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Left-leaning dark money groups targeting Sen. Susan Collins

Left-leaning groups are targeting Sen. Susan Collins, a rare Republican ally for Democrats in Congress' upper chamber, and conservatives are beginning to push back.

October 29, 2019

Trump admin. swings back at Senate Dems’ resolution to shield Obamacare

President Trump's administration is hitting back against Senate Democrats' effort to keep Obamacare fully intact.

October 29, 2019

Chuck Schumer: I agree with Trump’s impeachment gripe — focus is too much on process

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Monday he agrees with one of President Trump's gripes about the ongoing impeachment inquiry -- there is too much focus on the process.

October 28, 2019

Democrats to attack Trump administration’s effort to defang Obamacare

Senate Democrats said Monday they intend to force a floor vote this week to clamp down on the Trump administration's efforts to give states an avenue to bypass certain requirements created by Obamacare.

October 28, 2019

Paul Ryan forms new nonprofit focused on poverty and economic policy

Former House Speaker Paul D. Ryan is charting a post-Trump political comeback, starting a new issue-advocacy group and renting a house for his family in Washington's leafy Maryland suburbs.

October 28, 2019

Mitt Romney’s ‘Pierre Delecto’ just one of DC’s famous social-media lurkers

Sen. Mitt Romney -- aka Pierre Delecto -- is far from the only Washington heavyweight who uses private social media account.

October 26, 2019

Leftist activists plotting nationwide protests ahead of any Trump impeachment vote

A network of leftist activists is planning to mobilize hundreds of thousands of protesters to take to the streets on the eve of any House of Representatives vote on impeaching President Trump.

October 25, 2019

Marjorie Dannenfelser, Susan B. Anthony List lead fight to expand pro-life gains under Trump

President Trump sat at the Resolute Desk, looked at Marjorie Dannenfelser, leader of the pro-life group Susan B. Anthony List, and pledged to get a federal ban on abortion "after five months" of pregnancy.

October 24, 2019

Chuck Schumer: Republicans will ‘regret’ asking for transparency in impeachment inquiry

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday said Republicans will rue the day they demanded transparency in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump.

October 24, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook CEO, Libra cryptocurrency slammed as weapon

A bipartisan cadre of representatives grilled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday about the company's new cryptocurrency venture, Libra, and raised concerns about its ability to be used to enrich bad actors and act as an economic weapon.

October 23, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez presses Mark Zuckerberg on courting conservative media pundits

A bipartisan cadre of representatives grilled Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday about the company's new cryptocurrency venture, Libra, and raised concerns about its ability to be used to enrich bad actors and act as an economic weapon.

October 23, 2019

McConnell slams Democrats’ effort to undermine Republican tax reform

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday blasted Democrats' newest attempt to undermine the tax reform legislation signed into law by President Trump.

October 23, 2019

Nancy Pelosi’s push for drug pricing caps faces solid opposition

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's push to impose pricing caps on prescription drugs has run into solid opposition from Republican lawmakers and conservative groups who have branded it a "socialist fantasy."

October 22, 2019

Senate Republicans support Trump despite Syria, racially charged tweets

Republican senators are refusing to abandon President Trump, saying he might step over the line at times, but it's no reason to toss him out of office if House Democrats follow through with impeachment.

October 22, 2019

Lindsey Graham labels impeachment inquiry ‘political lynching,’ defends Trump

Sen. Lindsey Graham on Tuesday adopted President Trump's tweeted view of House Democrats' impeachment inquiry as a "lynching."

October 22, 2019

Mitch McConnell labels Syria resolution ‘insufficient,’ prepares alternative plan

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell labeled the House resolution condemning President Trump's pullback of troops from Syria as insufficient and announced his intention to introduce a counter-proposal.

October 22, 2019

Chuck Schumer: Mitch McConnell is Grim Reaper killing Senate legislation

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, blamed Republicans for Congress' lack of action on pending legislation, in remarks on the Senate floor Monday.

October 21, 2019

Mitch McConnell blasts House Democrats ‘three-year-old impeachment parade’

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday blasted his Democratic colleagues' "three-year-old impeachment parade" getting in the way of the legislative business of Congress.

October 21, 2019

Facebook ramps up election security efforts ahead of 2020

Facebook outlined new steps Monday to prevent efforts to use its platform as a tool for interfering in election politics around the world.

October 21, 2019

House GOP advocacy group targets drug pricing legislation with $2.5M ad buy

The American Action Network announced Monday a $2.5 million ad campaign targeting House Democrats' drug pricing legislation.

October 21, 2019