitated."...
View ArticleFrustration boils over with Senate's 'legislative graveyard'
Senators are growing increasingly frustrated as legislative activity has slowed to a crawl during the first half of the year.The Senate voted on two bills Thursday, breaking a nearly two-month drought...
View ArticleSanders refuses to apologize for opposing war with Iran
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took aim at calls for him to "apologize" for his refusal to support U.S. armed conflicts in the Middle East, saying Friday that he was "right" about past U.S. wars and would...
View ArticleSenate Democrats to House: Tamp down the impeachment talk
Senate Democrats want the House to cool it on impeachment. They see an impeachment drive as hurting more than helping their efforts to win back the Senate majority and generally back Speaker Nancy...
View ArticleSenators say Trump using loophole to push through Saudi arms sale
The Trump administration has invoked an emergency provision of the law governing arms sales to immediately sell Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies weapons without congressional approval, senators said...
View ArticleTrump defense pick expected to face tense confirmation
Patrick Shanahan is facing questions about whether he is too deferential to President Trump as he awaits confirmation to be the full-time Defense secretary.Shanahan's predecessor, James Mattis, was...
View ArticleDemocratic senator says McCain listed off names of dictators during Trump...
The late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) listed off the names of dictators while watching President Trump's inauguration, according to Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).HuffPost reports that during a campaign...
View ArticleGOP Armed Services senator breaks with Trump: I find North Korean missile...
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services committee, broke with President Trump on Sunday over North Korean missile tests.Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Ernst said she...
View ArticleGOP senator: Trump needs to be 'very careful' on pardons of...
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) on Sunday urged President Trump to be "careful" in his reported plans to pardon a number of military servicemen who were accused of war crimes.Ernst told CNN’s Dana Bash on...
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