War of words at the White House
President Trump poured fuel on the fire in his fight with Congress over Syria, lashing out at Democrats during a closed-door White House meeting on Wednesday and sparring publicly with Republican...
View ArticleGOP cautions Graham against hauling Biden before Senate
Senate Republicans are cautioning Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) against the prospect of bringing former Vice President Joe Biden before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify about Ukrainian...
View ArticleMcConnell says he wants 'something stronger' than House Syria...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Thursday that he was "encouraged" by a House resolution formally opposing President Trump's troop drawback but that he wants "something stronger."...
View ArticleTrump judicial nominee delayed amid GOP pushback
The Senate Judiciary Committee again delayed a vote on a controversial circuit court nominee who faces pushback from GOP senators on the panel.Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said during a...
View ArticleGraham, Van Hollen introduce Turkey sanctions bill
Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) formally introduced a bill on Thursday to slap additional sanctions on Turkey in the wake of Ankara's invasion of northern Syria.The bill,...
View ArticlePaul blocks Senate vote on House-passed Syria resolution
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blocked an effort to bring a House-passed resolution formally breaking with President Trump’s Syria strategy up for a vote.Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) tried...
View ArticleWarren says hosting G-7 at Trump resort 'is corruption, plain and...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) blasted the White House’s announcement on Thursday that the annual Group of 7 (G-7) economic summit would be held at one of President Trump's golf properties in...
View ArticleSenate fails to override Trump veto over emergency declaration
The Senate on Thursday failed to override President Trump's veto of a resolution that would have ended the emergency declaration intended to help build the border wall. Senators voted 53-36, falling...
View ArticleTop Foreign Relations senators introduce Turkey sanctions bill
The top two senators on the Foreign Relations Committee introduced legislation on Thursday that would slap sanctions on Turkey following its military invasion into northern Syria.The bill, from Sens....
View ArticleSenate Democrat on G-7: 'A global summit should not be used to generate...
After it was announced the Group of 7 (G-7) summit would be held at President Trump's resort near Miami, top Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrat Bob Menendez (N.J.) urged the White House to...
View ArticleRomney slams ceasefire deal, calls Trump's Syria move 'a...
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) ripped the administration over the recently announced cease-fire in Syria, calling President Trump's decision to withdraw troops "a bloodstain in the annals of American...
View ArticleMcConnell tees up government funding votes amid stalemate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is turning the Senate toward trying to pass a set of long-stalled appropriations bills. "Congress has fallen badly behind schedule on appropriations. It’s...
View ArticlePelosi, Schumer hit 'flailing' Trump over 'sham...
Top congressional Democrats lashed out President Trump for agreeing to drop recently announced sanctions against Turkey as part of a cease-fire agreement announced Thursday.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
View ArticleDemocratic senator rips Trump's 'let them fight' remarks:...
Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz (Hawaii) called out Republican lawmakers on Thursday night following President Trump's remarks likening Turkey's military offensive against Syrian Kurds to a schoolyard...
View ArticleSenate GOP braces for impeachment trial 'roller coaster'
Republicans are bracing for a high-stakes impeachment fight as soon as next month as a trial in the Senate looks all but inevitable.With House Democrats wading deeper into their ongoing impeachment...
View ArticleSenators want vote on bill to rein in president's emergency powers
A bipartisan group of senators want the Senate to vote on legislation reining in a president's emergency powers. Fifteen senators sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and...
View ArticleGraham says he shares Kurdish 'concerns' over cease-fire
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Friday he shares Kurdish concerns about a fragile cease-fire between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and Turkey in northeastern Syria after fighting broke out...
View ArticleMcConnell: Trump's troop pull back in Syria a 'grave strategic...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday ripped President Trump's decision to pull back troops from northern Syria, urging the administration to reverse course. "Withdrawing U.S. forces...
View ArticleGraham: I'm seeking to make Trump successful 'but not at all...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he chose to be "reflective" after losing to President Trump in the 2016 Republican primary race.The longtime Senator appears in a promo video for the next episode of...
View ArticleFlight attendant union endorses Markey in Senate primary battle
The Association of Flight Attendants threw its support behind Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) in the Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary on Saturday, marking one of the first major endorsements in what is...
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