Tag: Elections

Beltway Confidential

Trump Country senators opposing Gorsuch voted in lockstep with Obama on judicial nominations

Emily Jashinsky · April 6, 2017 12:32 pm

Vice President Mike Pence walks in the inauguration parade in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, with his wife Karen and daughter Charlotte, left. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Secret Service agent on Pence’s detail arrested for soliciting prostitute

Sean Langille · April 6, 2017 12:26 am

Two weeks before a special election, Ossoff leads the pack by nearly 30 points. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Beltway Confidential

Anti-Trump sentiment carries Jon Ossoff to double-digit lead in Georgia

Philip Wegmann · April 5, 2017 6:12 pm

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

That Gorsuch plagiarism story stinks

Becket Adams · April 5, 2017 5:02 pm

President Trump's pick to lead the FDA dodged a key question on whether he will adopt reforms Trump touted on the campaign trail to lower high drug prices. (AP Photo/Brian Branch-Price)

FDA pick Scott Gottlieb dodges key question on drug pricing

Robert King · April 5, 2017 4:21 pm

President Trump would not have a had a chance at winning the election if former Vice President Joe Biden had entered the race for the White House, Republican Ben Sasse said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

GOP Sen. Ben Sasse: Biden would have beaten Trump ‘in a landslide’

Caitlin Yilek · April 5, 2017 2:17 pm

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., argued Tuesday that Senate Republicans would be making a "very substantial mistake" if they invoke the nuclear option and change the Senate rules. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Steny Hoyer: GOP invoking nuclear option for Gorsuch would be ‘very substantial mistake’

Al Weaver · April 4, 2017 4:58 pm

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman nominee Jay Clayton took a step toward confirmation Tuesday despite Democrats' stiff opposition.

Trump’s SEC pick Jay Clayton gets closer to confirmation

Joseph Lawler · April 4, 2017 2:35 pm

Chelsea Clinton said, "I'm definitely not the right person" to run against Trump in 2020. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Chelsea Clinton: ‘I’m definitely not the right person’ to run against Trump in 2020

Kyle Feldscher · April 4, 2017 12:54 pm

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., announced Monday that he would vote against the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mark Warner to vote against Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch

Susan Crabtree · April 3, 2017 4:01 pm

Georgia Democratic congressional candidate Jon Ossoff is trying for an upset in a Republican-leaning district outside Atlanta. The primary is April 18 with a likely runoff on June 20. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)

GOP poll: Democratic candidate in Georgia 6th District sliding

David M. Drucker · April 3, 2017 1:44 pm

Congress leaves for a two-week recess, and GOP leaders are committed to seating Gorsuch on the high court by then. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Next week: Supreme Court showdown in the Senate

Susan Ferrechio · April 2, 2017 4:01 am