Treasury inspector general to probe delay of Harriet Tubman $20 bills
The Treasury Department's inspector general will review the Trump administration's decision to delay production of a new $20 bill featuring Harriet Tubman. Rich Delmar, the department's acting IG, said...
View ArticleSchumer calls for delay on passage of defense bill amid Iran tensions
Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is doubling down on his call for a vote on an amendment restricting President Trump’s ability to go to war with Iran and urging Republicans to delay passage of...
View ArticleSenate set to bypass Iran fight amid growing tensions
The Senate is poised to deep-freeze a debate over President Trump's war authority amid growing tensions between the United States and Iran. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) moved on Monday...
View ArticleNative American groups press Congress to rescind Wounded Knee medals
Native American groups are asking Congress to rescind 20 Medals of Honor bestowed on American troops who massacred hundreds of women and children at Wounded Knee Creek more than a century ago.Reps....
View ArticleNegotiators face major obstacles to meeting July border deadline
Negotiators searching for a solution to the crisis on the southern border must overcome major policy differences, as well as deep skepticism from their allies, before reaching a deal on overhauling the...
View ArticleSenate investigation finds multiple federal agencies left sensitive data...
Several federal agencies failed to update system vulnerabilities over the course of the last two administrations and left Americans' personal information open and vulnerable to theft, a report released...
View ArticleDemocratic senator introduces bill to ban gun silencers
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on Monday introduced a bill to outlaw gun suppressors, also known as silencers.The Help Empower Americans to Respond (HEAR) Act would ban the suppressors' importation, sale,...
View ArticleMcConnell denies request to delay defense bill to after debates: 'Come...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday dismissed a call by Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to delay passage of a mammoth defense bill until after the Democratic presidential...
View ArticleSusan Collins: Trump's 'she's not my type' defense is...
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), one of the most prominent women in the upper chamber, called President Trump’s choice of words in denying an allegation that he sexually assaulted a writer more than 20...
View ArticleGraham on E. Jean Carroll rape allegation: Trump 'denied it, and...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday weighed in on E. Jean Carroll's allegation that President Trump raped her, saying Trump “denied it, and that’s all I needed to hear.”“The president has denied...
View ArticleMcConnell opens door to vote on Iran war authorization
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said he’s willing to vote on a controversial amendment that would require Congress to approve any military action against Iran, but warned...
View ArticleAlabama secretary of state announces Senate bid
Alamaba Secretary of State John Merrill will challenge Sen. Doug Jones (D) in 2020, joining Jones’ 2017 opponent Roy Moore and several other Republicans in the Republican field, according to the...
View ArticleGOP senator declines to directly address rape allegations against Trump
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said Tuesday that she won’t comment on President Trump’s remark this week that writer E. Jean Carroll, who has accused him of raping her in the mid-1990s, is “not my type.”“I...
View ArticleSenate GOP blocks election security bill
Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to pass legislation aimed at bolstering the country's election infrastructure despite a stalemate in the chamber on the issue. Sen. Amy...
View ArticleMcConnell says Senate will vote on 9/11 responders bill after Jon Stewart...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the Senate will vote on renewing fundings for 9/11 first responders after meeting with a group of them on Tuesday.Funding for the 9/11 victims fund...
View ArticleGOP lays debate trap for 2020 Democrats
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is giving 2020 hopefuls a choice: Show up in the Senate to vote or hit the presidential campaign trail.The Senate is moving forward with a mammoth defense...
View ArticleDemocrats leery of Sanders plan to cancel student loan debt
Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill are balking at Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) call to cancel $1.6 trillion in student debt, an idea that has garnered strong interest on the campaign trail but could...
View ArticleMitt Romney: Rape allegation against Trump should be 'evaluated'
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said the latest rape allegation against President Trump should be "evaluated.""It's a very serious allegation," Romney said, CNN reported Tuesday. "I hope that it is fully...
View ArticleSenate GOP aims to jam House Democrats on border fight
Senate Republicans are pushing House Democrats to take up their bill to provide billions in new border funding.Top Senate Republicans said on Wednesday that Congress should skip a conference committee,...
View ArticleSenate GOP to defeat proposal requiring approval for Iran attack
Senate Republicans are confident they have the votes to defeat a bipartisan amendment that would require congressional approval for any military action President Trump takes against Iran.The amendment,...
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