Sean Lengell

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Senate confirms Vivek Murthy as new surgeon general

Senate confirms Vivek Murthy as new surgeon general

Sean Lengell · December 15, 2014 11:49 pm

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Supreme Court blocks Arizona from restricting access to ‘abortion pill’

Sean Lengell · December 15, 2014 9:31 pm

Dr. Vivek Murthy, President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next U.S. Surgeon General, listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Surgeon general nominee poised for Senate confirmation

Sean Lengell · December 15, 2014 7:57 pm

John McCain leading the charge to arm Ukraine

John McCain leading the charge to arm Ukraine

Sean Lengell · December 15, 2014 10:00 am

âÅWhy in the world does the federal government own 640 million acres of our land?âï¿½ the conservative Republican said on the Senate floor. (Getty images/Win McNamee)

Coburn: Expanding park service a ‘disastrous idea’

Sean Lengell · December 13, 2014 2:00 pm

The Capitol Dome and the Capitol Christmas Tree are illuminated late Thursday evening as Congress works to pass a $1.1 trillion U.S. government-wide spending bill and avoid a government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Energy and Environment

Congress passes defense policy bill

Sean Lengell · December 12, 2014 11:21 pm

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., arrives at the House Democratic Caucus meeting on Thursday. Both houses of Congress are working to avoid a government shutdown. (Getty images/Alex Wong)

No consensus from House Democrats on spending bill

Sean Lengell · December 12, 2014 2:04 am

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Tom Coburn puts the breaks on Senate action

Sean Lengell · December 11, 2014 6:31 pm

Trey Gowdy vows to ‘keep asking questions’ about Benghazi

Trey Gowdy vows to ‘keep asking questions’ about Benghazi

Sean Lengell · December 10, 2014 5:58 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry, center, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against IS." Committee Chairman Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., listens at left, and the committee's ranking member Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., listen at right. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

National Security

Senators wary of granting administration broad authority to fight the Islamic State

Sean Lengell · December 10, 2014 12:14 am

John Kerry: Coalition fighting Islamic State making a ‘big difference’

John Kerry: Coalition fighting Islamic State making a ‘big difference’

Sean Lengell · December 9, 2014 9:22 pm

In this Dec. 5, 2013 file photo, Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Steny Hoyer: Senate correct to release interrogation report now

Sean Lengell · December 9, 2014 7:32 pm