Tag: Senate

Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder will get his first confirmation hearing on Feb. 16, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee announced Wednesday. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Feb. 16 hearing set for Labor nominee Puzder

Sean Higgins · February 8, 2017 10:22 pm

GOP Speaks Loudly While Carrying a Big Stick

TWS Podcast · February 8, 2017 9:36 pm

Mnuchin headed toward confirmation without answering Dem questions

Joseph Lawler · February 7, 2017 12:17 am

"I think it's one of the worst bills that's ever been passed through Congress," said Senate Finance chairman. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hatch: GOP willing to repeal Obamacare with no Democrats

Paige Winfield Cunningham · February 6, 2017 9:48 pm

GOP tries to find right ‘R’ word in Obamacare debate

GOP tries to find right ‘R’ word in Obamacare debate

Robert King · February 5, 2017 5:00 am

"I'm not going to open a door and I'm not going to close a door. All doors are open," said Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Romney on 2018 Senate run: ‘All doors are open’

Kelly Cohen · February 4, 2017 8:48 pm

Senate Democrats are dispensing with talk of cooperation and preparing to fight President Trump across the board. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats proving powerless to stop Trump’s Cabinet

W. James Antle III · February 3, 2017 9:00 am

Marilyn Tavenner laid out the insurance group's most detailed request yet for how Republicans should go about repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Insurers to Congress: Figure out Obamacare repeal now

Paige Winfield Cunningham · February 1, 2017 6:51 pm

The timeline adds pressure on Republicans to decide on their strategy, or they could risk destabilizing the individual insurance market. (Examiner File)

Insurers urge Obamacare certainty by March

Paige Winfield Cunningham · February 1, 2017 4:48 pm

Republicans advanced the nominations of Steven Mnuchin to be treasury secretary and Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., to be health and human services secretary. (AP Photos)

Senate panel advances Mnuchin, Price nominations without Democrats

Joseph Lawler · February 1, 2017 2:49 pm

Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch said it looks increasingly likely that Senate Republicans will be forced to pass tax legislation using the procedural tool known as reconciliation. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Hatch: Partisan-only tax reform looks likely

Joseph Lawler · February 1, 2017 2:45 pm

On DeVos, Dems Choose Drama

Alice B. Lloyd · January 31, 2017 8:08 pm