Nov 27 Senate GOP, Trump aim for tax vote this week, but still need more support By Stephen Ohlemacher and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans scrambled Monday to make changes to a Republican tax bill in an effort to win over holdout GOP senators and pass a tax package by the end of the year. Continue reading
Nov 14 Senate Republicans may use tax bill to repeal Obamacare individual mandate By Associated Press Sen. John Cornyn of Texas told reporters on Tuesday: “We’re going to repeal the tax on poor Americans.”… Continue reading
Oct 05 Senior Republicans weigh bump stock ban after Las Vegas shooting By Erica Werner, Associated Press The comments from lawmakers marked a surprising departure from GOP lawmakers' general antipathy to gun regulations of any kind. But they were far from a guarantee of a path forward for the new legislation. Continue reading
Sep 28 Senate Leader McConnell faces doubts after this week's losses By Erica Werner, Associated Press Senate Republicans are reckoning with an insurgent's win in Alabama that poses clear threats to their own grip on power and the leadership of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Continue reading
Sep 15 'Dreamers' wait as Trump, lawmakers joust over DACA deal By Erica Werner and Jill Colvin, Associated Press The fate of 800,000 young immigrants hung in the balance Thursday as top lawmakers, White House officials and President Donald Trump himself squabbled over whether an agreement had been struck to protect them — and if so, exactly what it… Continue reading
Jul 11 Senate GOP leaders hope for health care vote next week By Alan Fram and Erica Werner, Associated Press Republican leaders are hoping to stage a climactic vote on their health care bill next week, though internal rifts over divisive issues like coverage requirements and Medicaid cuts leave the timing and even the measure's fate in question. Continue reading
Jun 22 AP sources: Senate GOP's reworked health care bill would reshape Obama's law By Alan Fram and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press After weeks of closed-door meetings that angered Democrats and some Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell planned to release the proposal Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 03 GOP legislative agenda incomplete, lags as Congress returns By Erica Werner President Donald Trump and his GOP allies on Capitol Hill have made it through nearly half their first year in power without a single major legislative achievement. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 2:32 News Wrap: Syria denies U.S. reports that it's incinerating corpses of executed prisoners By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Syria denied U.S. claims that the regime is using a crematorium to incinerate corpses in order to conceal mass executions of thousands of prisoners. Also, North Korea has become the prime suspect in a global… Continue watching
May 16 Cornyn no longer a candidate for FBI director By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Texas Sen. John Cornyn has taken himself out of the running to be FBI director, telling the Trump administration that he'll stay in the Senate. Continue reading