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 Pence and Kushner make push for criminal justice rewrite on Capitol Hill Senators announced a bipartisan agreement on the legislation earlier this month, but McConnell has yet to say whether he will hold a vote on the bill. Vice President Kike Pence and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner are expected to…
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 14 Flake vows to oppose judges unless Senate votes on bill to protect Mueller Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday that he won't vote to confirm judicial nominees unless GOP leaders hold a vote on legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell objected to the legislation.
Politics Nov 12 Democrats seek ways to protect Robert Mueller probe from acting AG Stepping up Democratic efforts to shield the Russia investigation, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he would seek to tie a measure protecting special counsel Robert Mueller to must-pass legislation if the new acting attorney general does not recuse himself…
Politics Sep 24 McConnell accuses Democrats of ‘smear campaign’ against Kavanaugh Republicans launched an all-out campaign to save Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination Monday.
Nation Sep 24 New sexual-misconduct accusation rocks Kavanaugh nomination In a statement provided by the White House, Brett Kavanaugh said the event "did not happen" and that the allegation was "a smear, plain and simple."…
Nation Sep 23 Kavanaugh accuser commits to hearing Attorneys for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, and the Senate Judiciary Committee have reached agreement for a public hearing Thursday.
Nation Sep 04 WATCH: Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg testify to Congress on foreign election interference Facebook and Twitter executives assured Congress on Wednesday that they are aggressively working to root out foreign attempts to sow discord in America, and they pledged to better protect their social networks against manipulation during the 2018 midterm elections and…
Nation Sep 04 WATCH: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey faces questions about ‘transparency and accountability’ in House hearing In prepared testimony released ahead of a House hearing Wednesday, Jack Dorsey says he wants to be clear about one thing: "Twitter does not use political ideology to make any decisions, whether related to ranking content on our service or…