Politics Sep 18 Senate backs bill to avert shutdown, boost military spending The stopgap bill would not address President Donald Trump's long-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. GOP leaders have said they prefer to resolve the issue after the Nov. 6 elections.
Politics Sep 13 Congress moving ahead on spending to avert shutdown Congress is moving to avert a legislative disaster that could lead to a partial government shutdown just weeks before the November midterm elections.
Politics Sep 03 Congress must consider Kavanaugh nomination, pay the bills Other items on the agenda when Congress returns Tuesday: passing a farm bill, renewing federal aviation programs, and grilling social media executives about foreign interference in their operations and whether they are biased against conservatives, as President Donald Trump has…
Politics Aug 28 Support builds for plan to rename Senate building for John McCain A proposal to rename the Russell Senate Office building after Arizona Sen. John McCain appears to be gaining bipartisan support, but success is far from assured.
Politics Aug 24 John McCain’s family says he’s stopping medical treatment In a statement, McCain's family said McCain has surpassed expectations for his survival, but "the progress of disease and the inexorable advance of age render their verdict."…
Nation Aug 21 Trump administration plan rolls back Obama’s coal emissions standards The Environmental Protect Agency announced late Monday that acting administrator Andrew Wheeler planned to brief the news media by telephone Tuesday on greenhouse guidelines for states to set performance standards for existing coal-fired power plants.
Politics Jul 26 Energy Department broke law with health care tweet, watchdog says The Government Accountability Office said the July 2017 tweet was outside the scope of the agency's approved spending but did not violate a prohibition on grassroots lobbying or propaganda.
Nation Jul 22 Defense bill would curb Cabinet control of nuclear agency The agency that supervises the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile would essentially lose direct Cabinet oversight under legislation that Congress is negotiating.
Politics Jul 19 Republicans block bid to extend election security grants The GOP-controlled House on Thursday eliminated new funding for states to strengthen election security.
Politics Jun 20 Trump meets with lawmakers after Senate blocks China ZTE deal President Donald Trump has met with lawmakers after the Senate moved to block a White House plan to allow Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corp. to buy component parts from the U.S.