GOP senator wants to know whistleblower identity if there's an...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said on Thursday that he wants to know the identity of the whistleblower if there's an impeachment trial in the Senate, and that President Trump's team should be able to...
View ArticleTrump encounters GOP resistance to investigating Hunter Biden
A push by President Trump and conservatives to dig into Hunter Biden’s work in Ukraine is running into stumbling blocks from an unusual corner: congressional Republicans.Some Republicans believe...
View ArticleEleven GOP senators sign open letter backing Sessions's comeback bid
Eleven Republican senators have signed a letter in support of former Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions's (R) bid to reclaim his old seat.The "open letter to conservatives" touted the former attorney general...
View ArticleSenate talks on stalled Violence Against Women Act reauthorization unravel
Months of negotiations to try to come up with a bipartisan deal in the Senate to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) have hit a stumbling block.Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Dianne...
View ArticleGOP senator defends calling Pelosi 'dumb': 'What I said was...
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) defended remarks this week in which he called Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) “dumb," saying that his comments were “accurate.”“Well, I didn't mean disrespect,” he said Friday...
View ArticleCentrist Democrats seize on state election wins to rail against Warren's...
A group of Senate Democrats are arguing that big wins in Kentucky, Virginia and Pennsylvania this week show why the party needs to nominate a moderate instead of a progressive candidate such as Sen....
View ArticleDemocratic senators seek documents on Trump's alleged call for Barr...
Three Democratic senators sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to Attorney General William Barr on Friday seeking documents regarding President Trump’s alleged request that Barr hold a...
View ArticleGOP senators plan to tune out impeachment week
As Washington gears up this week for the public phase of the impeachment inquiry, one group is largely tuning it out: Senate Republicans.Several GOP senators say they either won’t watch the highly...
View ArticlePaul dismisses Bevin loss, touts 'red wave' in other Kentucky races
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) dismissed incumbent Republican Gov. Matt Bevin's apparent loss in Kentucky as an individual loss and not an indication of a larger shift in Kentucky politics. Paul said Bevin's...
View ArticleGraham on the impeachment inquiry: 'I made my mind up. There's...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) doubled down on his defense of President Trump amid the ongoing impeachment inquiry, arguing there's "nothing there" in the call between Trump and Ukrainian leaders to...
View ArticleTrump circuit court nominee in jeopardy amid GOP opposition
President Trump's pick for an influential circuit court is in jeopardy over Republican opposition to the nomination. The Senate Judiciary Committee is leaving Judge Halil Suleyman Ozerden's nomination...
View ArticleBiden not ruling out Senate voting to impeach Trump: 'It will depend on...
Former Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday that he was not ruling out the possibility of the Senate voting to impeach President Trump, arguing that it will depend on the mood of their constituency....
View ArticleLindsey Graham basks in the impeachment spotlight
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is a lawyer and chairman of the Judiciary Committee, but his favorite activity on Capitol Hill is holding court.Every week, television cameras line up in the hallway...
View ArticleFive landmark moments of testimony to Congress
The impeachment process against President Trump will enter a new phase this week, as televised hearings begin.Here are five instances where past congressional hearings delivered major drama.Watergate...
View ArticleDuckworth celebrates Veterans Day with deported veterans in Mexico
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a combat veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said she celebrated Veterans Day in Tijuana, Mexico, with U.S. veterans who have been deported since...
View ArticleHirono memoir due in 2021
Sen. Mazie Hirono’s (D-Hawaii) memoir, which follows her journey migrating from Japan at the age of 8 to becoming the nation’s first Asian American senator, is set to be released in 2021, The...
View ArticleGraham says Trump should be allowed to undo DACA order
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Tuesday that President Trump should be allowed to repeal Obama-era protections for undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. “If our current...
View ArticleDemocrats warn State Dept against punishing individuals who testify in...
A group of Senate Democrats is urging top State Department officials to commit that individuals who testify as part of the House impeachment inquiry hearings won't face retaliation over their...
View ArticleNBA's Enes Kanter speaks out against Erdoğan ahead of White House visit
Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter joined Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to help introduce Markey and Wyden's new bill, the Turkey Human Rights Promotion...
View ArticleKey Republican senator points to Chinese IP theft as holding up trade deal
Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) on Tuesday pointed to worries about Chinese theft of U.S. intellectual property (IP) as the major issue holding up a U.S.-China trade deal, while also highlighting concerns...
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