Tag: Thom Tillis

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill.

National Security

Thom Tillis: Trump NATO withdrawal would lead to unprecedented unified opposition in Congress

Travis J. Tritten · July 19, 2018 2:42 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to the media about national security as Sen. Thom Tillis listens.

National Security

Senate GOP pans Democratic calls for interpreter testimony on Trump-Putin meeting

Al Weaver · July 18, 2018 6:27 pm

Tillis: Will Only Vote to Curtail Trump’s Tariff Power If It’s Non-Binding

Haley Byrd · July 11, 2018 4:45 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined from left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, meets with reporters following a closed-door Republican strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Senate GOP announces bill to stop family separation despite Trump’s executive order

Al Weaver · June 20, 2018 7:35 pm

Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell smiles as he leaves the chamber after announcing the release of the Republicans' healthcare bill which represents the party's long-awaited attempt to scuttle much of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2017. The measure represents the Senate GOP's effort to achieve a top tier priority for President Donald Trump and virtually all Republican members of Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate GOP exhales after Mitch McConnell foe Don Blankenship flames out

Al Weaver · May 10, 2018 12:08 am

In this Monday, April 16, 2018 photo, man walks just meters away from where the alleged chemical weapons attack occurred in the town of Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack, near Damascus, Syria. The survivors blamed the attack on the Army of Islam, the powerful rebel group that controlled the town before it was taken over by Syrian government forces this week, although they did not offer evidence to back up their claims.

Politicians ignore Syria and North Korea on the campaign trail

Al Weaver · April 22, 2018 4:00 am

Mitch McConnell and Robert Mueller.

Beltway Confidential

Mitch McConnell is wrong to block a Senate vote to protect Robert Mueller from firing

Tom Rogan · April 18, 2018 9:02 pm

In this April 16, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks at an event to promote his tax cut package in Hialeah, Fla. Trump will play host to Japanâs Shinzo Abe at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday amid growing strain between the two countries over the presidentâs planned meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un and his push for new tariffs.

National Security

Trump defends US pastor on trial in Turkey: ‘They call him a Spy, but I am more a Spy than he is’

Daniel Chaitin · April 18, 2018 3:06 am

"We have Russian operatives flooding our social media platforms with misinformation. We need both the resources and manpower to expose and counter them and other hostile foreign actors," Sen. Chuck Schumer said.

Chuck Schumer won’t say if Trump firing Mueller is an impeachable offense

Al Weaver · April 10, 2018 7:16 pm

Special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington.

GOP senator calls for moving bill now to protect Robert Mueller

Al Weaver · April 10, 2018 4:38 pm

In a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe sent Tuesday and made public Wednesday, Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., request "all proposed and final applications for surveillance warrants." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Republican lawmakers renew calls for second special counsel amid DOJ IG announcement

Kelly Cohen · March 28, 2018 9:48 pm

Cambridge Analytica gets a letter about possible US campaign law violations

Diana Stancy Correll · March 27, 2018 10:58 pm