Tag: Republicans

Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Magazine - Washington Briefing

Trump touts oil boom as he tries to turn New Mexico red

Rob Crilly · September 20, 2019 3:00 am

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House GOP leader not buying whistleblower claim about Trump

Susan Ferrechio · September 19, 2019 4:21 pm

Former FBI Director James Comey

Comey ‘would love to see maximum transparency’ in Kavanaugh investigation

Daniel Chaitin · September 17, 2019 7:51 pm

Cokie Roberts

Beltway Confidential

Cokie Roberts was the best of old-school journalism

Quin Hillyer · September 17, 2019 6:56 pm

Christine Blasey Ford, left, and U.S. Supreme Court appointee Brett Kavanaugh testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Beltway Confidential

The anti-Kavanaugh activists continue assault on the #MeToo movement

Tiana Lowe Doescher · September 16, 2019 5:34 pm

Claire Cullwell, holds casts and braces she wore as a newborn as she stands with Texas lawmakers and talks about the Texas Born-Alive bill, Thursday, March 7, 2019, in Austin, Texas.

Beltway Confidential

Democrats say life begins at birth. Why not for abortion survivors?

Nicole Russell · September 13, 2019 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.

Magazine - Washington Briefing

Groundhog Day for the budget

Susan Ferrechio · September 13, 2019 3:00 am

U.S. deterrence policy has generated plenty of criticism from Capitol Hill. But that has been aimed at the administration's supposedly narrow view of what constitutes an attack and unwillingness to spell out likely responses.

The unlikely congresswoman: Debbie Lesko hits the ground running

Cassidy Morrison · September 13, 2019 3:00 am

The House on Friday passed legislation aimed at curbing President Obamaâs use of executive authority to slow deportations of young people who arrived here as children.

‘Historic milestone’: Senate Republicans confirm 150th judge during Trump presidency

John Gage · September 12, 2019 9:48 pm

Whoopi Goldberg arrives at the 9th annual Governors Awards at the Dolby Ballroom on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, in Los Angeles.

Whoopi Goldberg tears into over 300 House members who missed 9/11 ceremony

John Gage · September 11, 2019 5:49 pm

Valerie Nessel, left, stands with President Donald Trump before accepting the Medal of Honor for her husband Air Force Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman, posthumously for conspicuous gallantry during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018.

Trump will determine fate of gun control legislation

Susan Ferrechio · September 10, 2019 8:46 pm

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gestures during a meeting.

House panel pushing for universal background checks does not mention its enforcement

Julio Rosas · September 10, 2019 8:35 pm