Tag: Senate

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., is said to be reconsidering his retirement from Congress, amid concerns that Marsha Blackburn, the Republican congresswoman vying for his seat, won't fare well in a general election. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Bob Corker re-evaluating his decision to retire instead of running for re-election in 2018: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · February 13, 2018 4:29 am

Congress is considering a budget deal that would implement $17 billion in retroactive, temporary tax breaks. Separate from the tax cuts President Trump signed in December, the Joint Committee on Taxation, Congress' tax experts, estimated Thursday that the cuts would cost just under $17 billion altogether. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Budget deal includes $17 billion of retroactive tax breaks

Joseph Lawler · February 9, 2018 12:04 am

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., (left) and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., (right) of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee are two of the Advancing Cutting-Edge Research Act's cosponsors. It would give the National Institutes of Health more flexible authority to conduct research on how to address the opioid epidemic. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators aim to spur creation of non-addictive painkillers

Robert King · February 8, 2018 11:38 pm

The goal is to bolster the healthcare bills to help compensate for the loss of the individual mandate. (iStock photo)

Senators battle over changes to Obamacare bills

Robert King · February 8, 2018 7:48 pm

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, had only been told that there was an attempt to undercut Rob Porter concerning his marriages when he wrote the first statement. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Here’s why Orrin Hatch issued two very different statements about Rob Porter

Diana Stancy Correll · February 8, 2018 5:47 am

Along with the president, justices on two separate and unrelated occasions in as many weeks spoke to the need for civility. (AP Photos)

Supreme Court justices call for civility: ‘Let’s stop this nonsense’

Melissa Quinn · February 5, 2018 5:01 am

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has not formally launched a campaign to replace outgoing Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, but he has hinted an announcement is forthcoming. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Mitt Romney being eyed to replace Cory Gardner as head of NRSC: Report

Katie Leach · February 3, 2018 2:34 am

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney tweeted that he would make an announcement on Feb. 15 about the Utah Senate race after Sen. Orrin Hatch said he would not seek reelection. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Mitt Romney teases Feb. 15 announcement ahead of expected Senate bid

Al Weaver · February 1, 2018 8:16 pm

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Engineers oppose effort to expand high-tech visas

Sean Higgins · January 31, 2018 6:13 pm

Donnie Cardenas recovers from the flu at the Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, Calif. The San Diego County resident said he was battling a heavy cough for days before a spike in his temperature sent him into the emergency room on Jan. 10. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Congress looks to reauthorize pandemic program as flu cases swell

Kimberly Leonard · January 30, 2018 5:01 am

Leonard Leo, an executive vice president of the Federalist Society, has become a staple of Washington with an expansive network in the legal world.

Inside the mind of Leonard Leo, Trump’s Supreme Court right-hand man

Melissa Quinn · January 28, 2018 5:01 am

"Exponential progress and innovation is what's just beginning to hit the world — now not just in computers," Mitt Romney said in a speech to a farm group in Utah this week. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Energy and Environment

Mitt Romney: Americans should get ready to buy more electric cars

John Siciliano · January 27, 2018 10:57 pm