GOP Sen. Collins: I'm not sure Trump understands living 'paycheck...
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Thursday said she does not know if President Trump knows the hardships of living "paycheck to paycheck," saying she isn't sure the president truly understands the...
View ArticleDem chairman on Stone arrest: 'What did the President know and when did...
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Friday resurfaced an infamous question from the Watergate probe following news that President Trump’s longtime associate Roger Stone was indicted in special counsel...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez on shutdown: 'GOP senators should be scared for their jobs...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday warned that Republicans should be “scared for their jobs in 2020” following the longest government shutdown in U.S. History.Ocasio-Cortez tweeted about...
View ArticleLouisiana senator rips NFL refs over no-call in Saints-Rams game
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) took NFL referees to task during a speech on the Senate floor Friday, chastising the league over what was widely viewed as a blown call in a playoff game between the New...
View ArticleSenate expected to pass bill to end shutdown on Friday
The Senate is expected to take up a three-week stopgap bill to end the partial government shutdown later Friday after President Trump agreed to end the shutdown.Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)...
View ArticleBernie Sanders rips Trump over shutdown: 'How pathetic'
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) blasted President Trump for the prolonged government shutdown after Trump announced an agreement Friday to reopen the government without funding for Trump’s signature...
View ArticleMurkowski blasts shutdown: 'This never should have happened'
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) blasted the partial government shutdown on Friday after President Trump agreed to reopen the government, saying that it "never should have happened."Murkowski said that...
View ArticleShutdown ends without funding for Trump’s border wall
President Trump signed a three-week funding bill on Friday night, formally bringing an end to the partial government shutdown without securing money for a border wall.Trump skipped the fanfare of a...
View ArticleBrown says he could beat Trump in Ohio, New York in 2020
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) predicted Saturday that he could defeat President Trump in Ohio and New York if he were to run for president in 2020."I would say that I will beat Trump in Ohio, where they...
View ArticleKamala Harris kicks off presidential bid in Oakland
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Sunday officially launched her bid for the presidency in 2020, kicking off her campaign with a speech touting unity and equality.“With faith in God, with fidelity to...
View ArticlePost-shutdown negotiations look brutal for Trump
Lawmakers in both parties are skeptical about President Trump’s chances of securing funding for his wall on the Mexican border after a 35-day partial government shutdown that bruised the White House’s...
View ArticleSchumer backs bill to make sure shutdown 'never happens again'
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday he will support a bill that would prevent future government shutdowns in the event of funding lapses."Now that the shutdown is over, we...
View ArticleDem senator: I will not be supporting William Barr's nomination
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) said Monday she will not vote to confirm President Trump's pick for attorney general, William Barr, citing his views on executive power and the special counsel's...
View ArticleGraham: Trump must use emergency powers if no deal reached
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday that President Trump should declare a national emergency to direct construction of a wall along the southern border if lawmakers are unable to reach a deal on...
View ArticleAttorney general nominee: Trump has not asked about Mueller probe
Attorney General nominee William Barr told senators that President Trump has not asked him about his views on special counsel Robert Mueller's probe. Barr — in written answers to senators’ questions...
View ArticleSenators introduce bill to require special counsel report be made public
A bipartisan pair of senators want to require that a report from special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, as well as from other Justice Department special counsels, is released publicly once the...
View ArticleLawmakers tasked with reaching border deal to meet Wednesday
A bipartisan, bicameral committee tasked with hashing out an agreement on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding will meet for the first time this week. Lawmakers will meet at 1:30 p.m. on...
View ArticleBarr says he discussed Mueller probe with Pence
Attorney general nominee William Barr says he has discussed special counsel Robert Mueller's probe with Vice President Pence, but not at great length with President Trump.In written answers to...
View ArticleSenate GOP plots to advance rule change for Trump picks by March
Senate Republicans are planning to advance a proposal that would dramatically reduce the amount of time it takes to advance hundreds of Trump nominees by the end of March.Sen. Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member...
View ArticleKamala Harris endorses Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Green New Deal’
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Monday endorsed the "Green New Deal," a proposal that sets a goal of getting 100 percent of U.S. electricity from renewable energy."I support a Green New Deal," she...
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