Tag: Congress

Three times John Fetterman broke the mold and surprised conservatives siding with him

Jack Birle · December 20, 2023 8:52 pm

Daily on Defense

Democrats question whether Republicans really want a deal on border security

Jamie McIntyre · December 20, 2023 11:53 am

In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, aerial image released by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, migrants, apprehended after illegally crossing along the U.S.-Mexico border near Lukeville, Ariz., gather together.

Beltway Confidential

No Ukraine-Israel deal without border security

James Massa · December 20, 2023 9:51 am

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., walks through Capitol Hill on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington.

Senate formally ends Tuberville blockade with confirmation of four-star generals

David Sivak · December 19, 2023 11:24 pm

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) meets with reporters as White House and Senate negotiators struggle behind the scenes to reach a U.S. border security deal that would unlock President Joe Biden's request for billions of dollars worth in military aid for Ukraine and national security, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023.

McConnell invokes Trump appointment of wife in response to anti-immigrant rhetoric

David Sivak · December 19, 2023 9:39 pm

Florida state Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez testifies on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on âCOVID-19/Unemployment Insuranceâ on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Schumer trying to advance long-stalled Labor nominee with Republicans out of town

Emily Jacobs · December 19, 2023 8:08 pm

Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA), center, speaks during a Republican Study Committee news conference on the FY2024 budget on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Rep. Ben Cline seeks to crack down on federal grants being used by colleges for DEI purposes

Cami Mondeaux · December 19, 2023 7:00 pm

Protesters demonstrate for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023.

Capitol police arrest protesters who illegally overtook rotunda to demand Gaza ceasefire

Emily Jacobs · December 19, 2023 6:49 pm

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Reno, Nevada.

GOP senators distance themselves from Trump ‘poisoning the blood’ immigrant rhetoric

David Sivak · December 19, 2023 11:34 am

The Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building at sunset seen from Upper Senate Park in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.

Senators return to Capitol following weekend of border talks that produced no deal

Emily Jacobs · December 19, 2023 3:37 am

Ben Cardin breaks silence on ex-staffer’s Senate sex tape: ‘A breach of trust’

Emily Jacobs · December 18, 2023 8:01 pm

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) meets with reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. The Democratic leader criticized today's Republican censure of Rep. Jamaal Bowman (R-NY) who triggered a fire alarm last September in one of the U.S. Capitol office buildings when the chamber was in session.

Hakeem Jeffries endorses David Trone in divided Maryland Senate race to succeed Ben Cardin

David Sivak · December 18, 2023 6:58 pm