Sep 24 Opposition from GOP senators grows, jeopardizes health bill By Associated Press Republican opposition to the GOP health care bill swelled to near-fatal numbers Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 13 Pete Domenici, former GOP senator, has died By Russell Contreras, Morgan Lee, Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Former New Mexico Sen. Pete V. Domenici, a Republican who became a power broker in the Senate for his work on the federal budget and energy policy over more than 30 years, died Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 06 WATCH: Top Democrats speak about Trump's DACA decision By Associated Press Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says that if Congress doesn't pass protections for immigrants brought to this country illegally as children, Democrats will move to attach it to other items this fall "until it passes."… Continue reading
Aug 05 Controversial appointment clouds U.S. Senate race in Alabama By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Alabama Sen. Luther Strange got his appointment to Congress earlier this year from a governor who later resigned under the cloud of an ethics scandal. Continue reading
Aug 02 Senate Republicans slowly turning their backs on Trump By Erica Werner, Associated Press Senate Republicans are reasserting their independence, which looked sorely diminished in the aftermath of Trump's surprise election win. Continue reading
Aug 01 Senate confirms Wray as FBI director By Associated Press The lawyer is a former high-ranking official in President George W. Bush's Justice Department who oversaw investigations into corporate fraud. Continue reading
Jul 29 Get ready for the next big health care fight. This one's all about kids By Erin Mershon, STAT CHIP, which health insurance for millions of kids, will run out of federal funds in weeks unless Congress acts. Another partisan fight may loom. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch The Senate GOP's best shot at a health care bill after other ideas fail By PBS News Hour Republicans found themselves no closer to passing a plan to repeal or replace the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday, after two key GOP ideas failed by large margins in the Senate. Lisa Desjardins looks at their options and the opposition. Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 6:11 Republicans weren't sure they could get enough votes to start debate on health care. Here's how they did it. By PBS News Hour It was a dramatic day on Capitol Hill as the Senate GOP mustered just enough votes to start debate on a health care bill. With Sen. John McCain returning to cast his vote despite a cancer diagnosis and Vice President… Continue watching
Jul 24 WATCH: 'I did not collude with Russia,' Kushner says By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner denied Monday that he colluded with Russians in the course of President Donald Trump's White House bid and declared he has "nothing to hide."… Continue reading