GOP lawmakers condemn attempted attacks on Democrats
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday condemned the attempted attacks on prominent Democratic figures that came in the form of packages containing potentially explosive devices.The Secret Service and other...
View ArticleControversial Trump judicial nominee advances after two senators attend hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee quietly advanced a controversial nominee for President Trump on Wednesday, with two senators and no Democrats attending the hearing.The panel held a hearing to question...
View ArticleSenate staffers urged to be vigilant amid string of homemade mail bombs
Senate staffers were warned on Wednesday to take precautions following the interception of explosive devices sent to prominent Democratic political figures.The Senate's sergeant at arms wrote in an...
View ArticleDem leaders slam Trump's response to bomb threats: His 'words ring...
Top congressional Democrats on Wednesday slammed President Trump's response to a series of suspicious packages sent to prominent Democratic officials, saying his "words ring hollow." "Time and time...
View ArticleFlake: Trump stop labelling press 'the enemy of the people'
Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday that President Trump should continue calls for unity and stop labelling the press the enemy of the people."What the President says matters and if he were to take a more...
View ArticleMcCaskill condemns swastika graffiti targeting GOP rival
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) on Wednesday condemned graffiti of a swastika found on a campaign sign for her Senate GOP challenger state Attorney General Josh Hawley.McCaskill tweeted Wednesday...
View ArticleSenate Finance chair: Trump's new tax cut 'highly unlikely'...
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said Wednesday that it's "highly unlikely" the Senate would vote by the end of the year on a new tax cut proposal teased by President Trump. "I...
View ArticleCruz blames Waters, Booker for 'actively encouraging' political divide
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday blamed Democratic politicians for "encouraging" over-the-top political behavior and rhetoric, hours after authorities intercepted a series of suspicious packages...
View ArticleState troopers pull endorsement of Sinema in Arizona Senate race
The Arizona State Troopers Association has withdrawn its endorsement of Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) in her Senate race against Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), according to the Arizona Republic.The...
View ArticleGOP senator to Trump: 'Every American needs to be against political...
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) on Wednesday called for President Trump to affirm that Americans "condemn all political terrorism," after the president said the media is partly to blame for the anger in the...
View ArticleEvangelical pastor on bus tour contrasts Trump quotes with the Bible
Progressive evangelical pastor Doug Pagitt is touring the nation contrasting Trump campaign slogans against quotes from the Bible."You have heard it said, 'America First,' but we are here to be...
View ArticleGraham: I'm not going to blame Trump for 'nut job' who sent...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Thursday said President Trump shouldn't be blamed for the "nut job" who sent explosive devices to prominent Democrats like former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,...
View ArticleGrassley refers Swetnick, Avenatti to Justice Dept. for investigation
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced Thursday that he is referring Julie Swetnick and her lawyer Michael Avenatti to the Justice Department for a potential criminal...
View ArticleAvenatti to Grassley: 'Let's start the investigation tonight'
Lawyer Michael Avenatti tweeted Thursday that he is ready to cooperate with a Justice Department investigation into himself and client Julie Swetnick as soon as "tonight." His tweet, directed at Senate...
View ArticleHeitkamp raises more than $12 million in first 17 days of October
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) raised more than $12 million in the first 17 days of October for her reelection bid to the United States Senate. A filing from Heitkamp's campaign filed on Thursday showed...
View ArticleCorker’s imminent departure puts Saudi sanctions in doubt
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), one of the most outspoken critics of President Trump in the Senate Republican Conference, is due to relinquish the Foreign Relations Committee gavel to Sen. Jim Risch...
View ArticleDem questions 'strange' timing of migrant caravan ahead of midterms
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) on Friday questioned the timing of a migrant caravan bound for the United States, which has swelled to more than 7,000 people just weeks ahead of the midterm...
View ArticleBrian Schatz announces campaign donations to six Democratic candidates
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) announced Friday that he would donate $500 to six Democrats running for House seats across the country with just days to go before the 2018 midterm elections.The donations...
View ArticleKamala Harris aide Tyrone Gayle dies after battle with cancer
Tyrone Gayle, a spokesman for Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), died of colon cancer on Thursday night. Harris, in a statement Friday, said she was "heartbroken" by the death of Gayle, who had worked in...
View ArticleGrassley again refers Avenatti to DOJ for criminal investigation
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced Friday that he is issuing a second criminal referral regarding lawyer Michael Avenatti.Grassley announced the move a day after...
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