Left knocks Schumer over deal on judges ahead of Supreme Court battle
Liberal advocacy groups are criticizing Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) for cutting a deal on judges with Republicans days before confirmation hearings are set to kick off for Supreme...
View ArticleAdvocates ramp up efforts ahead of Kavanaugh hearing
Supporters of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are ramping up their efforts to get him confirmed ahead of his nomination hearing next week.Advocates are sending a flurry of letters to the...
View ArticleSchumer outlines federal sports betting framework
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday laid out specific proposals for a federal outline for sports betting Wednesday.In a statement sent to The Hill, Schumer suggested that leagues...
View ArticlePalin not invited to McCain's funeral: report
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has reportedly not been invited to attend funeral services for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), her onetime running mate.NBC News reported Wednesday that Palin had not...
View ArticleArizona highway signs honor McCain
Some highway signs in Arizona on Wednesday shared a message honoring the state’s late Sen. John McCain (R).Rep. Tom O’Halleran (D-Ariz.) shared a photo on Twitter of a sign reading “Country First. Rest...
View ArticleCruz misses Senate votes to campaign in Texas
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) missed votes this week as he spent time campaigning back in Texas, where he is running in a closer-than-anticipated Senate race.The Senate cut its work week short, but before...
View ArticleGraham: ‘A lot of people have been burned by being in Trump’s orbit’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday said that “a lot of people have been burned by being in Trump’s orbit,” but added that he wants to help President Trump “get good policy.”Graham, appearing on...
View ArticleToxic algae sludge seeps into Florida Senate race
An alarming environmental phenomenon along Florida’s Gulf Coast is seeping into the state’s Senate race, and it may play a decisive role in the GOP’s efforts to unseat the three-term Democratic...
View Article2020 Dems jockey for position before midterm elections
Senate Democrats with White House ambitions are stepping up their political activities with the start of the 2020 presidential election cycle less than 70 days away.Washington’s focus is currently on...
View ArticleGraham: Trump’s response to McCain’s death was ‘disturbing’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Thursday said that President Trump’s response following the death of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was “disturbing.”He said that Trump's handling of the death bothered him...
View ArticleMcCain sounded alarm about Russian interference in 2016 in new documentary
The late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) expressed alarm about Russia's interference in the 2016 elections in an upcoming documentary. "The fact that there was an attack on the fundamental — the absolute...
View ArticleGraham: ‘Only person in America that can clear Donald Trump is Mueller’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said in an interview that aired Thursday that only special counsel Robert Mueller could clear President Trump of alleged collusion with Russia. “The only person in America...
View ArticlePence praises McCain in speech to American Legion
Vice President Pence on Thursday praised the legacy of the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in a speech to the American Legion, just days after the veterans group knocked President Trump for the White...
View ArticleColorado Dem questions White House on 'intentional effort to mislead the...
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet (D) wrote a letter to the White House on Thursday attacking its decision to convene a multi-agency committee tasked with combatting public support for marijuana.In the...
View ArticleBiden pays tribute to McCain at emotional memorial service
Former Vice President Biden (D) paid tribute to his longtime friend and international travel companion, the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), at an emotional memorial service in Arizona on...
View ArticleKavanaugh to face marathon question sessions next week on Capitol Hill
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will undergo three days of confirmation hearings starting on Tuesday, including two marathon days of grilling on Wednesday and Thursday when he appears before the...
View ArticleNixon White House counsel John Dean to testify at Kavanaugh hearing
John Dean, who served as White House counsel during the Watergate scandal that ended Richard Nixon's presidency, is slated to testify next week at the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee...
View ArticleBrutal summer for Republicans
It’s been a brutal summer for the GOP.President Trump’s secret meeting, and stunning press conference, with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Felony convictions for Trump’s former campaign manager,...
View ArticleCongress gives McCain the highest honor
Congress gave the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) its highest honor Friday, assembling under the Capitol Rotunda to pay final respects in front of his flag-draped casket as it lay in state, an occasion...
View ArticleCohen attorney talks to Senate panel about an interview before sentencing
An attorney representing President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen is in talks with the Senate Judiciary Committee over the possibility of his client testifying before he is sentenced for bank and...
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