Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
What Kind of Dog Should Trump Get?
Ronald Reagan had Rex, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel known for pulling the Reagans around on his leash and his stubborn refusal to enter the White House’s Lincoln Bedroom.
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Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Strange Times for Mitch McConnell in the Alabama Senate Race
term in the next election.
Politics · 115th Congress
White House Tepid on GOP Leaders After Bannon ‘War’ Declaration
Everybody in this city knows it.” To be sure, Trump himself has gone directly after the House and Senate GOP leaders.
Politics · 115th Congress
Mattis Warns U.S. Could Bring ‘Total Annihilation’ to North Korea
Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 3, 2017 var rcrdTwitter = 1; After the church service and his refusal to rule out a preemptive attack, Trump announced on Twitter that his plans to meet
Politics · 115th Congress
King Won’t Hold Cruz and Cornyn Votes on Sandy Against Texas
“Unfortunately, cynical politicians in Washington could not resist loading up this relief bill with billions in new spending utterly unrelated to Sandy,” Cruz said then in a statement.
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Slams Ryan, McConnell Over Debt Ceiling ‘Mess’
In a second tweet, Trump criticized the GOP leaders for not tying the debt ceiling to the veterans bill, saying their refusal means “now we have a big deal with Dems holding them up (as usual) on
Politics · 115th Congress
Democrats Score Marine Veteran to Challenge Poliquin
Golden, 35, grew up in Leeds, a town of just over 2,000 people in central Maine. He joined the Marines in 2002, serving combat tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Politics · 115th Congress
Legislative Agenda Takes Back Seat to Trump’s ‘Beautiful Apartment’
In fact, the exact moment the transformation occurred was apparent.
Politics · 115th Congress
On Afghanistan, Trump Bets On Generals He Once Criticized
The collective fingerprints of the current and former generals involved in the Afghanistan review were visible throughout Trump’s speech, which he read in a slow and careful cadence in front of an
Politics · 115th Congress
White House: Steve Bannon Is Out
“President Trump and Steve Bannon are trying to divert attention away from the President’s refusal to unequivocally and full-throatedly denounce white supremacy, neo-Nazism, and other forms of bigotry
Politics · 115th Congress
Moore, Strange Advance to Runoff in Alabama Senate Primary
Mo Brooks was in third place in the Republican primary with 20 percent, the AP reported.
Politics · 115th Congress
‘Iron Stache’ Wants to Ask a Question at Ryan’s Town Hall
In a statement, the network said only that Ryan will take questions from constituents in his district.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Don’t Skip the Recess, Skip the Games
Two more weeks in the swamp? Great! But McConnell was also facing the annual July chorus of demands to stay in town through the August recess to pass “something important.”
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Russia Scandal — Where’s the Caviar Atop the Blini?
Equally baffling (unless you believe that Trump’s blimp-like ego explains everything) is the president’s refusal to accept the intelligence community’s verdict that Russia deliberately intervened in the
Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Republicans Delay Vote on Health Care Bill
“We will not be on the bill this week, but we’re still working towards getting at least 50 people in a comfortable place,” the Kentucky Republican told reporters.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: A Don’t-Blame-Us Congress Ducks on Syria
Not only are we poised to re-enact Watergate in Washington, but we are also getting a whiff of Cold War brinksmanship in Syria.
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump: DOJ Pivots to Obstruction After Failing to Prove Collusion
“We may have our differences, but we do well in times like these to remember that everyone who serves in our nation’s capital is here because, above all, they love our country,” Trump said in a tone
Politics · 115th Congress
Media Swarm Accompanies Sessions Testimony
“This is no time for limiting press access in the U.S.
Politics · 115th Congress
Sessions Declines to Testify About Any Conversations With Trump About Russia
Angus King, an independent from Maine who caucuses with the Democrats, was among the lawmakers pressing Sessions on the grounds of the attorney general’s refusal to characterize or describe conversations
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: How a Textbook in 2067 Might View Donald Trump
Buoyed by Trump’s rising poll numbers (he crossed the 50-percent threshold in the Gallup Poll in July), Republicans in Congress rallied to pass a $1.8 trillion tax cut and a complete rewrite of Barack