The Latest: Around 155 arrested in Capitol protests
President Donald Trump blasted congressional Democrats and "a few Republicans" Tuesday over the collapse of the GOP effort to rewrite the Obama health care law, and warned, "We will return."
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Senators pushing to raise minimum number of ships in Navy
A push for more sea power is making its way through the U.S. Senate. As part of a large military funding package, Senators are calling for a significant increase in the amount of ships in the Navy.
Senate health care bill still up in the air as lawmakers go home for holiday
Sen. Susan Collins will celebrate the Fourth of July within view of the Canadian border, at a remote northeastern Maine town's annual parade. Sen. Lisa Murkowski will appear on the other end of the continent in an old timber town on an isolated Alaskan island.
The Latest: Trump suggests repealing Obama health law now
Trump says: "If Republican Senators are unable to pass what they are working on now, they should immediately REPEAL, and then REPLACE at a later date!" That's an approach advocated by Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who's said he opposes the bill, which would do both at once. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell postponed a vote on the bill Tuesday because of opposition from conservatives and moderates.
Air traffic privatization plan hits turbulence in Congress
President Donald Trump 's plan to privatize the nation's air traffic control system is running into bipartisan opposition in Congress. Lawmakers fret the plan could raise costs for air travelers and hurt small airports.
M. Scott Morris: Victory not enough for Sen. Wicker
In a Daily Journal opinion piece on Tuesday, Republican Sen. Roger Wicker bashes Democrats for their objections to then-nominee Neil Gorsuch. He accuses his opponents of playing politics by not voting to put a qualified judge on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Analysis: Gorsuch a win for Trump and GOP establishment
With Judge Neil Gorsuch's confirmation to the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump - the first truly outsider president in recent memory - has his first major legislative achievement. It also is a victory for insiders.
Conservative effort to impeach IRS chief won’t succeed
In this Feb. 10, 2016 file photo, Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. A campaign-season effort by conservatives to impeach the IRS commissioner has no chance of succeeding and is being resisted by other Republicans who think it could hurt them with swing voters.
Senators might skip town ASAP – Sat, 10 Sep 2016 PST
The Senate's scheduled to be in session through Oct. 3, but lawmakers could attempt to finish up next week. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., have said they are working to hammer out a deal on a continuing resolution to fund the government WASHINGTON - The Senate's scheduled to be in session through Oct. 3, but lawmakers could attempt to finish up next week.
Sen. Roger Wickera s quixotic search for a verb
Yes, we're indefatigable in search of the truth. Here we have Rep. Steven Palazzo, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, and Sen. Roger Wicker, you guessed it, applauding Master Sgt.
Our Opinion: Good news found all across region last week
From local residents collecting donations for flood victims in Louisiana to a large donation of school supply kits to a local school, there was no shortage of good news throughout Northeast Mississippi last week. Before we prepare for the week ahead, let's take a look back at some of the highlights from last week: a Several groups and individuals in Northeast Mississippi worked to collect and deliver donations to the victims of flooding in Louisiana and south Mississippi.
RNC 2016: 10 observations from the convention’s 1st day
U.S. taxpayers shelled out millions of dollars for eight Republican investigations into the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, and every one concluded that then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton bore no direct responsibility for the attack. The Senate Intelligence Committee said initial intelligence reports did mention protests against an anti-Muslim video.
Senator insulted after Dem accuses GOP of being bought off by oil firms
A Republican senator called accusations that the GOP is owned by the fossil fuel industry "insulting" after a Democratic senator said the party has become the political wing of oil companies. In a hearing Thursday of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the impact of the Supreme Court's stay of President Obama's Clean Power Plan, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., used his five minutes of allotted time to read quotes from former Sen. John Chafee, R-R.I., from a hearing in 1986.
Can Marco Rubio spend his way back into the Senate?
Republican Marco Rubio, the failed U.S. presidential contender, is battling to hold on to his U.S. Senate seat from Florida in what is shaping up to be the costliest congressional contest of 2016. More than $33 million has been raised and over $24 million spent so far by both parties in the Florida race, according to the latest U.S. Federal Election Commission data.