Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
Getting Stung Is All in a Day’s Work for This Senator
(Alex Gangitano/ CQ Roll Call) Toomey waited until after he was re-elected to install his first colony. Now he has two.
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Politics · 115th Congress
‘Regular Order’ Still Not Out of the Woods
In fact “classic” regular order may have been a fleeting moment in the long arc of Senate history.
Politics · 115th Congress
Gregg Harper, Retiring Congressman and Giddy New Grandpa
He’s also happy he gets to go out on his own terms, when he still “might have gotten re-elected.”
Video · 115th Congress
McConnell to Family Research Council: ‘We’re Changing America’
Banks [jwp-video n=”1″] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed to an enthusiastic crowd Friday at the conservative Family Research Council’s annual Values Voter Summit that
Politics · 115th Congress
Former Hill Staffers Who Were Victims of Sexual Harassment Call for Leaders to Act
Seven former congressional staffers who experienced sexual harassment or assault while working on Capitol Hill sent a letter to House and Senate leaders Thursday urging them to enact changes to harassment
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Calls Heller a ‘Champion,’ Slams Opponent ‘Wacky Jacky’ Rosen
Dean Heller on his home turf amid a fierce re-election bid, President Donald Trump dubbed the Republican a “champion” of conservative causes and called his Democratic foe “wacky.”
Opinion · 115th Congress
How the Republicans Fell for Trump’s Overconfidence Game
For eight decades, the prime example has been Franklin Roosevelt’s ill-fated plan following his 1936 landslide re-election to pack the Supreme Court with six new justices.
Politics · 115th Congress
McCaskill to Vote ‘No’ on Kavanaugh
McCaskill is one of the most vulnerable senators running for re-election this year.
Politics · 115th Congress
Kavanaugh Accuser Would Testify Publicly, Attorney Says
A California professor who claims a “stumbling drunk” Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were both in high school would testify publicly if asked by Senate Judiciary Committee leaders, her
Politics · 115th Congress
EMILY’s List to Spend $37 Million in 2018 Cycle
of women have won their parties’ primaries this year, according to the Center for American Women and Politics: 182 Democrats and 52 Republicans on the House side; and 15 Democrats and 7 Republicans in Senate
Politics · 115th Congress
Chuck Schumer Navigates the Resistance
Leahy became the top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee last year, he was eager to re-engineer a process that had fallen apart completely in the past two decades.
Opinion · 115th Congress
What’s Missing From Bob Woodward’s Book? Ask Ben Sasse
With John McCain dead and Trump critics like Jeff Flake and Bob Corker not running for re-election, Sasse may become, by default, the closest Senate version of a never-Trump Republican.
Politics · 115th Congress
At the Races: Second to Last in the Nation
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Politics · 115th Congress
Surprisingly, the Senate Is Now in Play
Democrats are at least even money to flip two GOP-held Senate seats in November — Arizona and Nevada.
Policy · 115th Congress
Yucca Mountain Halted Again as GOP Aims to Retain Senate
For years the Senate spoiler was the chamber’s top Democrat, Harry Reid, who departed in 2017.
Politics · 115th Congress
‘All Clear’ Following Capitol Police Investigation of Suspicious Vehicle
Roads around the Senate side of Capitol Hill and Union Station have been re-opened following an investigation of a suspicious vehicle Wednesday that included a police robot and a bomb suit.
Politics · 115th Congress
Looking at Mitch McConnell’s Map for the 2018 ‘Knife Fight’
The 2018 midterms are setting up to be like a “knife fight in an alley,” according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Congress Handled 9/11 and Anthrax. Now It Brings Catastrophe on Itself
In those same hours, the House and Senate leadership were whisked away from the Hill to an “undisclosed location.”
Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
If Biking in DC Is So Easy, Why Don’t More People Do It?
“The idea of locking it up behind the United States Senate across the street from a Capitol Police guard post, I feel pretty safe,” Senate Armed Services staff director Christian Brose said.
Politics · 115th Congress
Electronic Campaign Filing and McCain Gratuity Included in Spending Package
And it contains the “e-file” requirement for Senate candidates, years after the requirement was implemented in the House.