Trump nears decision on background checks
President Trump is close to a decision on potential gun legislation, according to a group of senators involved in negotiations on background checks.Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and...
View ArticleGOP group hits Graham over election security in new ad
A Republican group that’s been airing ads urging members of the GOP to take seriously election fraud and allegations of obstruction of justice by the president is focusing its latest ad on Sen. Lindsey...
View ArticleExclusive: Kushner tells GOP it needs to unify behind immigration plan
Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner told Senate Republicans Wednesday that the party should unite behind a 600-page immigration plan he crafted ahead of the 2020 election so the party can provide...
View ArticleWatchdog says it will probe Trump's efforts to get private land to build...
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) told Senate Democrats it will probe the Trump administration’s efforts to use eminent domain to acquire land to build the border wall between the U.S. and...
View ArticleMeadows, Cotton introduce bill to prevent district judges from blocking...
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Wednesday introduced legislation that would prevent district judges from placing nationwide injunctions on federal policy changes. The two...
View ArticleCruz, Alyssa Milano meet to discuss gun reform
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and actress Alyssa Milano on Tuesday followed through on their pledge to meet to discuss gun control legislation after arranging the sit-down through Twitter last week. Each...
View ArticleTrump court pick sparks frustration for refusing to answer questions
Steven Menashi, a nominee for the influential 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals, sparked frustration from lawmakers in both parties on Wednesday for declining to answer questions, including about his work...
View ArticleTrump formally sends Labor secretary nomination to Senate
President Trump on Wednesday officially sent his pick of Eugene Scalia as Labor secretary to the Senate.The formal measure moves forward the process for Scalia, a longtime labor attorney and son of the...
View ArticleSenators say Trump open to expanding background checks
President Trump appears poised to decide whether to support expanding background checks and other gun-law reforms as lawmakers work to respond to a spate of mass shootings over the summer.Trump's...
View ArticlePressure rises on Cheney to make decision
Pressure is rising on Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to reach a decision on her political future.Cheney can run for an open seat in the Senate, or she can remain in the House, where some say she could make...
View ArticleTrump's sinking polls embolden Democrats to play hardball
Democrats emboldened by President Trump’s sinking poll numbers are playing hardball on spending and guns legislation, arguing they now have new leverage with Republicans and the White House.Republicans...
View ArticleTop business executives call on senators to act on guns
A group of top business leaders on Thursday urged the Senate to take action on gun control.“Doing nothing about America’s gun violence crisis is simply unacceptable and it is time to stand with the...
View ArticleCruz warns GOP support for expanded background checks could help elect Warren...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday warned that if President Trump strikes a compromise with Democrats to expand background checks for gun purchases along the lines of the 2013 proposal from Sens. Joe...
View ArticleCruz warns corporate CEOs to stay out of 'divisive' gun control debate
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday warned that corporate CEOs are making a mistake by wading in the charged political debate over gun control in Washington.“I don’t think it’s a positive thing to see...
View ArticleSenators pressure Trump to help end humanitarian crisis in Kashmir
A bipartisan group of senators is pressing President Trump to take immediate action to help facilitate an end to the deepening humanitarian crisis in the disputed region of Kashmir. Sens. Chris Van...
View ArticleCruz: Texas will be 'hotly contested' in 2020
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) warned Republicans that his home state will be "hotly contested" in 2020. The senator made the comments at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast and signaled that while he had...
View ArticleCruz to oppose Trump appeals court pick
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is opposing President Trump's pick for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, raising new questions about the nominee's prospects. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey...
View ArticleGOP senator presses VA after veteran reportedly bitten by ants at nursing home
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) Thursday pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for answers after a veteran was reportedly bitten by ants more than 100 times at one of the agency’s facilities.“I...
View ArticleConservatives offer stark warning to Trump, GOP on background checks
Senate conservatives are warning President Trump and their own leaders to tread carefully in the gun control debate and caution they risk a political backlash by striking a deal with Democrats to...
View ArticleCongress set to ignore Trump's wall request in stopgap measure
Lawmakers are preparing to ignore President Trump’s request to loosen restrictions on border wall funding as part of a short-term spending deal.The ask, included in the Trump administration’s 21-page...
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