Sen. Thom Tillis said he will likely vote to advance the nomination of Emil Bove, President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney and controversial pick for a judgeship on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in the Senate Judiciary Committee next week. “I’m probably going to go with the staff recommendation,” the North Carolina Republican […]
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President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is one step closer to confirmation. On Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted to advance the nomination of Susan Monarez, a former agency acting director who has held various health-related roles in the federal government for 20 years. […]
Stephanie Murphy, a once-prominent voice for House Democrats’ moderate wing, is running for mayor in Orange County, Florida. “I was proud to represent parts of Orlando in the House of Representatives, where I was ranked one of America’s most bipartisan and effective members of Congress,” she said in her announcement Wednesday. “But before I was […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune signaled Wednesday the Senate is prepared to pass new sanctions targeting Russia this month, saying he is working with the White House to get the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk. Speaking from the Senate floor, Thune said that there’s been “substantial progress” on legislation targeting Russia’s energy production and […]
Kevin O’Connor, who served as Joe Biden’s physician while the former president was in office, is refusing to testify in a closed-door interview as part of the House GOP probe into Biden’s mental acuity. O’Connor asserted doctor-patient privilege and his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, according to a statement from his attorneys. He had repeatedly […]
Senate GOP leaders are scrambling to shore up the votes for the White House’s $9.4 billion request to claw back funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting. It’s dangerously close to the July 18 deadline that will render Trump’s rescissions package expired for good if Congress doesn’t act. But Senate Republicans are seeking tweaks to […]
As congressional Republicans advanced their megabill in recent months, many fiscal hawks in the party figured they had a powerful force on their side: wary titans of finance who had started sending powerful signals that their appetite for purchasing U.S. debt was not, in fact, endless. Turns out Wall Street was barely a bump in […]
Senate Republicans are eyeing changes to the White House’s $9.4 billion request to claw back funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting as leadership plans to bring it to the floor next week. Majority Leader John Thune can only lose three GOP senators and still get the House-passed bill to the floor and ultimately across […]
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) believes he has a commitment from the White House and Senate GOP leadership to get another chance to repeal an expansion of Medicaid offerings — a controversial proposal that failed to make it the final version of President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy package. “I think I pretty well have a […]
A bill targeting Russia with substantial new sanctions is gaining momentum in the Senate, with a key GOP senator signaling Tuesday that President Donald Trump is now on board. “We’re moving,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the bill’s author, adding that Trump “told me it’s time to move so we’re going to move.” Graham joined […]