Politics May 21 Republicans expected to abandon $1B security proposal for White House and Trump's ballroom By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press
Politics Apr 24 Congress keeps holding all-nighters. Lawmakers say it's a symptom of dysfunction It's a scenario that is playing out again and again as the House and the Senate fracture and careen from one crisis to the next. By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Politics Mar 03 WATCH: Kennedy questions Noem about using taxpayer money for ad campaign featuring her prominently Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., asked Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in an oversight hearing Tuesday how she justifies the use of $220 million to run national TV ads that feature her prominently if she’s concerned with not wasting… By Joshua Barajas
Politics Sep 16 3 takeaways from Kash Patel's tense oversight hearing FBI director Kash Patel spent hours Tuesday reassuring senators he is fit to lead the bureau. By Joshua Barajas
Politics Sep 16 WATCH: Sen. Kennedy presses FBI Director Patel to release the Epstein files Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., pressed FBI Director Kash Patel on his department’s handling of the case files in investigations against Jeffrey Epstein, asking him to commit to releasing all the files he can legally. By Hannah Grabenstein
Oct 15 WATCH: Amy Coney Barrett deflects Sen. Harris's questions on climate change By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett refused to say whether she accepts the science of climate change, saying she lacks the expertise to know for sure and calling it a topic too controversial to get into. Continue reading
Dec 18 Trump judicial pick withdraws, saying nomination has become a 'distraction' By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Matthew Petersen, nominated by Trump to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, became an internet sensation after the video of his confirmation hearing — during which Petersen was unable to define basic legal terms — was… Continue reading
Dec 11 Republican John Kennedy wins Louisiana Senate race in runoff By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press Kennedy had always been the runoff election's front-runner in a state that overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 29 Louisiana Runoff May Decide Senate Balance of Power Although polls show Republican Rep. David Vitter holding a commanding lead in the Louisiana Senate race, he may not receive the more than 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff in December. Continue reading