Category: Congress

The Senate tends to be kind to its own members, and at least one Democrat is on board.

The veteran Ohio lawmaker has a long record of taking on party leaders but has rarely broken with Donald Trump.

Democrats pushed for more enforcement mechanisms.

“The rot is deep” inside the agency, said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

The call comes a day after Gonzales admitted having affair with staffer and the opening of a House Ethics probe.

“I hope it’s going to be soon,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters hours after making his latest plea to the president to endorse Sen. John Cornyn.

The Texas lawmaker, who faces a primary runoff in May to hold his seat, said in a radio interview that he’s not to blame for her death.

Democrats will have to balance a desire to criticize Trump’s offensive in Iran with pressure to support funding to defend the nation now at war.

The former NFL player’s decision to leave Congress at the end of the current term will help House Republicans maintain their fragile majority.

Five Republicans joined with all Democrats to compel testimony from the attorney general.