GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson to resign at end of year
GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson (Ga.) announced Wednesday that he will step down from the Senate at the end of the year, citing health issues."After much prayer and consultation with my family and my doctors,...
View ArticleSenate Democrats raise 'serious concerns' about Ticketmaster, Live...
Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Wednesday called for a federal investigation of the online ticketing industry, citing a report that Ticketmaster-Live Nation has defied...
View ArticleDemocrats call for end to Remain in Mexico asylum policy
A group of two dozen Democratic and independent senators who caucus with them on Tuesday wrote a letter to Trump administration officials asking them to end a policy that forces some asylum-seekers to...
View ArticleDemocrats see golden opportunity to take Georgia Senate seat
Democrats are feeling bullish about their chances to win a Senate seat in Georgia in the wake of GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson’s decision to retire. The announcement, Democrats argue, gives them a golden...
View ArticleSenate GOP pledges to oppose any efforts to 'pack' Supreme Court
Senate Republicans warned on Thursday that they will block any efforts to expand the Supreme Court, and they urged the justices not to be "cowed" by a recent legal brief from Senate Democrats calling...
View ArticleMurphy sees 'path' to White House deal on background checks
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said on Thursday that he sees a path to a deal with the White House on background checks legislation but cautioned it was too soon to say if they would be able to clinch an...
View ArticleSchumer seeks vote on bill reaffirming support for democracy in Hong Kong
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Friday called for a vote on bipartisan legislation on Hong Kong when Congress returns as the city faces weeks of sometimes-violent protests by...
View ArticleDemocrats ask Chao to promote airline price competition
Five Democratic senators wrote to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Friday, asking her to take steps to improve price competition among airlines. Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Richard...
View ArticlePelosi, Schumer call on McConnell to take up background check bill after...
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to take up legislation that would expand background checks...
View ArticleGun debate to shape 2020 races
Lawmakers return to Washington next week with both sides vowing a robust debate on gun reform following a pair of deadly mass shootings in Texas and another in Ohio.But the discussion promised by Sen....
View ArticleCongress set for chaotic fall sprint
Lawmakers are preparing to return to a chaotic fall in Washington, paving the way for an end-of-year legislative sprint.In addition to hot-button issues like background checks, Congress has several...
View ArticleMcConnell vows to give gun bill a vote if it is backed by Trump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday stressed that President Trump's support is the key to a gun reform bill getting a vote on the Senate floor in the wake of recent mass...
View ArticleManchin passes on run for governor, will stay in Senate
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has decided against running for governor in 2020, a job he won easily twice, opting instead to stay in the Senate despite his very public frustration with Washington.Manchin...
View ArticleMcConnell: GOP would 'absolutely' fill Supreme Court seat next year
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) pledged Tuesday that Republicans would fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2019 or 2020, arguing the dynamic is different now than when the party held open a...
View ArticleMcConnell: 'Over-the-top' Moscow Mitch nickname effort to...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday vehemently denounced political opponents who have dubbed him “Moscow Mitch,” calling the nickname an “over-the-top” effort to “smear” him.“It’s...
View ArticleGOP faces new pressure to act on guns
For Republicans hoping to run out the clock on gun reform, the weekend's mass shooting in Texas has complicated the math.The killings of seven people in Odessa by a lone gunman on Saturday has...
View ArticleTrump moving forward to divert $3.6B from military projects for border wall
The Trump administration is moving forward with its plan to divert $3.6 billion from military construction projects, notifying congressional leaders and lawmakers whose states will be impacted by the...
View ArticleSen. Mike Lee granted visa to Russia after other senators' requests are...
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has been granted a visa to visit Russia after Moscow previously rejected two other senators’ requests to be allowed to travel to the country.A spokesman for Lee told The Hill...
View ArticleSchumer: Odessa shooting 'could have been avoided' with background...
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Tuesday that the shooting in Odessa, Texas, "could have been avoided" if Congress had passed the House's universal background check legislation....
View ArticleGraham calls on Barr to declassify files on DOJ watchdog's Russia probe
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) last week wrote to Attorney General William Barr asking him to declassify documents relating to the Justice Department inspector general's investigation into the handling...
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