August recess under threat as yearly spending bills pile up
The lack of a spending deal with fewer than 20 legislative days remaining until the August recess is prompting some GOP senators to discuss the possibility of cutting short the Senate’s August...
View ArticleDemocratic White House hopefuls push to expand health care in US territories
Several Democratic senators running for the White House in 2020 introduced legislation Tuesday that would boost federal funding for Medicaid and Medicare in U.S. territories.Sens. Bernie Sanders...
View ArticleSenators clinch votes to rebuke Trump on Saudi arms sale
Senators have locked in the votes needed for an initial move to block President Trump’s Saudi arms sales, paving the way for a high-stakes veto showdown.The Senate is expected to take up the 22...
View ArticlePerdue proposes cutting lawmakers' travel budgets if they miss fiscal...
Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.), an outspoken advocate for budget and spending reform, on Wednesday will unveil a proposal to impose consequences for lawmakers who continue to miss key spending...
View ArticleShooting victims could sue gun industry under Democrats' legislation
Congressional Democrats on Tuesday unveiled legislation that would grant victims of gun violence the right to sue members of the firearms industry, NPR reported.Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Sen....
View ArticleSchumer calls for Senate vote on 9/11 victim fund
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that he is "begging" and "pleading" with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to hold a vote on legislation to extend the September...
View ArticleCruz pitches Ocasio-Cortez on bill to make birth control available over the...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is looking to join forces with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on legislation that would make over-the-counter birth control legal.The GOP Texas senator on Wednesday...
View ArticleGOP chairman dismisses 'phony' report of Trump second guessing...
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman James Inhofe (R-Okla.) on Wednesday dismissed a news report that said President Trump was having second thoughts on naming Patrick Shanahan as Defense...
View ArticleFemale senators hatch plan to 'shame' Senate into voting faster
When female senators met for dinner on Tuesday night, they hatched a plan born out of a similar frustration: It was taking the Senate too long to vote."This is one of the things that happen when the...
View ArticleTrump judicial nominee says he withdrew over 'gross...
A Michigan attorney who asked the White House to withdraw his nomination to a federal judgeship on Tuesday said in a statement Wednesday that he was forced to bow out over “gross mischaracterizations”...
View ArticleMcConnell ups pressure on White House to get a budget deal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) invited Senate Republican colleagues to a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney Wednesday in a...
View ArticleTrump's border funding comes back from the dead
President Trump’s request for $4.5 billion in emergency funding for the border is getting a much-needed jolt of momentum in Congress.Appropriators are drafting legislation that would provide billions...
View ArticleManchin eyes Senate exit
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is eyeing a possible exit from the Senate, and his decision could be a significant factor in which party controls the majority in 2021.In moments of frustration, the centrist...
View ArticleTillis dodges primary challenge in NC
Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.) will not challenge Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) in the 2020 Republican primary, sparing the state GOP a potentially bruising fight ahead of an election in which President Trump...
View ArticleGraham: Trump 'wrong' to say he'd accept campaign dirt from...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Thursday that President Trump was “wrong” to suggest he’s open to looking at dirt on a political opponent offered by a foreign government.“I think that’s wrong. That’s...
View ArticleRomney: 'Unthinkable' for presidential candidate to accept dirt...
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said Thursday that it would be "unthinkable" for a presidential campaign to accept information from a foreign government trying to meddle it the election. "Let's distinguish...
View ArticleSenate GOP races to break with Trump over accepting foreign info
Senate Republicans are racing to distance themselves from President Trump's suggestion that he would accept information from a foreign government ahead of the 2020 election. Trump's comments, which he...
View ArticleSenate GOP blocks bill to require campaigns report foreign election assistance
Senate Republicans blocked legislation on Thursday that would force campaigns to notify the Federal Election Commission and the FBI about attempts by foreign nationals to influence an election. Sen....
View ArticleTrump hit with fierce backlash over interference remarks
President Trump roiled Washington on Thursday with his suggestion that he would accept dirt on a political opponent from a foreign government.The remarks, made during an interview with ABC News the...
View ArticleSenate rejects effort to block Trump's Qatar, Bahrain arms sales
The Senate rejected an effort on Thursday by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to block President Trump's arms sales to Bahrain and Qatar.Senators voted 43-56 on discharging a resolution to block the Bahrain arms...
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