Tag: Republicans

President Trump and congressional Republicans wonÃ¢â¬â¢t have the luxury of a late legislative windfall in 2018. This year, the entire House and a third of the Senate is up for re-election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Crunch time for Trump’s agenda

W. James Antle III · January 9, 2018 5:01 am

Gaining access to Fusion GPS's bank records marks yet another victory for the Republicans in the House Intelligence Committee, which earlier in the week secured documents and text messages related to the Trump-Russia collusion investigation. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

House Intelligence victorious again, obtains Fusion GPS’s financial records

Daniel Chaitin · January 6, 2018 3:12 am

A least a few members of the Federal Reserve system said at the December monetary policy meeting that they were interested in studying alternatives to the Fed's current regime. (iStock)

Fed members seek historic shift in money supply

Joseph Lawler · January 5, 2018 5:01 am

"We really are at a point where I think we can do something spectacular for the people on the border, the people coming through," President Trump added. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump: DACA bill is ‘going to be terrific’ if Democrats help

Anna Giaritelli · January 4, 2018 5:45 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the fiscal 2018 government funding bill should add extra money for military spending, which he said has been "stretched thin" under federally mandated spending reductions, beyond any cuts suffered by domestic budgets. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell sets up clash with Democrats on military spending

Susan Ferrechio · January 3, 2018 6:44 pm

Republicans from congressional committees conducting probes into her private email server say they have found written proof that former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton broke the law. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

GOP investigators claim to have discovered holes in FBI’s Clinton email probe: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · January 3, 2018 4:17 am

President Trump on Tuesday tweeted out at North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, comparing the size of their "nuclear buttons."
(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Former Bush ethics lawyer: ‘Psychologically unfit’ Trump should not have nukes, should be removed

Naomi Lim · January 3, 2018 3:27 am

"Every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves," Sen. Orrin Hatch said in a video, referring to his boxing days. "For me, that is soon approaching." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Orrin Hatch to retire from Senate: ‘Every good fighter knows when to hang up the gloves’

Al Weaver · January 2, 2018 7:13 pm

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., said that one of the best actions by Congress last year was repealing the law's individual mandate that requires everyone to get health insurance or pay a fine, which was included in the tax reform legislation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Steve Scalise wants to try again to repeal Obamacare

Robert King · January 2, 2018 5:40 pm

President Trump will meet with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., at Camp David next weekend, where the three will huddle over legislative priorities for the new year. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump and GOP leaders face uncertainty over 2018 legislative agenda

Sarah Bedford · January 2, 2018 5:01 am

Millennials should push McConnell for healthcare reform in 2018

Katie Zehnder · January 1, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Lindsey Graham said everyone should let the investigation, which is also looking into whether President Trump's campaign colluded with Russia, play out. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Lindsey Graham: Robert Mueller ‘the right guy at the right time’

Eddie Scarry · December 31, 2017 4:18 pm