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LAS VEGAS — Former Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid retired from Congress back at the end of 2016, but the old boxer still has a few punches left for the institution he served in for 30 years, not to
U.S. leaders are only slowly realizing how much the rules have changed, and the required focus, leadership and strategic thinking remain woefully wanting, critics charge.
Marco Rubio emerged from a closed briefing on the Trump administration’s efforts to secure elections and made a renewed push for his own bipartisan deterrence legislation, even as he acknowledged there
McConnell put the onus on President Donald Trump to take any action against the labor secretary, who struck the plea deal with Epstein in 2007.
. | Congress could get a second opportunity this week to try and block President Donald Trump from going to war with Iran without congressional approval as the House debates its fiscal 2020 National Defense
[Senate approves border bill; Pelosi and Trump talk compromise] A senior administration official said President Donald Trump would veto the revised package unveiled by House Democrats early Thursday
I will continue to work with Congress to pursue targeted changes to the immigration laws to address the pull factors driving the crisis,” McAleenan said.
Late Wednesday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a list of changes that she said the House Rules Committee would report out as an amendment to the Senate bill on Thursday morning.
There’s just one problem: It’s not fully clear that President Donald Trump would sign the bipartisan measure, which was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee on a 30-1 vote last Wednesday
Jim McGovern, chairman of the Rules Committee, responded to criticism from Republicans by saying that the crisis the House was discussing Tuesday was not the same as the one that President Donald Trump
championed by Republicans when they controlled the chamber in the 115th Congress.
The ACE rule is meant to bolster the coal sector and deliver on a Trump campaign promise to parts of the country that rely on the fossil fuel for their economies.
But with 103 members, the coalition carries significant weight in Congress.
All of this has members of Congress bracing for U.S. airstrikes on Iran and an inevitable response by Tehran.
On the other hand, those who view e-cigarettes, or vaping, as a safer alternative to cigarettes fear FDA rules would effectively ban the products and drive millions to traditional tobacco.
The Kentucky Republican has used a 53-47 majority and streamlined floor rules to quickly confirm 34 judicial nominees this year.
But judges in Ohio and Michigan have also struck down congressional maps in cases that are on hold to see how the high court rules on the issue.
The “big four” leaders of both parties on Capitol Hill met with top Trump administration officials in late May and appeared to have constructive talks, but since then there hasn’t been much movement.
Trump signed the bill on Wednesday, which makes technical corrections to the computation of average pay regarding the benefits for the dining workers in the Senate, a move that allows cafeteria workers
Greg Pence, facing scrutiny for spending campaign funds on overnight stays at the Trump International Hotel, tweaked his campaign finance filings Tuesday “in order to avoid confusion here from hostile