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Donald Trump's first quest for a Hard Eight began long before Neil Gorsuch's two days as a Senate witness made it as easy as it's ever going to be for the president to win his first big judicial bet.
Should he blame the conservative purists in the House Freedom Caucus or skittish Republicans from swing districts unwilling to sacrifice their careers for an ungainly bill unlikely to survive Senate scrutiny
Chris Van Hollen, who leads his party's Senate campaign arm, says Republicans are creating a tough political environment in next year's midterm elections for themselves by taking up President Donald Trump's
said lots of members had input in building the policy, and those that followed him blindly on this will likely suffer loses, too — Democrats are hoping those loses will come when Republicans run for re-election
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has not yet said whether he would move to change Senate rules that currently require 60 votes to end debate on Gorsuch's nomination.
"I don't think there's time in two or three hours to re-architect a sixth of our economy and vote on this bill," the Kentucky Republican said. "It's done for this week."
. — Senate Democrats up for re-election in Republican-leaning states are united in opposition to the GOP health care plan. For them, overhauling the health care system is not just about policy.
"I'm going to be a "no' even if it sends me home," Meadows said, referring to the idea that his opposition could cost him re-election, although he does not see that as likely given that he feels his constituents
The 2010 Senate nominee ran for Senate again last year, losing to former Rep. Joe Heck in the GOP primary, 65 to 23 percent.
But when it comes to his career, the 49-year-old nominee told the Senate Judiciary Committee that judges are not "politicians in robes."
February saw some contentious confirmation battles in the Senate, with Democrats waging all-night talk-a-thons on the floor in opposition to some of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees.
Betty Sutton in a member-on-member race, Renacci has comfortably won re-election. He won by more than 30 points last fall.
Inhofe, the chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee at the time, threw a snowball on the Senate floor to disprove climate change.
Warren, who in her first term as a senator has been a favorite of the liberal base and a persistent voice against President Donald Trump, faces re-election in Massachusetts in 2018.
The quick pace of the GOP health care plan was why Manchin decided to hold a handful of town halls during the brief Senate recess this week, the senator told reporters after the meeting.
Campaign consultants in both parties have long identified prosecutors — especially those confirmed by the Senate to act as the chief federal law enforcement officers in the nation's 93 judicial districts
Senate GOP leaders blocked President Barack Obama's nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, during the heated 2016 campaign.
Senate Republicans seeking to replace the fired attorneys could face determined resistance from Democrats who may try hard to slow down the process.
Hatch said Thursday he's continuing to edge toward seeking an eighth Senate term in 2018.
Democrats plan to hold Senate Republicans — and House Republicans who may run for the Senate — accountable for the health care plan proposed by House GOP leadership this week.