Trump says he's 'very happy' some GOP senators have 'gone...
President Trump on Wednesday said he is "very happy" that some GOP senators from earlier in his term are no longer in the Senate, telling a group of supporters that those lawmakers have "gone on to...
View ArticleSchumer displays photo of drowned migrants on Senate floor in appeal to Trump
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) displayed on the Senate floor Wednesday the photo that went viral this week of two drowned migrants in a direct appeal to President Trump over his...
View Article2020 debates complicate Senate plans for vote on Trump's war authority
Senators are jostling over when to vote on an amendment to a mammoth defense bill that would restrict President Trump's ability to take military action against Iran without congressional...
View ArticleBooker calls for hearings on reports of ICE using solitary confinement
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a 2020 presidential contender, on Wednesday called for hearings by the Senate Judiciary Committee on reports Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is using solitary...
View ArticleSenate passes $4.5B border bill, setting up fight with House
The Senate on Wednesday passed legislation to give President Trump billions of dollars in new border funding, setting up a clash with House Democrats, who passed their own version of the bill earlier...
View ArticleSenate to vote Friday on Trump's Iran war authority
The Senate will vote Friday on a measure to block President Trump from taking military action against Iran without congressional approval. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that...
View ArticleSenate Democrats wish talk on reparations would go away
Senate Democrats are not fans of legislation on reparations for slavery, which has become a hot topic in the 2020 presidential campaign.Democratic lawmakers acknowledge that slavery is a terrible stain...
View ArticleTrump, Congress set for new showdown on Saudi Arabia
Lawmakers and President Trump are laying the groundwork for a new showdown over Saudi Arabia, underscoring deep frustrations on Capitol Hill.With Trump expected to veto resolutions blocking his arms...
View ArticleMcConnell: Senate will not pass revised House border bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Thursday that the Senate will not pass a border funding bill revised by House Democrats, calling the Senate-passed bill the "only game in town."...
View ArticleMcConnell on Democratic criticism: 'I plead guilty'
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is embracing his role as antagonist of the Democratic presidential debates "Being criticized for stopping the liberal agenda and confirming conservatives...
View ArticleMcConnell on Democratic attacks: 'I love it'
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is embracing Democratic presidential candidates’ portrayal of him as a boogeyman of the right.“Being criticized for stopping the liberal agenda and...
View ArticleWhite House calls on House to pass Senate's border funding bill
The White House on Thursday called on House Democrats to pass the bipartisan Senate version of a bill providing billions of dollars in border funding and humanitarian aid.Press secretary Sarah Huckabee...
View ArticleHouse Democrats plan showdown with Senate over border aid
The partisan showdown over a $4.5 billion border aid package rumbled on Thursday morning, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Democrats planned a vote on an amended proposal providing explicit...
View ArticleGOP sen: Democrats talking about 'Medicare for All' shows...
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said on Wednesday that 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls' talk about "Medicare for All" shows that Democrats are unhappy with the current state of the Affordable Care Act,...
View ArticleTop Democrat urges Pelosi to take Senate border bill
Sen. Patrick Leahy (Vt.), the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) should approve a Senate-passed bill to provide $4.59 billion to address...
View ArticleSenate passes $750B defense bill, leaving Iran vote for Friday
The Senate passed a mammoth $750 billion defense bill Thursday, though it still needs to resolve a fight over Iran.Senators voted 86-8 on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes...
View ArticleSenate vote requires military, EPA to deal with harmful 'forever...
The Senate passed a defense bill Thursday that would require an increased response from the government to harmful chemicals that have leached into water in at least 43 states. Included in the National...
View ArticleMcConnell pledges to work with Democratic president on Supreme Court vacancy
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says he would give a new Democratic president’s nominee to the Supreme Court a hearing and vote in 2021, but isn’t making any promises that person would...
View ArticleMcConnell dismisses one-year stopgap bill floated by White House
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Thursday that a one-year continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government past Sept. 30 was "unacceptable," breaking with a plan mulled by Trump...
View ArticleMcConnell relishes role as 2020 debate villain
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is reveling in being the antagonist of the 2020 Democratic debates.Though not on the White House ticket, the GOP leader loomed large as the other primary...
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