PoliticsCommentary
Before leaving for its summer break, the U.S. Senate confirmed 67 of President Donald Trump’s nominees to positions in 12 different executive branch departments and… Read More
PoliticsNews
President Donald Trump is turning up the heat on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to get back to work and deliver on the promises Republicans… Read More
EconomyNews
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., cast the only vote against a Food and Drug Administration user fee reauthorization bill that passed the Senate Thursday in an… Read More
PoliticsNews
America would look quite different without Senate filibusters in the first six years of President Barack Obama’s administration, giving pause to conservatives as President Donald… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Enough is enough. The Senate needs to get back to work and deliver a health care reform bill. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump needs to shut… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Republican senators are reportedly working on a so-called “skinny repeal” of Obamacare. While details remain sparse, no one should mistake this last-minute effort for being… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In its fiscal year 2018 budget, the Trump administration “proposes ceasing new business operations and initiating the wind-down of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation starting… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Senate health care bill (the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017) would fundamentally reform federal Medicaid payment. As Washington Post columnist George Will has… Read More
PoliticsNews
President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next FBI director said he wasn’t aware of Donald Trump Jr.’s email chain about a Russian lawyer that… Read More
PoliticsNews
The Senate will have less time off in August so the lawmakers can work longer on priorities such as health care and tax reform, Senate… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The United States Senate has just 35 working days until the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, and that’s assuming Mondays and Fridays… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Congressional Budget Office released its score on Monday of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017. The top-line score is very similar to the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Whatever the merits or demerits of the recently released Senate version of the GOP health care bill, some have suggested that it should put more… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
No thanks to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., President Donald Trump’s pick for the Office of Management and Budget is one step closer to his new… Read More
Health CareCommentary
While the ongoing congressional effort to reform health care is falling short of repealing Obamacare, it is critical that Congress maximize every opportunity to undo… Read More
PoliticsNews
Russians hacked or attempted to hack into election systems in 21 states, Department of Homeland Security officials confirmed to a Senate panel Wednesday, but stressed… Read More
PoliticsNews
As some Republicans in Congress are calling on leadership to allow the legislative branch to work through the August recess, the White House touted President… Read More
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in testimony before a Senate committee, called it “an appalling and detestable lie” for Democrats to suggest he would collude with… Read More
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We have “a historic opportunity,” was the message of Sen. Ted Cruz at the Road to Majority Conference. “It is June 2017, and Hillary Clinton… Read More
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A new report … says you can put a price on success … when it comes to Congress. The report by Issue One exposes the secretive… Read More
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Democratic New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker wants to make it more difficult to remove government regulations through congressional review, Reuters reported Tuesday. President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Last week, following on the precedent set by former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in 2013, Senate Republicans removed the last vestige of the filibuster… Read More
LawNews
In a vote along party lines, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-9 to pass Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick, out of committee…. Read More
LawCommentary
As Democrats prepare to attempt a historically unprecedented filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch, it’s important to be able to separate fact from… Read More
PoliticsNews
Senate Democrats apparently could take some tips from Senate Republicans in hiring more racially diverse senior staff. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., noting that Republicans have… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The federal government employs well over 2 million people. One man cannot lead an organization that large by himself. Not only do you need a full… Read More
PoliticsNews
During his Cabinet meeting Monday, President Donald Trump opened by saying, “We have four empty seats, which is a terrible thing.” Trump said it’s “because the… Read More
PoliticsNews
Now is the time for lawmakers to follow through on promises they made in their 2016 campaigns, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told the crowd Thursday… Read More
PoliticsNews
The Senate voted 51-49 Thursday to confirm Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., who will be tasked with addressing the nation’s $20 trillion in national debt, as… Read More
PoliticsNews
In the four weeks since President Donald Trump was inaugurated, congressional lawmakers have moved to address some of the 22,700 regulations adopted under President Barack… Read More
