FBI chief: 'Usual process was followed' for Kavanaugh background...
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that the bureau's background investigation into Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was limited in scope, following precedent for similar...
View ArticleMcConnell: Next attorney general won’t come from Senate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Wednesday that it’s up to President Trump to pick a potential successor for Attorney General Jeff Sessions, but the nominee won’t come from the...
View ArticleFeinstein calls 'lock her up' chants a 'technique of...
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said she was “surprised” that President Trump singled her out during a rally in Iowa but called it part of his “technique of division.”“It’s part of a technique of...
View ArticleMurkowski dismisses Trump comments: I know Alaska better than he does
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Wednesday dismissed criticism from President Trump, telling reporters that she knows Alaska voters “better than he does.”Trump told The Washington Post Saturday that...
View ArticleMcConnell looking at criminal justice reform after midterms
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says he will move a criminal justice reform compromise after the Nov. 6 election if it has 60 votes. The Senate GOP conference is divided on the package,...
View ArticleComedian whose tweet sparked Maine boycott over Collins's Kavanaugh vote...
Actor and comedian John Fugelsang, whose now-deleted Friday tweet that he would boycott Maine’s tourism industry sparked calls for a larger boycott of Maine products, now says he was just kidding....
View ArticleGOP sees new hope to expand Senate majority
Republicans are increasingly optimistic about their chances of expanding their narrow Senate majority after the polarizing confirmation battle over Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.In the weeks...
View ArticleGOP Senate candidate Hawley cancels event with controversial pastor
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley’s (R) Senate campaign Tuesday canceled an event that was planned for Wednesday with a controversial preacher who has a history of homophobic remarks.Hawley was set...
View ArticleGOP fractured over filling Supreme Court vacancies in 2020
Early lines of division are opening up among top Senate Republicans over a potential 2020 Supreme Court fight.Days after the Senate confirmed Brett Kavanaugh to the court, key GOP lawmakers are giving...
View ArticleGOP loads up lame-duck agenda as House control teeters
Republican lawmakers are packing their agenda for the lame-duck session after the Nov. 6 elections, recognizing it could be their last shot for at least two years to pass legislation under unified GOP...
View ArticlePoll: Cruz holds 9-point lead over O’Rourke in Texas Senate race
Incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is maintaining his 9-point advantage over challenger Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) in Texas's Senate race, according to a new poll.Cruz has the support of 54 percent of...
View ArticlePoll: Dem Stabenow has 9-point lead over Republican James in Michigan Senate...
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) holds a 9-point lead over Republican challenger John James in Michigan's Senate race, according to a new poll that shows a tightening race.Stabenow has the support of 51...
View ArticleComedian jokingly encourages fans to 'unregister to vote'
Comedian Daniel Tosh jokingly encouraged his fans to unregister as voters, as other celebrities urge their followers to get out to the polls for the November midterm elections."i’m encouraging all my...
View ArticleRepublican support for one-party government control hits record: Gallup
A record-breaking 59 percent of Republicans told Gallup in a new survey that it is better for the same party to control both the presidency and Congress.Republicans saw a sharp bump in support for...
View ArticleBipartisan bill would block foreign adversaries from owning US election vendors
A bipartisan group of senators on Thursday introduced legislation that would block any persons from foreign adversaries from owning or having control over vendors administering U.S. elections.The...
View ArticleSenate leaders in talks to wrap up October session
Senate leadership is discussing a package of nominations that would let the chamber wrap up its work weeks before the November elections.The chamber is slated to be in session through Oct. 26. If...
View ArticleCorker: 'Everything indicates' missing Saudi journalist was murdered
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Thursday that while he hopes Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi is alive, "everything indicates" that...
View ArticleMcConnell moving package of 15 judges to wrap up October session
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has circulated a hotline request to vote on 15 judicial nominees, which would allow the Senate to wrap up its October session and go on recess until...
View ArticleSenate leaders strike deal on 15 judicial nominees, setting up early recess
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) have struck a deal to vote on a package of 15 judges and recess the Senate until the Nov. 6 election.All of...
View ArticleFlake on Kavanaugh confirmation: To see GOP 'spiking the ball in the end...
Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said it didn't seem right for Republicans to celebrate after the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh."Frankly, I've looked at what's happened since he's been confirmed and...
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