Politics Nov 28 Senators grill U.S. officials over response to Khashoggi killing A briefing Wednesday with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis could determine how far Congress goes in punishing the longtime Middle East ally.
Politics Nov 27 Mitch McConnell: U.S. must respond to ‘abhorrent’ Khashoggi killing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says "some kind of response" is needed from the United States for Saudi Arabia's role in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and senators are "discussing what the appropriate response would be."…
Politics Nov 26 House Democrats staying away from impeachment for the moment As House Democrats begin laying out the vision for their new majority, trying to impeach the president is noticeably missing from the to-do list and firmly on the margins.
Politics Nov 17 Trump jumps in to offer aid to Democrat Pelosi’s speaker bid President Donald Trump is jumping in to offer some help, saying Saturday that he could “perform a wonderful service” by rounding up Republican votes for Pelosi’s candidacy.
Politics Nov 14 Elected House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy says Republicans are ‘going to have to work harder’ After defeating Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, the conservative House Freedom Caucus co-founder, Rep. Kevin McCarthy will be tested by Republicans on and off Capitol Hill who remain angry and divided after their midterm losses, and split over how best to…
Politics Nov 14 WATCH: Trump hails prison reform bill, saying ‘true bipartisanship is possible’ President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his support for the first major rewrite of the nation's criminal justice sentencing laws in a generation.
Politics Nov 14 McConnell, Schumer re-elected as Senate party leaders Senators chose Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for another term leading Republicans and Chuck Schumer for Democrats in closed-door party elections Wednesday lacking the high drama underway on the House side in the midterm election fallout.
Politics Nov 12 Before the new Congress begins, the old shutdown threat looms Republicans will try to deliver on President Trump's promise to fund the border wall, which could spark a partial federal government shutdown in weeks.
Politics Nov 07 Trump backs Pelosi, who says as House speaker she would ‘show the power of the gavel’ “People will see a Congress that is very different than we have now,” U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said.
Politics Nov 07 Dems take back House, but GOP retains Senate, setting up divided Congress The Democrats picked up the 23 seats they would need to take from the GOP, but lost in many of the key Senate races.