Jun 20 McConnell opposes efforts to revive cost-of-living raise for lawmakers By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Lawmakers are supposed to get an automatic inflationary increase each year but it has been blocked since 2009. Continue reading
Jun 20 Senate votes to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia By Susannah George, Associated Press President Donald Trump has promised to veto the legislation. Continue reading
Jun 11 WATCH: Jon Stewart says Congress 'should be ashamed' over inaction on helping 9/11 first responders An angry Stewart said "sick and dying" first responders and their families came to Washington for the hearing, only to face a nearly deserted dais. Continue reading
Jun 10 WATCH: John Dean says Mueller gave Congress a 'road map' John Dean, the former White House counsel who served as a star witness during the Watergate hearings, told a House committee that special counsel Robert Mueller's report was similar to the road map that Congress used during the impeachment hearings… Continue reading
Jun 04 House OKs immigration bill, despite Trump veto threat By Alan Fram, Associated Press Democrats shunned a White House veto threat and muscled legislation through the House Tuesday that would bestow a chance for citizenship on an estimated 2 million-plus migrants, a bill that stands virtually no chance of enactment but lets them showcase… Continue reading
May 31 Watch 13:07 Brooks and Capehart on Mueller's statement, Trump and McCain feud The New York Times columnist David Brooks and The Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week's political news, including special counsel Robert Mueller’s public statement, what Democrats should do about impeachment, why President Trump is so… Continue watching
May 30 GOP blocks disaster aid bill in the House for the third time By Associated Press Another attempt to pass a $19 billion disaster aid bill in the House has failed after Republican John Rose of Tennessee stepped in to block it during Thursday's pro forma session. Continue reading
May 24 WATCH: GOP congressman temporarily blocks $19 billion disaster bill A House GOP conservative complaining a long-overdue $19 billion disaster aid bill leaves out money needed to address the migrant crisis at the southern border blocked the bill Friday, extending a tempest over hurricane and flood relief that has left… Continue reading
May 23 Congress on the cusp of approving long-overdue disaster aid By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Congress is rushing to wrap up a long-overdue $19 billion disaster aid package, but only after Democrats insisted on jettisoning President Donald Trump's $4.5 billion request to handle an unprecedented influx of migrants at the southern border. Continue reading
May 23 WATCH: Pelosi questions Trump's fitness for office By Laurie Kellman, Zeke Miller, Associated Press "I wish that his family or his administration or his staff would have an intervention for the good of the country," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said at her weekly news conference, adding that she prays for him and the nation. Continue reading