Grassley defends Trump in feud with Chief Justice Roberts: Roberts...
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) defended President Trump on Wednesday after the president traded criticisms with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.In a tweet, the Senate Judiciary Committee...
View ArticleSenate Intel chair: Panel’s Russia probe will extend into 2019
The Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russia's 2016 election interference will extend into 2019, the panel's chairman says.Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) told Bloomberg News in an...
View ArticleRomney to host PAC fundraiser: report
Sen.-elect Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is set to host a fundraiser for his Believe in America PAC Tuesday, according to Politico. The fundraising event for his new PAC will reportedly take place in Washington...
View ArticleSenate to get briefing on Saudi Arabia that could determine sanctions
Senators expect to get a briefing next week from senior Trump administration officials on Saudi Arabia that could determine whether Congress goes forward with sanctions on the longtime U.S. ally. Two...
View ArticleKlobuchar says she is still considering 2020 run
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said Sunday that she is "still thinking about" running for president in 2020, but hasn't made up her mind."Right now, I am just still thinking about this, talking to...
View ArticleSherrod Brown says he is 'seriously thinking about' 2020...
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), considered a potential candidate for president in 2020, said Sunday that he is "seriously thinking" about making a bid for the Democratic nomination.Brown said during an...
View ArticleGOP senator: Trump’s assessment of Khashoggi killing ‘inconsistent with the...
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said Sunday that the intelligence reports he has seen suggest that the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.In saying that he...
View ArticleSanders on 'alarming' climate change report: 'We’ve got to...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday called a governmental report on climate change that paints a bleak picture of its effects on the U.S. moving forward "very alarming," and slammed the Trump...
View ArticleAngus King: Trump administration ‘giving a pass to dictators around the world’
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) said Sunday that the Trump administration is "giving a pass to dictators around the world" by not punishing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the murder of journalist...
View ArticleGOP senator: We would prefer to keep border open
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) said Sunday she would rather not see the U.S.-Mexico border close despite threats by President Trump to prevent certain groups of migrants from crossing into the U.S."We would...
View ArticleGOP senators open door to tougher response on Saudi Arabia
Two key Republican senators, Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), are opening the door to a tougher response on Saudi Arabia as President Trump declines to crack down on the kingdom in...
View ArticleCorker: Trump governs by using ‘anger’ and ‘hate’
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) in an interview published Monday said he believes President Trump "tries to divide" the country and governs using "anger" and "hate.""He is able to keep his base together by...
View ArticleTop Dem donor says Gillibrand 'stained' reputation with...
A top Democratic fundraiser is slamming Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) for her role in Al Franken's (D-Minn.) resignation from the Senate over sexual harassment allegations.The donor, Susie Tompkins...
View ArticleGOP senator: Trump administration needs to look at 'consequences of...
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Monday called for the Trump administration and others to "take a harder look" at the consequences and risks of climate change in the wake of a governmental report that...
View ArticleBernie Sanders: I will probably run in 2020 if I'm the best candidate to...
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he will probably run for president in 2020 if he is the best candidate to beat President Trump."I’m not one of those sons of multimillionaires whose parents told them...
View ArticleDem senator requests hearing on whether Whitaker violated Hatch Act
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is requesting that the Senate Judiciary Committee hold a hearing on acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's "conflicts of interest," including if he violated a...
View ArticleLara Trump defends Hyde-Smith: 'Democrats always scream...
President Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump defended Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) after questions about her views on race surfaced ahead of the state's runoff election. "This is nothing new," said...
View ArticleMenendez calls on Trump to boost security assistance to Ukraine
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on Monday urged President Trump to commit additional military assistance to Ukraine in response to Russian aggression near Crimea.Menendez, the top Democrat on the Senate...
View ArticleSherrod Brown: 'Ohio taxpayers rescued GM' yet company...
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said Monday that Ohio taxpayers rescued General Motors (GM), but the auto giant, which just announced thousands of job cuts, does not respect the state's workers."The...
View ArticleGraham blasts Ocasio-Cortez's comparison of migrants to Jews in Nazi...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) slammed Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) for comparing events at the U.S.-Mexico border involving migrants to Jews fleeing the Holocaust in Nazi Germany."I...
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