Tag: Senate

President Trump Tuesday congratulated retiring Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, for an "incredible career" and thanked the congressman for his support.

Orrin Hatch warns Trump: Firing Mueller could bring impeachment

Katelyn Caralle · April 25, 2018 3:20 pm

This Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017 photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen in New York.

Key committee unanimously advances mega bill to fight the opioid epidemic

Kimberly Leonard · April 24, 2018 3:27 pm

FILE- In this Jan. 31, 2017, file photo, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., accompanied by the committee's ranking member Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington during the committee's executive session to discuss the nomination of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Congress is at a crossroads after Senate GOP leaders announced on Tuesday, Sept. 26, that they would not take their latest repeal of Barack Obamaâs health care law bill to the floor for lack of support. Alexander said he would resume efforts to reach a bipartisan deal with Murray to stabilize markets for individual insurance policies that 18 million people rely on. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Key committee prepares to advance bipartisan bills on opioids, over-the-counter medicines

Kimberly Leonard · April 24, 2018 4:01 am

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2018, file photo, former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, left, poses for a photo as he greets students at Utah Valley Universit, in Orem, Utah. Romney says he's more conservative than President Donald Trump on immigration. Romney, who is seeking a Utah Senate seat held by Republican Orrin Hatch, said at an event in Provo, Utah, Monday, March 26, 2018, that he is "probably more of a hawk on immigration than even the President."

Mitt Romney minimizes hostilities with Trump as he campaigns for Senate

David M. Drucker · April 24, 2018 4:00 am

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, while speaking at the American Enterprise Institute on Thursday, said, "[We] finally did away with the individual mandate tax that was established under that wonderful bill called Obamacare." He added, "Now, if you didn't catch on, I was being very sarcastic. That was the stupidest, dumbass bill that I've ever seen." (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

The Hill is ending the 50 Most Beautiful list

Katelyn Caralle · April 18, 2018 1:45 pm

Joe Manchin ad.

Joe Manchin’s new campaign ad: ‘Washington sucks’

Katelyn Caralle · April 18, 2018 11:32 am

Will Congress Re-Establish Oversight Over the President’s Use of Force Abroad?

Jenna Lifhits · April 17, 2018 11:29 am

Angus King ‘not yet’ sure if he will support Mike Pompeo as secretary of state

Katelyn Caralle · April 17, 2018 8:51 am

"We should not be banning guns from law-abiding citizens," Paul Ryan said after a closed-door meeting with Republicans Tuesday. "We should be focusing on making sure citizens who should not be getting guns in the first place don't get those guns."

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Republicans’ behind-the-scenes fight to replace Paul Ryan

Susan Ferrechio · April 17, 2018 4:00 am

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, speaks with the Washington Examiner in his office on Capitol Hill.

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Jim Jordan for speaker? Not so fast, GOP members say

Al Weaver · April 13, 2018 5:12 pm

Summer Zervos and Donald Trump.

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Jim Jordan can’t win, but Kevin McCarthy can lose the race for speaker of the House

Philip Wegmann · April 13, 2018 4:44 pm

Freedom Caucus Chairman and member of the House Select Committee on Benghazi Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is interviewed at the conclusion of the hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015.

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House Freedom Caucus co-founder Jim Jordan ‘open to running’ for speaker

Anna Giaritelli, Al Weaver · April 13, 2018 3:15 pm