Apr 01 Watch 4:27 Trump's pick to lead Joint Chiefs tells senators he would stay out of politics By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn President Trump’s pick to be the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told senators during his confirmation hearing that he would give the president candid guidance and stay out of politics. But he also said he was willing to… Continue watching
Apr 01 WATCH: Senate hearing examines whether to allow schools to serve whole milk By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press Federal lawmakers have revived bills that would allow whole and 2% milk to be served again in schools, in addition to the skim and low-fat milk mandated since 2012. A U.S. Senate committee hosted a hearing Tuesday on a bill… Continue reading
Apr 01 WATCH: Cory Booker sets a record with marathon Senate speech protesting Trump By Mike Catalini, Stephen Groves, Associated Press It set the record for the longest continuous Senate floor speech in the chamber’s history. Continue reading
Mar 26 Trump to nominate acting CDC director for permanent position, White House official says By Seung Min Kim, Amanda Seitz, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Trump abruptly withdrew the nomination of his first pick, David Weldon, earlier this month. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 6:13 Democrats grill Trump officials on why they used a commercial app to discuss war plans By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson A typically ordinary Senate hearing on threats to the U.S. became contentious following news of a major national security breach. Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, revealed Monday that he was accidentally put into a chat on Signal with… Continue watching
Mar 24 WATCH: Senate holds confirmation hearing for Frank Bisignano, Social Security nominee By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The Social Security Administration has taken center stage in the debate over DOGE cuts to taxpayer services. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 13:13 'We had an awful choice': Schumer defends voting with GOP saying shutdown would be worse By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold Democrats have few options for challenging President Trump and GOP majorities in Congress. Some on the left say they had a chance last week, but top Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer voted with the GOP and supplied the needed votes to… Continue watching
Mar 14 WATCH: Senate hearing on nomination of Mehmet Oz as head of Medicare and Medicaid services By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Oz, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, dodged several opportunities Friday to say broadly whether he would oppose cuts to Medicaid, the government-funded program for people with low incomes. Continue reading
Mar 14 WATCH: Senate passes Republican funding bill hours before shutdown deadline By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed into law. Continue reading
Mar 13 WATCH: Senate considers GOP funding bill as government shutdown deadline draws near By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led government funding bill that has fiercely divided Democrats under pressure to impose limits on the Trump… Continue reading