Tag: Senate

The TSP has been in place for 30 years, and 47,000 federal employees have participated. (iStock)

Beltway Confidential

A federal employee retirement plan is a good model for better retirement saving

Andrew Biggs · March 8, 2017 1:00 am

Huntsman said he was in Washington "just to see a friend." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

National Security

Senate visit by Jon Huntsman stokes Cabinet speculation

Susan Crabtree · March 7, 2017 11:16 pm

North Korea has exacerbated those fears with a series of provocative actions. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

National Security

Senator fears North Korea will be able to nuke US ‘in the near future’

Joel Gehrke · March 6, 2017 8:07 pm

Finance committee approved Verma 14-12 to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci File)

Senate panel approves Obamacare chief

Paige Winfield Cunningham · March 2, 2017 4:29 pm

Chris Campbell is majority staff director for the Senate Finance Committee. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Congressional staffer profile: Chris Campbell’s role in Trump’s agenda

Joel Gehrke · February 27, 2017 5:01 am

Lawmakers tout power of vaccines

Robert King · February 21, 2017 5:19 pm

"We may have to start with a bill that only has Republican votes, but we can't end that way," senator says. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Lamar Alexander: Democrats needed ‘sooner or later’ on healthcare

Robert King · February 17, 2017 8:21 pm

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, is hoping Democrats are done with boycotting votes on President Trump's nominees. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hatch encourages Democrats to participate in nomination hearings

Robert King · February 16, 2017 3:57 pm

Trump: ‘This administration is running like a fine-tuned machine’

Alex Pappas · February 16, 2017 1:15 pm

"I think it's one of the worst bills that's ever been passed through Congress," said Senate Finance chairman. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Orrin Hatch: Dodd-Frank is worse than Obamacare

Joseph Lawler · February 13, 2017 9:23 pm

The Senate advanced the nomination of Steve Mnuchin to lead the Treasury Department. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mnuchin advances in Senate

Robert King · February 10, 2017 7:31 am

The Senate early Friday morning narrowly confirmed Rep. Tom Price to serve as the next secretary of Health and Human Services. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate confirms Price as HHS secretary

Robert King · February 10, 2017 7:15 am