Pardons for friends, retribution for foes
But other critics say it is Trump who has crossed a line.
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Senate confirms Pam Bondi as next attorney general
The Senate voted 54-46 to confirm Bondi in a nearly party-line vote Tuesday, with praise from Republicans for her background as a prosecutor and deep skepticism from Democrats that she will uphold the
Bessent warns of ‘devastating’ consequences if tax cuts lapse
The two parties have long debated the impact of the 2017 law, and old arguments are resurfacing as the GOP pursues a party-line extension of expiring provisions.
Senate Democrats bash Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling
It will be left to the American people and Congress to try to hold the line because, as Justice Sotomayor noted in her dissent, ’the President is now a king above the law,’" Durbin said. Sen.
Supreme Court enters election season with politically potent cases
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and other court watchers who hope to pass changes to the institution. "I think there’s actually some danger for the court in all of this.
Why the narrative that Biden is drifting right for 2024 is closer to malarkey than reality
Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. "I would be absolutely certain that he’s thinking about 2024 right now, but that doesn’t necessarily lead to the conclusion that he’s moving to the right." Sen.
Markups? Floor votes? Senate appropriators say ‘yes we can’
"There’s just a real commitment, I think, on both sides of the aisle to get that done," said Arkansas Sen. John Boozman, top Republican on the Military Construction-VA Appropriations Subcommittee.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Climate pins join a long line of Capitol Hill lapel adornments
Carper of Delaware and Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island wore warming stripe-themed pins to the speech, as did Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine. Rep.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Cooperation: The opportunity is there for the taking
Warner, Amy Klobuchar, Bob Casey, Dianne Feinstein, Sherrod Brown, Kirsten Gillibrand, Cory Booker, Mazie Hirono, Jon Tester, Maggie Hassan, Tammy Duckworth, Tim Kaine, Ed Markey, Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse
Congress · 117th Congress
Pension funding, COBRA coverage survive aid bill’s ‘Byrd bath’
line,” Wyden said after Monday’s procedural ruling.
Policy · 117th Congress
Trump’s energy plan was vacated and Obama’s is outdated. What’s next?
On deck Democrats’ first sweeping climate move on deck is a public works bill lawmakers are expected to introduce after Congress finishes work on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, while
Congress · 117th Congress
Tension, misery, laughs and a small moment of unity as Trump trial nears end
Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island laughed so much with his colleagues in the back row, that his face turned red and he reached for a bottle of water.
Policy · 116th Congress
White House sees $50 billion for airlines, support for Boeing
The company has been troubled by reports that it sacrificed safety in the pursuit of revenue and has faced harsh criticism as being too interested in its bottom line.
Congress · 116th Congress
Impeachment news roundup: Jan. 28
Here’s the latest on impeachment: 6:25 p.m. | On the air: With opening arguments in the impeachment trial over, both sides are on the airwaves trying to sway voters. Florida GOP Sen.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump’s snow day Twitter rant spills into Monday with attacks on Dems
a photo that went viral of Senate Foreign Relations ranking member Robert Menendez, D-N.J., shirtless on a Puerto Rican beach chatting with a bikini-clad companion.