Tag: Senate

McCain said no new policy decision is appropriate until the ongoing study is complete and reviewed by Mattis, the military, and Congress. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

John McCain on Trump military transgender ban: Not so fast

Travis J. Tritten · July 26, 2017 4:19 pm

William Emanuel is a shareholder with Littler Mendelson, a management-side law firm that specializes in labor matters, often before the labor board. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Trump labor board picks advance to full Senate

Sean Higgins · July 19, 2017 3:48 pm

How Trump’s Battle for Tax Reform Will Be Fought

Andrew Egger · July 19, 2017 10:17 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell previously warned Republicans that if they failed to reach an agreement they would have to work with Democrats to fix the healthcare law, and he reiterated that position Tuesday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The options for Republicans if Obamacare repeal fails

Robert King, Kimberly Leonard · July 19, 2017 4:01 am

The labor federation said it has no confidence that the nominees, William Emanuel and Marvin Kaplan, would faithfully administer the labor law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AFL-CIO opposes Trump NLRB picks

Sean Higgins · July 18, 2017 8:14 pm

Confirmations have been slow under the Trump administration, partly due to delays on Capitol Hill, delays in naming candidates and the withdrawal of some picks. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

National Security

Senate votes to proceed with Trump’s deputy defense secretary nominee

Travis J. Tritten · July 17, 2017 10:30 pm

The Corker campaign, which this month will report $6.6 million in cash on hand for the 2018 campaign, said it takes all challengers seriously. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sen. Bob Corker could face conservative primary challenger

David M. Drucker · July 17, 2017 4:33 pm

William Gould, NLRB chairman under President Bill Clinton, called Marvin Kaplan "unqualified and hostile to the law that he would interpret and administer." (Image courtesy screenshot)

Former NLRB chairman slams Trump pick for board

Sean Higgins · July 17, 2017 4:33 pm

Of the "Big Six" Republicans meeting periodically on Capitol Hill to hash out tax reform, only House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady of Texas are wedded to passing permanent legislation that would rewrite how Washington collects taxes to generate enough revenue to fully pay for the ambitious cuts imagined for businesses and individuals.

The big tax questions facing the Big Six

Joseph Lawler, David M. Drucker · July 17, 2017 4:02 am

The blue slip is riddled with ideological gamesmanship conducted in relative secrecy. (iStock by Getty Images)

What is the ‘blue slip,’ and should it be reformed?

Ryan Owens · July 14, 2017 4:01 am

Business groups and Republicans praised President Trump's choice late Tuesday of lawyer William Emanuel to serve on the National Labor Relations Board, the main federal labor law enforcement agency. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Trump nominee will consider recusing himself from NLRB cases involving Trump businesses

Sean Higgins · July 13, 2017 3:10 pm

Sen. Lamar Alexander read aloud comments the Democrats made four years ago during President Obama's administration that called quick confirmation of board nominees as important to the nation's economy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Lamar Alexander jabs Democrats over NLRB picks

Sean Higgins · July 13, 2017 2:25 pm