Sen. Lindsey Graham is preparing to relinquish his chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee to Sen. Charles E. Grassley in the next Congress, beginning in 2021. Published October 31, 2019
The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to pass appropriations for several federal agencies but remained gridlocked on a more contentious spending bill, setting up a government shutdown fight with the specter of an impeachment trial looming. Published October 31, 2019
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Thursday the upcoming votes on appropriations bills are "show votes" that would take money from military service members to pay for a border wall. Published October 31, 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Democrats were performing "political gymnastics at an Olympic level" in there expected effort to resist funding for the Department of Defense. Published October 31, 2019
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said Wednesday that the platform will no longer run political ads anywhere in the world, saying that such ads risk influencing votes and a belief that "political message reach should be earned, not bought." Published October 30, 2019
Senate Democrats have taken three swings at undermining President Trump's agenda this month -- on climate, on tax reform, and on health care -- and have missed each time. Published October 30, 2019
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. Published October 29, 2019
President Trump's administration is hitting back against Senate Democrats' effort to keep Obamacare fully intact. Published October 29, 2019
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. Published October 28, 2019
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. Published October 28, 2019
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. Published October 28, 2019
Sen. Mitt Romney -- aka Pierre Delecto -- is far from the only Washington heavyweight who uses private social media account. Published October 26, 2019
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. Published October 25, 2019
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. Published October 24, 2019
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday said Republicans will rue the day they demanded transparency in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Published October 24, 2019
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. Published October 23, 2019
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. Published October 23, 2019
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday blasted Democrats' newest attempt to undermine the tax reform legislation signed into law by President Trump. Published October 23, 2019
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." Published October 22, 2019
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. Published October 22, 2019
