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The John S. McCain 2019 National Defense Authorization Act authorizes $716 billion in federal spending. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell's office said it contains money for several projects in Kentucky.
A planned visit to Springfield, Illinois, later this month by former Vice President Joe Biden is proving to be a bigger attraction than expected. Biden's visit on Aug. 16 is proving so popular that plans have changed to accommodate more people.
Senators announced legislation Thursday to impose a new set of sanctions on Russia, seeking to warn Moscow against future meddling while also reassuring European allies of American support, notwithstanding President Trump's unpredictable approach to them. The bill harnesses economic sanctions, U.S. immigration law, federal prosecutors and international treaties to try to pressure Russian leaders into a more cooperative stance on the world stage.
Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller's sliding positions last year on a long-held GOP promise to repeal Obamacare are providing plenty of fodder for Democrats and activists hoping to stymie his re-election. Heller, considered the most vulnerable incumbent GOP senator, opposed measures to dismantle former President Barack Obama's health care law before backing other versions that failed.
Michigan's primary election day is fast approaching - voters have two weeks to decide who they plan to vote for in the primary. In addition to statewide positions up for grabs like the governor's seat and the U.S. Senate, Michigan voters will also be choosing who advances to the general election in their U.S. House districts.
A bipartisan group of senators is demanding twice-monthly updates on family reunification from the Trump administration, according to a copy of a letter shared Wednesday with CNN. The letter was led by Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware and Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma and signed by 14 total lawmakers from both parties.
U.S. President Donald Trump appealed to Attorney General Jeff Sessions to end an investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 election, drawing a rebuke from his fellow Republicans in Congress who said the probe must go on. It was Trump's most direct call for his top U.S. law enforcement officer to shut down Special Counsel Robert Mueller's criminal investigation and Democrats promptly accused the president of trying to obstruct justice.
President Trump on Thursday called Charles Koch's tariff criticism "ridiculous" for defending foreign workers, and Mr. Trump suggested the conservative donor hasn't backed that many politicians. Charles Koch of Koch Brothers, who claims to be giving away millions of dollars to politicians even though I know very few who have seen this , now makes the ridiculous statement that what President Trump is doing is unfair to "foreign workers."
President Donald Trump early Thursday morning praised Fox News' Gregg Jarrett for his best-seller about the investigation into Russia and the president, calling the book the "real story" about the "witch hunt" being waged against him. Congratulations to @GreggJarrett on The TREMENDOUS success of his just out book, "The Russia Hoax, The Illicit Scheme To Clear Hillary Clinton & Frame Donald Trump."
The race to replace outgoing Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker is on, and Thursday's primary elections will solidify which two candidates will face each other in November. Rep. Marsha Blackburn leads the GOP field vying for the seat being vacated by retiring Corker, also a Republican.
Amid the "Trump 2020" placards, the "Women for Trump" signs and the "CNN SUCKS" T-shirts, the most inscrutable message that came out of Donald Trump's Tampa rally on Tuesday evening was a letter. People wore T-shirts with the letter emblazoned on the front.
In an op-ed for Fox News published on Monday, July 16, 2018, Nicholson wrote about his parents' support for his challenger, Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Nicholson says his parents' decision to support his Democratic opponent is a "true representation" of political intolerance.
SENTE VOTES TO BEGIN FARM BILL CONFERENCE, NAMES CONFEREES Aug. 2, 2018 Source: U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry news release U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., are pleased the Senate has voted to move forward with the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee. The Senators also applauded the announcement of the Senators who will serve on the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee.
Here's a round-up of some of the complaints about Donald Trump's tariffs heard on Capitol Hill in recent weeks This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Doug Palmer on politico.com on August 1, 2018.
Kate McKinnon is an Emmy Award-winning American actress best known as a cast member on the television comedy show 'Saturday Night Live' and a star of the all-female reboot of 'Ghostbusters.' Kate McKinnon was born in Sea Cliff, New York, on January 6, 1984.
One hardly expects, in the course of normal politics, to see Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., thanking the billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch. And yet here we are.
Kavanaugh's record suggests he would vote to support abortion restrictions if he... Twice in the past year, Brett Kavanaugh offered glimpses of his position on abortion that strongly suggest he would vote to support restrictions if confirmed to the Supreme Court. One was in a dissent in the case of a 17-year-old migrant seeking to terminate her pregnancy.
A bill that would make it easier to kill sea lions that gobble endangered salmon in the Columbia River has cleared a key committee in the U.S. Senate. The measure allows the federal government to issue permits to Washington, Idaho and Oregon, and several Pacific Northwest tribes, allowing up to 100 sea lions to be killed a year.
U.S. President Donald Trump's war against the media reached new heights this week as he criticized the press as " fake, fake, disgusting news " and described journalists as "horrible, horrendous people" despite warnings that his vitriol could put lives in danger. Speaking in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.