Schumer slams Trump, Scott over Florida recount: They 'don't want...
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday slammed President Trump and Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) as Florida's Senate and gubernatorial races head to recounts, saying they "don't want...
View ArticleScott: Nelson 'clearly trying to commit fraud' to win election
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) on Sunday claimed that his opponent in the state's Senate race, incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D), is "clearly trying to commit fraud to win this election." "That's all this...
View ArticleRepublicans push back on Trump’s threat to withhold California funding amid...
GOP Sens. Cory Gardner (Colo.) and Lindsey Graham (S.C.) pushed back Sunday against President Trump's threat to revoke federal funding if California does not better prevent wildfires. "I don't think...
View ArticleCruz raises constitutional concerns over legislation to protect Mueller
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Sunday that he doesn't think Congress should pass legislation protecting special counsel Robert Mueller and his investigation into Russia's election interference.Cruz said...
View ArticleDem senator: Scandalous that troops at border will miss Thanksgiving for...
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) on Sunday said that it was scandalous for President Trump to keep troops at the southern border during Thanksgiving for “no national security reason.”“Deploying troops to...
View ArticleDem leaders request formal update from DOJ on whether Whitaker should recuse...
Democratic leaders on Sunday sent a letter requesting a formal update from the Department of Justice's (DOJ) ethics office on whether President Trump's new acting attorney general, Matt Whitaker,...
View ArticleSchumer’s headaches to multiply in next Congress
The 2020 presidential election is going to be a headache for Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.).To have a chance of winning the Senate majority in 2020, Democrats will have to win over...
View ArticleSinema expands lead in nail-biter Arizona Senate race
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D) expanded her lead over Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) in Arizona’s too-close-to-call Senate race, after more ballots from the state’s largest county were released Sunday...
View ArticleCongress braces for high-drama lame duck
Congress is returning to Washington this week for an end-of-the-year session that’s expected to be filled with high-stakes legislative fights and plenty of drama.Lawmakers will be forced to juggle...
View ArticleTrump says Florida elections should be called for Scott, DeSantis
President Trump on Monday called for the gubernatorial and Senate elections in Florida to be called in favor of Republican candidates Ron DeSantis and Gov. Rick Scott, respectively, claiming that "an...
View ArticleDuckworth marks her 'Alive Day' in Veterans Day post
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Monday marked her “Alive Day,” the anniversary of the day she was wounded in Iraq, as the U.S. observed Veterans Day.Duckworth, an Iraq War combat veteran, served as a...
View ArticleSwalwell: 'Days of Presidential Immunity are OVER'
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Monday lashed out at President Trump, tweeting that the "days of Presidential Immunity" are over, hitting the president for his accusations that Democrats are hurting...
View ArticleNelson calls on Scott to recuse himself in Florida recount
Incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) on Monday called on his Republican opponent, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, to recuse himself from a recount underway in the state's hotly contested Senate race.“[Rick...
View ArticleScott to attend new member orientation amid recount
GOP Florida Gov. Rick Scott is traveling to Washington, D.C., this week to participate in freshman orientation and vote in Senate Republican leadership elections, his campaign said Monday. The move...
View ArticleLieberman: Trump should ‘stand back’ from the Florida recount
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I) said Monday that President Trump ought to stay out of the arguments over the vote recount taking place in Florida."In 2000 there was a lot of screaming by politicians in...
View ArticleSinema increases lead even as GOP stronghold reports last ballots
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D) has increased her lead over rival Rep. Martha McSally (R) in the race for an open U.S. Senate seat in Arizona on Monday as several counties made progress getting through...
View ArticleSinema’s Senate win cheered by LGBTQ groups
LGBTQ groups are cheering the Monday night victory by Arizona Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D), who is set to become the country's first openly bisexual senator. Sinema's win was officially declared on Monday...
View ArticleRecord number of female veterans to serve in next Congress
The incoming 116th Congress includes a record number of female veterans, even as the overall number of former service members is on the decline.Six female veterans will hold office on Capitol Hill...
View ArticleSenate GOP readies for leadership reshuffle
Senate Republicans are preparing for a shuffling of committee chairmen and some changes in the upper ranks of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) leadership team.Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) is...
View ArticleKamala Harris celebrates electoral victory of 19 black women in Texas:...
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) took to Twitter late Monday to congratulate a group of 19 black women who made history by winning elections to become judges in a Texas county.“Now this is #BlackGirlMagic...
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