Senate Republicans confirmed President Trump's 51st federal circuit court nominee Tuesday, clearing Andrew Brasher for the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Published February 11, 2020
Senate Democrats took to the chamber floor Tuesday with legislation to keep campaigns from obtaining help from foreign governments, but the Republican majority halted the efforts, suggesting it was a fundraising stunt. Published February 11, 2020
A recording of former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg defending stop-and-frisk policing in minority neighborhoods -- "that's where the real crime is," he is heard saying -- is tripping up the Democratic presidential hopeful just as he was making gains with black voters. Published February 11, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is keeping his chamber focused on filling judicial vacancies, with a circuit court judge lined up for confirmation Tuesday. Published February 11, 2020
"Never Trump" ringleader Bill Kristol is behind a six-figure campaign to motivate independent voters to turn out in Democratic primaries for moderate candidates, hoping to ensure a formidable challenger against President Trump in November. Published February 10, 2020
Sen. Elizabeth Warren took swipes at the billionaires running for president while lifting up some of her colleagues who have suspended their campaigns in a last-minute pitch to New Hampshire voters ahead of Tuesday's primary. Published February 10, 2020
Democratic-socialist Sen. Bernard Sanders pushed out former Vice President Joseph R. Biden for national front-runner status in the latest Quinnipiac University poll released Monday, revealing the former front-runner losing support after a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses. Published February 10, 2020
The League of United Latin American Citizens says states treating elections as winner-take-all is an affront to the concept of one person, one vote. The group has filed lawsuits across the country seeking to force changes, with its challenge to Texas, the second biggest prize on the electoral map, going before the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday. Published February 9, 2020
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Friday the Supreme Court appears ready to overturn a woman's right to abortion, vowing as president she would implement a national law protecting women's right to abortion. Published February 8, 2020
The federal appeals court for Washington, D.C., has ruled that Democratic lawmakers alleging President Trump violated the Constitution's Emoluments Clause do not have the standing to sue. Published February 7, 2020
Sen. Mitt Romney, with a single vote, became the darling of the political left who once despised him and the scourge of his conservative brethren who just eight years ago made him the Republican standard-bearer. Published February 6, 2020
Ten protesters were arrested in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday, the day of President Trump's acquittal vote by the U.S. Senate. Published February 6, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is ready to get his chamber back to business as usual, lining up five judicial nominees for confirmation votes next week after senators return to Washington. Published February 6, 2020
The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday ruled President Trump not guilty of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, rejecting Democrats' five-month impeachment crusade as weak and saying the president's fate is better decided at the ballot box. Published February 5, 2020
Sen. Mitt Romney, Utah Republican, announced Wednesday he will vote to convict President Trump of the impeachment charges lobbed by House Democrats in the impeachment trial. Published February 5, 2020
Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, a Democrat in a deep-red state up for reelection, announced Wednesday he will vote to convict President Trump on both articles of impeachment. Published February 5, 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stood up immediately following President Trump's State of the Union address and ripped up the pages of his speech on camera as the president began to exit the podium. Published February 4, 2020
They impeached him. They are still trying to remove him. They vow to continue investigating him. Published February 4, 2020
Sen. Susan M. Collins said Tuesday she will vote to acquit President Trump on both articles of impeachment, putting pressure on Sen. Mitt Romney as Republicans look to cement a major statement of unity in Wednesday's vote. Published February 4, 2020
Sen. Rand Paul revealed the name of the alleged whistleblower Tuesday on the chamber floor, prompting quick criticism from colleagues across the aisle. Published February 4, 2020
