Tag: Congress

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin.

National Security

Defense secretary says remote training of Ukrainian troops possibility

Barnini Chakraborty · February 25, 2022 4:56 am

A Nigerien soldier provides rear security for his squad while they performed a dismounted patrol during Exercise Flintlock 2017 in Diffa, Niger, March 11, 2017. Flintlock exercises strengthen security institutions, promote multilateral sharing of information, and develop interoperability among partner nations in the Trans-Sahara.

Magazine - Washington Briefing

A sailor’s life: Overworked, undertrained, understaffed, stressed out

Jamie McIntyre · February 25, 2022 4:00 am

From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stand on the East steps of Capitol Hill in this Dec. 2021 photo.

With Build Back Better hopes dashed, Democrats seek a way out of the inflation mess

Kate Scanlon · February 25, 2022 4:00 am

Magazine - Features

Past Trump

W. James Antle III · February 25, 2022 4:00 am

National Security

Rubio says Russian invasion of Ukraine has begun

Virginia Aabram, Daniel Chaitin · February 24, 2022 2:32 am

Ted Cruz to lift hold on Biden State Department nominees

Ryan King · February 23, 2022 9:53 pm

North Carolina adopts congressional map favorable to Democrats

Ryan King · February 23, 2022 7:43 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined from left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, tells reporters he has secured enough Republican votes to start President Donald Trumpâs impeachment trial and postpone a decision on witnesses and documents Democrats want, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday Jan. 7, 2020.

McConnell ‘not complaining’ about Biden pledging black female court nominee

Emily Brooks · February 22, 2022 9:07 pm

Liberal congressman: ‘Romney was right’ on Russia in light of Putin aggression

Ryan King · February 22, 2022 6:58 pm

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) questions FBI Director Christopher Wray during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019.

Rick Scott flag-saluting, wall-building, colorblind policy vision has surprises

Emily Brooks · February 22, 2022 6:54 pm

Civil rights activist and Rep. John Lewis said Rep. Steve King "has made a deeply disturbing statement because it ignores the truth about the history of the nation." (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Foundation named after John Lewis and his wife to launch in May

Abigail Adcox · February 21, 2022 10:27 pm

FILE - A large group of police arrive at the Capitol, Jan. 6, 2022, in Washington. U.S. Capitol Police officers are facing increasingly heated rhetoric from House Republicans as it tries to win back public confidence, including baseless allegations that the departmentâs officers are operating as politically driven spies.

‘Erosion of trust’: Tensions bubble between House Republicans and Capitol Police

Emily Brooks · February 21, 2022 3:46 pm