Apr 09 WATCH: U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies on Trump trade policy By Stephen Groves, Associated Press In a Senate hearing and interviews with reporters this week, Republican skepticism of President Donald Trump's agenda reached a level unseen since he won the GOP presidential nomination last year. Continue reading
Apr 08 WATCH: ‘No particular timeline’ for tariff negotiations, U.S. trade rep says hours before they begin By Erica R. Hendry The tariffs are set to begin at midnight Wednesday unless other action is taken. Continue reading
Apr 08 WATCH: U.S. Trade Rep. Greer under fire in Senate hearing as world responds to Trump tariffs By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press “It seems like we’ve decided to begin a trade war on all fronts,″ said Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina. He said he wanted to know who in the Trump administration he should hold responsible — and “choke" —… Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 3:09 News Wrap: Senate pulls all-nighter to pass Republican budget bill In our news wrap Saturday, the Senate passed a Republican bill that advances Trump’s proposed tax and spending cuts, strong storms hammered parts of the U.S. damaged by tornadoes, a fire broke out in Myanmar following last week’s devastating earthquake,… Continue watching
Apr 03 Senators introduce bipartisan bill to expand congressional authority over tariffs By Associated Press Legislation pushed by Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley and Washington Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell would require presidents to justify new tariffs and secure congressional approval within 60 days, otherwise they would expire. Continue reading
Apr 02 Trump pressures Senate Republicans to oppose Democratic resolution that would nullify Canada tariffs By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Senate Republicans are facing pressure Wednesday from President Donald Trump to oppose a Democratic resolution that would nullify the presidential emergency on fentanyl he is using to implement tariffs on Canada. Continue reading
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