Video · 116th Congress
McConnell, Schumer respond to killing of Iranian Quds commander
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White House · 116th Congress
Iranian military leader was plotting ‘imminent’ and ‘sinister’ attack on U.S. interests, Trump says
[jwp-video n=”1″] The Quds Force — part of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, which Trump’s administration in April dubbed a terrorist organization — that Soleimani commanded has killed “hundreds” of
White House · 116th Congress
Iranian Quds commander’s assassination to follow Trump back to Washington
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2020var rcrdTwitter = 1; “This could be the most significant foreign leader that the United States has ever assassinated.” Connecticut Democratic Sen.
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment standoff and Iran escalation dominate start of 2020 session
[jwp-video n=”1″] Impeachment stalemate Both Schumer and McConnell pivoted quickly to impeachment, where little to no progress seems to have been made since the Senate departed for the holiday
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Name Trump or not? Senate responses to Soleimani killing highlight 2020 tightrope
[jwp-video n=”1″] Arizona GOP Sen. Martha McSally, an Air Force veteran and a member of the Armed Services Committee, also did not mention Trump by name.
Congress · 116th Congress
Congress unlikely to check Trump’s power to start war with Iran
[jwp-video n=”1″] March to war?
White House · 116th Congress
Facing political risks, Trump tries casting Iranian Quds leader as ‘terrorist ringleader’
[jwp-video n=”1″] Onstage with religious supporters, Trump boasted of a “flawless strike” on a “terrorist ringleader” as he sought to cast Soleimani more as a violent extremist than one of Iran
White House · 116th Congress
Mar-a-Limbo: With Senate trial on hold, Trump faces uncertainty during Florida vacation
[jwp-video n=”1″] The president, senior White House aides and outside surrogates for weeks have been gearing up for a Senate trial after concluding House Democrats would, as they did Wednesday
Campaigns · 116th Congress
2020 Senate and House outlook looks a lot like it did at the start of 2019
On Jan. 1, 2019, Trump’s job rating was 43 percent approve and 52 percent disapprove, according to RCP.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump signs spending bills, averts shutdown
[jwp-video n=”1″] Trump’s signatures on the fiscal 2020 spending bills end months of back-and-forth between Republicans and Democrats over how best to divvy up this year’s discretionary funding
Congress · 116th Congress
Congress to Pentagon: Find and fix racially offensive forms
[jwp-video n=”1″] Pentagon recalcitrance House aides said in July that Defense Department officials had expressed extreme reluctance to begin reviewing all their forms, which number in the thousands
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Dec. 19
[jwp-video n=”1″] Van Drew told the president he will have the new GOP member’s undying support. That promoted the newly impeached Trump to endorse Van Drew in his reelection bid.
Congress · 116th Congress
The swamp successfully boils and bubbles in 2019
[jwp-video n=”1″] Driving that spending this year were trade and health care issues, plus business interests trying to shape government spending.
White House · 116th Congress
Essay: For White House press pool on Trump’s impeachment day, the silence was deafening
On the admittedly bleary-eyed ride home — here’s a shout-out to my Lyft driver “Charlie” for extracting me from the brutally cold downtown Washington wind tunnel at nearly 1 a.m. — I thought about
White House · 116th Congress
Three things to watch as Trump reacts to his impeachment
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 18, 2019var rcrdTwitter = 1; Michael Steel, a former aide to then-Speaker John A. Boehner and former Florida Gov.
White House · 116th Congress
Minutes after being impeached, Trump says House Dems earned ‘eternal mark of shame’
[jwp-video n=”1″] Trump was ending a part of his typical reelection campaign message riddled with false and misleading statements about defense spending, weapon programs and creating a Space
Congress · 116th Congress
Lawmakers contradict Trump on purpose of country’s missile defenses
The new spending package would provide $10.5 billion for such programs, more than $1 billion above the president’s request and nearly equal to the fiscal 2019 level, according to an analysis by the
Opinion · 116th Congress
Why Mitch McConnell should be the Person of the Decade, and not in a good way
OPINION — According to legend, a Broadway producer opened a show to dreadful reviews on Dec. 30 and then ran banner ads on Jan. 1 bragging, “Second Year in New York.”
Congress · 116th Congress
Massive spending, tax packages headed for Senate
[jwp-video n=”1″] Texas GOP Rep. Chip Roy noted the House waived a rule saying lawmakers will have at least 72 hours to review bills before voting.
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Dec. 17
[jwp-video n=”1″] “Have you not seen us united? Have you not witnessed us united?”