Video · 115th Congress
McConnell, Schumer React to Trump Trade Deal
By Bian Elkhatib [jwp-video n=”1″] President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Mexico on Monday.
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Politics · 115th Congress
Move to Rename Building for John McCain Stirs Southern, Party Debates
ICYMI: The Men Behind the Names of the 3 Senate Office Buildings [jwp-video n=”1″] Senate Rules and Administration Chairman Roy Blunt would normally be responsible for moving a resolution
Video · 115th Congress
Lawmakers Remember McCain as ‘Patriot,’ ‘Friend’
By Bian Elkhatib [jwp-video n=”1″] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer paid tribute to Sen. John McCain on Monday.
Politics · 115th Congress
Art of the Snub: So Far, Trump Opts Against Lowering Flags for McCain This Week
— Matt House (@mattwhouse) August 27, 2018var rcrdTwitter = 1; Trump and McCain long had a difficult relationship, with the late senator recently slamming the president’s stance toward Russia
Politics · 115th Congress
Ted Cruz Opts for Campaign Trail Instead of Senate Votes
Watch: 3 Ways Trump and the Senate Can Stumble On Crucial Spending Bills Before Labor Day [jwp-video n=”1″]
Politics · 115th Congress
Road Ahead: Remembering McCain, and Confirming Trump Nominations
Watch: McConnell, Schumer Disagree on Confirmations Rule Change [jwp-video n=”1″]
Politics · 115th Congress
It Doesn’t Happen Very Often. But John McCain Will Lie in State
Watch: A Look Back at McCain’s Congressional Career [jwp-video n=”1″]
Politics · 115th Congress
Russia Sanctions Getting on Senate September Calendar is ‘Pretty Slim,’ McConnell Says
Watch: Warren Targets Corruption in Washington With Proposed Lobbying Bill [jwp-video n=”1″]
Politics · 115th Congress
Brennan Fracas Could Rip Through Senate’s Defense Spending Debate
One, by Democrat Robert Menendez, would take $1 million from existing management funds at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and use it to implement a law setting up a firefighters cancer registry
Video · 115th Congress
The Senate Worked Two Whole Days This Week: Congressional Hits and Misses
By Thomas McKinless [jwp-video n=”1″] Back in June, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the Senate would be skipping the usual August recess because they have “a lot of important
Politics · 115th Congress
Lawmakers Wary of Potential Trump Cuts to Foreign Aid
The package is thought likely to be submitted in the final week of August, which would give Congress little chance of blocking it before a new fiscal year begins on October 1.
Politics · 115th Congress
Barr Compares Time in Congress to Fighter Pilot Opponent’s Military Service
Watch: We Reviewed Andy Barr, Amy McGrath and Beto O’Rourke’s New Campaign Ads [jwp-video n=”1″] American Bridge, a progressive super PAC known for giving to Democratic candidates, called Barr
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Busies Itself, Plus Chuck Norris and Some Cactus
Well, senators departed for the Aug. 6 mini-recess on Aug. 1, and arranged to reconvene on Aug. 14. Then they kicked that forward a day, and came back on the Ides of August.
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Democrats ‘Ready to Sue’ for Kavanaugh Records
The confirmation hearing for Kavanaugh is set for Sept. 4, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he wants a floor vote before Oct. 1.
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate, After One Day Back at the Capitol, Packs It In for the Week
ICYMI: Trump Praises McSally, Criticizes the Media at NDAA Signing Event [jwp-video n=”1″]
Politics · 115th Congress
Democrat Doug Jones Faces Flak for Kavanaugh Stance
ICYMI: Singing Their Support for High Court Nominee Kavanaugh [jwp-video n=”1″] Jones has raised objections to what he called the Republicans’ “rushing” to vote on Kavanaugh’s confirmation
Opinion · 115th Congress
Instead of Oversight, This Congress Believes in Under-Sight
Watch: 5 Reasons Why Congress Is Broken [jwp-video n=”1″] Well, for starters, because White House aides are public employees and not indentured servants of Donald J. Trump.
Politics · 115th Congress
Red-State Democrats Zero In on Opioid Epidemic
Watch: Congress’ Proposals on Opioids Aren’t Keeping Up with Epidemic [jwp-video n=”1″] Fighting on the airwaves For Democrats, who are in a position to topple the GOP majority in the House
Politics · 115th Congress
Leah Vukmir Wins Wisconsin GOP Primary to Take On Tammy Baldwin
(Trump carried the Badger State by 1 point in 2016, the first GOP presidential nominee to do so since 1984.)
Policy · 115th Congress
Road Ahead: Senate Returning to DC for the Ides of August
The Senate passed a four-bill spending package on Aug. 1, and members of the Appropriations Committee were looking forward to continuing to have floor time in August.