McConnell reportedly warned Trump about emergency declaration to build border...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) reportedly warned President Trump this week that declaring a national emergency to build his U.S.–Mexico border wall could create a rift in the GOP...
View ArticleDem lawmaker 'confident' bipartisan group will strike deal on...
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) said Sunday that he feels "confident" members of a bipartisan committee negotiating border security funding will be able to reach an agreement, despite President Trump's...
View ArticleCollins boasts best fundraising quarter after Kavanaugh vote
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) had the best fundraising quarter of her career in office after her pivotal vote to appoint Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.Collins raised $1.8 million in the final...
View ArticleSchumer, Sanders to introduce bill limiting stock buybacks, pushing for $15...
Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) are planning to introduce a bill that would prevent corporations from buying back its own stock and push for employees to be paid at least $15...
View ArticleSchumer calls on Northam to resign
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Monday that embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) should resign, following a yearbook photo that surfaced Friday showing a man wearing...
View ArticleGraham: There could be GOP 'war' over border wall
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned on Monday that there could be a “war” among Republicans if President Trump declared a national emergency to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Graham, speaking in...
View ArticleSenate Dems introduce bill to block Trump from using military funds to build...
Senate Democrats introduced legislation on Monday to prevent President Trump from using military and disaster relief funds to construct the U.S.-Mexico border wall should he declare a national...
View ArticleBernie Sanders: New Walmart paid leave policy not 'good enough'
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says Walmart's new paid leave sick policy is not "enough," as he keeps pressure on the retailer over its employment practices."Walmart’s decision to provide 48 hours of paid...
View ArticleSchumer: Trump administration ‘embroiled in chaos and incompetence’
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) blasted President Trump in a prebuttal of his State of the Union speech, saying the administration is mired in “chaos and incompetence.”“The president...
View ArticleComstock hits back at Warren: 'Perhaps you were getting a beer' and...
Former Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) fired back at Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) after the likely presidential contender questioned whether the ex-lawmaker would "register as a lobbyist, or bob &...
View ArticleBernie Sanders to deliver his own State of the Union response
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will deliver his own response to President Trump's speech to Congress on Tuesday for the third year running.The senator's office confirmed to The Hill that his response will...
View ArticleSenate adds rebuke of Trump’s Syria policy to Middle East bill
The Senate voted on Monday to include rebuking President Trump’s Syria policy in a foreign policy bill set to pass the chamber later this week. Senators voted 70-26 on the amendment from Majority...
View ArticleSenate Dems block Sasse measure meant to respond to Virginia bill
Senate Democrats blocked abortion-related legislation on Monday night in the wake of a political firestorm sparked by a Virginia abortion rights bill last week. Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) tried to pass...
View ArticleSenate GOP warns Trump against using national emergency for border wall
Senate Republicans are warning President Trump ahead of his State of the Union speech against using a national emergency declaration to build the U.S.-Mexico border wall. GOP lawmakers warned that...
View ArticleSasse’s jabs at Trump spark talk of primary challenger
Conservative Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), a frequent critic of President Trump who said he could not support him during the 2016 cycle, is at risk of a significant primary challenge in 2020, according to...
View ArticleBlumenthal to vote against William Barr confirmation
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) announced on Monday that he would vote against the confirmation of William Barr, President Trump’s attorney general nominee.“I will vote against his nomination in...
View ArticleRepublicans would back Trump on emergency to build wall, says GOP senator
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) predicted on Tuesday that a number of GOP senators will back President Trump's declaration of a national emergency to build a wall on the Mexican border, despite their...
View ArticleTrump, Schumer renew feud shortly before State of the Union
President Trump and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) traded barbs on Tuesday ahead of the president's second State of the Union address.Trump knocked the Senate Democratic leader for...
View ArticleTrump’s pick for Kavanaugh’s old court seat grilled over date-rape comments
Date rape was the main topic of debate Tuesday at a Senate confirmation hearing for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's possible successor on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.Neomi Rao, who serves...
View ArticleMcConnell declines to say how he would vote on blocking emergency declaration
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) sidestepped a question on Tuesday about how he would vote on a potential attempt to block President Trump if Trump declares a national emergency to build...
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