Bipartisan opioid legislation heads to Trump’s desk
In an act of bipartisanship, Congress has sent a comprehensive opioid legislation package to the desk of President Donald Trump.
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Kavanaugh bump? GOP fights for new energy as vote nears
President Donald Trump makes his second visit to Minnesota, with a rally on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, in Rochester, Minn. President Donald Trump says Democrats are facing a political backlash over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, citing recent polls indicating that the fight in the Senate is also energizing Republicans.
Kavanaugh writes op-ed in Wall Street Journal — live updates
The general consensus so far from Republicans who have viewed the FBI report about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's background is that it yields no new information or additional corroborating information. Democrats, however, are blasting the report as severely incomplete.
At Rochester rally, Trump makes a case for Minnesota Republicans in November
In a wide-ranging speech in front of a capacity crowd at Mayo Civic Center, President Donald Trump touted his achievement along with Minnesota GOP hopefuls. The rally also drew a large group of protesters.
Hatch snaps at female protesters: Grow up
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) told a group of female protesters to "grow up" when they confronted him while getting into an elevator.
Georgia’s 2 Republican senators back Kavanaugh
Georgia's two Republican U.S. senators say they will vote for Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court despite decades-old sexual assault allegations against him. Senator Johnny Isakson said in a statement Thursday he supports the judge after a thorough review of witness testimony and records.
Congress OKs opioid legislation in show of bipartisanship
In this Aug. 25, 2018, file photo, Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., speaks at the Republican Party's Lincoln Dinner in Lexington, Ky. Republicans and Democrats in Congress have approved bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing the country's devastating opioid addiction.
Collins faces pressure over Kavanaugh vote
Senator Susan Collins has not yet announced how she will vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, despite the ensuing pressure she's receiving from her constituents. CNN's Polo Sandoval reports.
Clarification: Akaka Memorial story
In a story on May 18, 2018, The Associated Press reported that former U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka was the first Native Hawaiian elected to Congress.
Can someone explain this clueless senator’s random selfie?
It's been a week in politics, and Sen. Patrick Leahy blessed our Twitter feeds with an inexplicable photo of himself. The Democrat from Vermont tweeted this photo at 1:43 p.m. PT on Thursday, with no explanation or caption.
Possible Kavanaugh vote postpones Tester-Rosendale debate
The second debate between Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Republican challenger Matt Rosendale has been postponed so Tester can be in Washington D.C. for a possible weekend vote on embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Toddler shreds $1,000 in cash that his parents saved for college football season tickets
Toddler shreds $1,000 in cash that his parents saved for college football season tickets Ben and Jackee Belnap - of Holladay, Utah - told local media that they had to laugh at the mishap. They also cried a little.
Freshman’s Test: How to Keep This Moderate Philly Suburb Red
Pennsylvania's newly drawn 1st Congressional District, just north of Philadelphia, is nearly evenly split between Democratic and Republican voters. It's the kind of place where a moderate congressman like Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has, in the past, appealed to centrist voters of both parties.
Sources describe FBI’s probe on Kavanaugh
The FBI's supplemental investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh was limited in scope from the beginning. There was never a directive to the FBI to investigate a third assault allegation against Kavanaugh, or to probe his drinking habits and whether he lied about them to the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to a source briefed on the investigation.
The Shamelessly Bloodied Left Hand of the Democrats
The Democrat Party has shown its hand, the only one it uses.the Left Hand. And it's a bloodied one.
Grassley: This is almost ‘rock-bottom’
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) showed his frustration with the nomination process for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, chastising the media's coverage and saying he trusted the FBI's latest investigation.
Kavanaugh confirmation: What you need to know about the Senatea s vote on Friday
OCTOBER 04: Comedian Amy Schumer is led away after she was arrested during a protest against the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh October 4, 2018 at the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senators had an opportunity to review a new FBI background investigation into accusations of sexual assault against Kavanaugh and Republican leaders are moving to have a vote on his confirmation this weekend.
Here’s how all 100 senators stand on Brett Kavanaugh right now
How will your senators vote? The count is changing by the hour, but here's what we see at the moment culminating in testimony given by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh's first accuser, and then by Kavanaugh himself. Nearly everyone agrees that in their appearances before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Ford and Judge Kavanaugh were starkly different in terms of .
Report: No new information on Kavanaugh in FBI report, says Senator Flake
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Ted Cruz raised $12m this summera “a huge haul but not enough to keep pace with Beto O’Rourke gusher
Donations have poured into Sen. Ted Cruz's coffers faster than ever, and on Thursday he revealed the best quarterly tally of his reelection effort: a $12 million haul that would be the envy of nearly any Senate candidate in the country. Rep. Beto O'Rourke hasn't revealed his total for July through September but based on data already available, he raised at least $17 million -- and likely far more, pulling even further ahead of an incumbent Republican whose party hasn't lost a statewide contest in two decades.