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Congress Gears Up for Action on Iran Nuclear Negotiations
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will mark up legislation Tuesday that would allow Congress to review any nuclear deal agreed upon with Iran. The… Read More
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Exclusive: Mike Lee on His New Book, Walter Scott’s Death and the 2016 GOP Field for President
Sen. Mike Lee serves as one of the most conservative members of the U.S. Senate and is well known for his legal prowess. Today, Lee,… Read More
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Here’s How the Fall of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez Could Shape Debate on Iran, Cuba
Sen. Bob Menendez’s indictment on corruption charges promises to have far-reaching impact because of his habit of bucking the White House and siding with Republicans… Read More
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GOP, Democrats Unite in Opposing UN Arms Treaty
Since the Obama administration announced in October 2009 that it would seek to negotiate an Arms Trade Treaty through the United Nations, Congress has regularly… Read More
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Will Harry Reid’s Retirement Shake Things Up in the Senate?
Five-time Democratic Senator and Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada announced his retirement Friday, starting a series of events in motion as Democrats look to… Read More
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The House Just Hiked the Deficit. Now It’s the Senate’s Time to Be Responsible.
Senators prudently left Washington for a two-week Easter recess last Friday without saddling Americans with $500 billion in new debt over the next twenty years…. Read More
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Let’s Start Figuring Out Whether Government Programs Are Working or Not
Earlier this month, the House Budget Committee proposed spending almost $3.8 trillion in fiscal year 2016—one-fifth of the country’s total economic output. Yet much of… Read More
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How Twitter Reacted to Harry Reid’s Retirement Announcement
This morning, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announced that he will retire in 2016 and not seek re-election. My life’s work has been to make… Read More
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See What Our Experts Are Tweeting about Vote-A-Rama
Vote-a-rama has started. This is a marathon voting session in the U.S. Senate budget process of addressing amendments that were not dealt with during the… Read More
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A Marathon Day in Congress: Vote-a-Rama, Explained in 90 Seconds
Budget season is officially in full swing, and as the U.S. Senate prepares to debate the budget resolution, it can only mean one thing: it’s… Read More
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No, Tom Cotton Isn’t a Traitor for Writing Iran Letter
“Traitors.” That’s a strong term, obviously. It should never be used lightly. Yet there it was, flying around like confetti in Times Square on New Year’s Eve…. Read More
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How Liberal Senators Are Trying to Make a Bipartisan Abortion Measure Controversial
Amid the usual partisan infighting in Washington, there is one policy that for decades has won the approval of liberals and conservatives alike: prohibiting federal… Read More
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Why Is the Pro-Abortion Lobby Preventing an Anti-Human Trafficking Bill From Passing?
Let’s be clear, this bill is about helping victims of human trafficking.
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Cartoon: Democrats and Tom Cotton’s Letter
Arthur Milikh, assistant director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics at The Heritage Foundation, explained in a column earlier this week… Read More
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Tom Cotton Is Right: Founders Wanted Both Senate and President to Sign Off on Treaties
In a letter written by Sen. Tom Cotton and 46 other senators to Iran’s leadership—but also, of course, intended for President Obama—the signatories state that… Read More
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What We Can Learn From Obama’s Reaction to the Senate’s Iran Letter
President Obama has not been this mad since last week when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress raising key concerns… Read More
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Democrats, Not Republicans, Are Controlling Congress
Are the Democrats in charge of Congress? On its face, this question certainly seems ridiculous since Republicans regained control of the Senate and increased their… Read More
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Why Congress, Not Just the Courts, Must Address Obama’s Immigration Executive Actions
If funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapses on Friday, there should be no confusion as to who is “defunding” Homeland Security. The House… Read More
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It Was Unconstitutional Before It Wasn’t: Democrats in Their Own Words
Hypocrisy is a given in Washington. So much so that Senate Democrats must believe no one notices just how much of it they are guilty… Read More
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Senate Democrats Choosing Illegal Immigrants Over Border Patrol Agents
Allow funding for the Department of Homeland Security to lapse or engage in the legislative process. Those are the only two options Senate Democrats have… Read More
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Senator Demands Answers on Loretta Lynch’s Role in Money Laundering Settlement
One day after launching an investigation that could delay Loretta Lynch’s confirmation to be attorney general, a Republican senator is raising more questions about her… Read More
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Cartoon: The Fight Over Department of Homeland Security Funding
From Daily Signal senior contributor Genevieve Wood’s column earlier this week: Are Senate Republicans caving? House Republicans successfully passed a bill that funds the Department… Read More
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Is the GOP Really Serious About Stopping Obama’s Amnesty Plan?
Are Senate Republicans caving? House Republicans successfully passed a bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security, but ensures President Obama’s amnesty, engineered in an… Read More
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Why Are Democrats Blocking Homeland Security Funding Bill?
We have heard this story before: A funding deadline is approaching and Congress must act quickly to pass a bill to address the issue. In… Read More
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Under Republican Control, the Senate Returns to Work
In the lead-up to the November elections, Senate Republicans made a promise: If elected, we would get Washington working again. In particular, we would get… Read More
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What’s Really Happening: Democrats Are Blocking Homeland Security Funding
The headline in one Washington newspaper read: “Senate Dems block legislation reversing immigration actions.” That’s one way to see it. A more accurate headline would… Read More
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Find Out How Your Senators Voted on the Keystone XL Pipeline
The Senate approved legislation on Thursday authorizing construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline, despite threats from the White House to veto it. The legislation was… Read More
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Defending the Filibuster: The Soul of the Senate
Taken together, the events in recent years threaten to change the U.S. Senate as we know it. Some inside the Senate and outside will cheer… Read More
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Full Text of Joni Ernst’s Republican Response to 2015 State of the Union
Good evening. I’m Joni Ernst. As a mother, a soldier, and a newly elected senator from the great State of Iowa, I am proud to… Read More
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What You Need to Know About Joni Ernst, the Iowa Senator Giving the Republican Response to the State of the Union
Joni Ernst, a freshman senator from Iowa who took office just two weeks ago, will have the task of responding to President Obama’s State of… Read More
