WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans unveiled proposed changes to police procedures and accountability Wednesday, countering Democratic policing legislation with a bill that stays clear of federal mandates. The “Justice Act” is the most ambitious GOP policing proposal in years, a direct […]
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans said lead impeachment prosecutor Adam Schiff insulted them during the trial by repeating an anonymously sourced report that the White House had threatened to punish Republicans who voted against President Donald Trump. Schiff, who delivered closing […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s proposal to reopen the government, with immigration provisions Democrats denounce as inadequate, is headed for Senate action, its prospects uncertain. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will try to muscle through the 1,300-page spending measure, which […]
WASHINGTON — The Latest on Senate Republicans’ tax overhaul bill (all times local): 5:50 p.m. A leading GOP senator says Republicans are redrawing their tax bill to reduce the size of its tax cuts. Texas Sen. John Cornyn says the […]
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Trump’s discussions with lawmakers on taxes and the budget (all times local): 2:35 p.m. The top Republican in the Senate says the GOP is still trying to round up the votes for the tax […]
WASHINGTON — Congress’ top Democratic leaders abruptly pulled out of a planned meeting Tuesday with President Donald Trump after he attacked them on Twitter, casting doubt on the prospects for a quick agreement to avert a government shutdown at the […]
Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee, after a White House meeting with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, say they are planning a vote this week on their tax overhaul plan. (Nov. 27) WASHINGTON — President Donald […]
The House’s tax-writing committee has begun work on the Republicans’ overhaul plan, with the panel’s chairman calling it a “monumental challenge.” Texas Rep. Kevin Brady gaveled in the session on Monday. (Nov. 6) WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans prepared to unveil […]
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans expressed growing hope Monday for a final push to scuttle President Barack Obama’s health care law, an effort that still faces an uphill climb and just a two-week window to pass. Adding more risk, senators would […]
WASHINGTON — Dealing a serious blow to President Donald Trump’s agenda, the Senate early Friday rejected a measure to repeal parts of former President Barack Obama’s health care law after a night of high suspense in the U.S. Capitol. Unable […]
WASHINGTON — The Latest on House passage of legislation placing additional sanctions on Russia (all times local): 10 p.m. House and Senate Republicans have worked out a deal to move quickly on a package of new financial sanctions against Russia, […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump pushed Senate Republicans on Wednesday to take another stab at repealing or overhauling Obamacare, urging them at a White House meeting to keep their campaign promises and find a new healthcare approach. “We’re close. […]
WASHINGTON — Nevada Republican Dean Heller became the fifth GOP senator to declare his opposition to the party’s banner legislation to scuttle much of Barack Obama’s health care overhaul on Friday, more than enough to sink the measure and deliver […]
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans’ new health bill cuts taxes by nearly $1 trillion over the next decade, mostly for corporations and the richest families in America. It uses a budget gimmick to comply with Senate rules against adding to the […]
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans launched their plan for shriveling Barack Obama’s health care law Thursday, edging a step closer to their dream of repeal with a bill that would slice and reshape Medicaid for the poor, relax rules on insurers […]
WASHINGTON | A seven-year push by U.S. Republicans to dismantle Obamacare and kill the taxes it imposed on the wealthy reached a critical phase on Thursday when Senate Republican leaders unveiled a draft bill they aim to put to a […]
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans released their long-awaited bill Thursday to dismantle much of Barack Obama’s health care law, proposing to cut Medicaid for low-income Americans and erase tax boosts that Obama imposed on high-earners and medical companies to finance his […]
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans steered toward a potential showdown vote on their long-awaited health care bill next week, despite indications that they’ve yet to solidify the 50 GOP votes they’ll need to avert an embarrassing defeat. Senate Majority Leader Mitch […]
WASHINGTON — The Latest on probes into possible contacts between Trump campaign associates and Russia (all times local): 6:00 p.m. A week after being cut off by Republicans while questioning Trump administration officials, Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris of California was […]
BRANCHBURG, N.J. — President Donald Trump urged Senate Republicans on Sunday to “not let the American people down,” as the contentious debate over overhauling the U.S. health care systems shifts to Congress’ upper chamber, where a vote is potentially weeks, […]
[/caption] WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate headed for a vote to confirm Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general Wednesday evening, a day after Republicans threw the chamber into turmoil by silencing Democrat Elizabeth Warren for reading aloud a letter from […]
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans stood united behind President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, bracing for a bitter, months-long fight with Democrats over a conservative judge similar in philosophy to the late Justice Antonin Scalia. […]
WASHINGTON | President Barack Obama selected Merrick Garland for the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, choosing a centrist judge meant to win over recalcitrant Senate Republicans whose leaders wasted no time in spurning the Democratic president. A bruising political fight […]
WASHINGTON | President Barack Obama selected Merrick Garland for the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, choosing a centrist judge meant to win over recalcitrant Senate Republicans whose leaders wasted no time in spurning the Democratic president. Garland, 63, was picked […]
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