Tag: Joel Gehrke

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., attends a press conference on the positive affects of the Affordable Care Act as the Senate convenes for a Sunday session on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sunday, July 26, 2015. On the Senate's agenda is an effort to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Dem warns Russia, China could close shipping lanes

Joel Gehrke · March 21, 2016 5:36 pm

Parents want to "set the Capitol on fire" when they hear of lawmakers voting against legislation that cracks down on [pedophiles], according to a Sen. Toomey aide. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Bill would protect military kids from sex offenders

Joel Gehrke · March 21, 2016 4:01 am

John Cornyn's comments echo Kevin McCarthy's optimism that high primary turnout suggests Republicans are "more excited about changing the direction of this country." (AP Photo)

Cornyn: Trump nomination could boost Senate GOP

Joel Gehrke · March 18, 2016 5:43 pm

Sen. Jeff Sessions noted that Donald Trump's campaign has thrived on issues like tougher immigration laws. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Sessions mocks GOP ‘geniuses’ who pushed amnesty

Joel Gehrke · March 18, 2016 3:58 pm

Backpage is the first company in 20 years to receive a Senate contempt citation. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte, File)

Senate holds sex-advertising CEO in contempt

Joel Gehrke · March 17, 2016 6:41 pm

More than half of the convicted illegal immigrants were released due to court orders or other mandates. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

ICE admits catch-and-release of convicted murderers

Joel Gehrke · March 17, 2016 5:58 pm

Priebus: Convention ‘free agents’ can decide GOP nomination

Joel Gehrke · March 17, 2016 4:13 pm

"If we litigate and kick back to Congress everything in the middle and the court says now Congress wants to rehear this because we just passed a law that says if you don't like what the agency has done, kick it back to us -- I fear for the Union, based on what I've seen since I've been here," Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Senate Dem: ‘I fear for the Union’ if Congress limits bureaucratic power

Joel Gehrke · March 17, 2016 2:57 pm

"I will not tolerate, nor should DHS tolerate, any effort to retaliate against federal employees for communicating with the committee or any member of Congress," a senator wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

DHS hunts leakers after embarrassing Senate hearing

Joel Gehrke · March 17, 2016 12:01 am

Chief Judge Richard Warren Roberts is being sued in a Utah federal court by Terry Mitchell over events that allegedly took place when she was a witness in a murder trial that he worked on as a Justice Department prosecutor. (Flickr)

Congress to investigate rape accusation against federal judge

Joel Gehrke · March 16, 2016 10:24 pm

The Judicial Crisis Network has been preparing for President Obama's announcement by hiring a nonprofit group tied to former GOP presidential campaigns to do opposition research on Obama's Supreme Court short list. (AP Photo)

Oppo research: Garland ‘ideal judge’ to move SCOTUS to the left

Joel Gehrke · March 16, 2016 4:53 pm

Former Rubio adviser: Conservatives should rally around Cruz

Joel Gehrke · March 16, 2016 3:54 am