Editorial: It’s time for a vote on Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is right to sue the federal government - and his old friend, new Energy Secretary Rick Perry - over the Energy Department's handling of the Yucca Mountain project. If we're serious about climate change and carbon emissions, then we're going to have to get serious about nuclear power .

Manafort will testify on alleged Russia ties to House committee, Nunes says

Chair of the House Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes, R-Calif., said Friday that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort will testify on his alleged ties to Russia. The offer comes amid growing concern over the role Russia played in influencing the presidential election and the potential members of President Donald Trump's team colluded with the country to tip things in his favor.

Today is Obamacare repeal vote: What’s at stake for Trump, 24M Americans in epic battle

Trying to fulfill a seven-year promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act , House Republicans have scheduled a vote for Friday after postponing action on Thursday. Republican supporters say the effort will improve the health care system.

Guest column: Gorsuch’s assurances likely tested

Gorsuch's assurances that 'no man is above the law' are likely to be tested right away, writes David Adler. The sincerity of the assurances made by Supreme Court nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch, to the Senate Judiciary Committee in the course of confirmation hearings that the president "is not above the law," is likely to be tested if, as expected, he is approved by the Senate for the vacant seat on the High Tribunal.

Benghazi Liar Adam Schiff Slimes Devin Nunes

It is said that the Senate plays chess while the House of Representatives plays smash mouth hockey. The revelation by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes that, yes, members of Team Trump were in fact surveilled and the contents of their conversations and their names were recorded and disseminated set off ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff from the People's Republic of California.

After ‘Bizarre’ Moves, What’s Next For Fractured House Intel Committee?

Ranking member Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., prepare to take their seats on Monday at a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing concerning Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. The outlook for a key congressional investigation into potential ties between President Trump and Russia's election meddling remained in doubt Thursday, after an unusual, high-profile flap involving its top two members.

Neil Gorsuch is “not a neutral legal mind”: Key Senate…

Key Senate Democrats, including at least one representing a state Donald Trump won, are finally signaling that there is absolutely nothing to be gained by playing nice with Republicans and are vowing to block Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch - even if that results in the end of the filibuster. "If Judge Gorsuch can't achieve 60 votes in the Senate, could any judge appointed by a Republican president be approved with 60 or more votes in the Senate?" Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, asked on Monday.

Blumenthal’s former firm remembers – a brilliant lawyer’

Richard Silver, senior partner at senior partner of Silver Golub & Teitell LLP, is a founding memeber of the personal injury firm where U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal practiced before getting the nod for Attorney General. less Richard Silver, senior partner at senior partner of Silver Golub & Teitell LLP, is a founding memeber of the personal injury firm where U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal practiced before getting the nod for ... more Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, talks with Sen. Richard Blumenthal before the start of the second day of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington, March 21, 2017.

Democrats will filibuster Gorsuch Supreme Court nomination, Schumer says

As the Senate Judiciary Committee was hearing from witnesses for and against Judge Neil Gorsuch, his Supreme Court nomination was delivered a critical blow: Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., announced he would oppose Gorsuch and join other Democrats in filibustering the nomination, making it likely that the judge will struggle to find the support needed to clear a 60-vote procedural hurdle. Gorsuch "was unable to sufficiently convince me that he'd be an independent check" on President Donald Trump, Schumer said in a Senate floor speech.

Top Senate Dem opposes Supreme Court pick, vows filibuster

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Dayton issues warning on ‘reinsurance’ plans

Gov. Mark Dayton on Wednesday warned Republican lawmakers he won't agree to give insurance companies hundreds of millions of dollars to stabilize Minnesota's individual health insurance market without more information about how the companies would use the money. The House and Senate passed bills last week to spend, respectively, $384 million or $600 million over the next two years on a new "reinsurance" program to protect insurers against unusually high claims.

Neil Gorsuch and the Case of the Frozen Trucker

The Senate confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, have often been obscured by one controversy after another, from the Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act to revelations that the is actively investigating possible links between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. Add to that the unprecedented decision last year by the Senate Republican majority to deny President Barack Obama a hearing on Merrick Garland, his constitutionally nominated successor to the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, after Scalia's death.

Trump, Ryan still short on votes to pass Obamacare repeal

With time running short, President Trump and House GOP leaders are desperately scrambling to find enough votes to pass their Obamacare repeal plan. Republicans have promised a Thursday vote on their bill to coincide with the 7th anniversary of Obamacare becoming law.

The Latest: McCain slams airing of wiretapping information

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif, walks out of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, to speak with reporters after a meeting with President Donald Trump. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif, walks out of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 22, 2017, to speak with reporters after a meeting with President Donald Trump.

Watch live: Day 4 of Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch’s Senate hearing

President Donald Trump 's nominee to the high court is scheduled to appear before the committee at 9:30 a.m. on what is expected to be the last day of his hearing. While Monday was largely reserved for introductions and opening statements, on Tuesday and Wednesday, Gorsuch faced tougher drilling by committee members.