Tag: Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) Senate leaders agreed to hold votes this week on dueling proposals to reopen shuttered federal agencies, forcing a political reckoning for senators grappling with the longest shutdown in U.S. history: Side with…
Hell cringe when he reads this but, Republican U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran is part of the resistance. Not always in obvious ways. Moreover, not in ways that come close to comforting those who view President…
WASHINGTON Andrew Wheeler, President Donald Trumps nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency, told a Senate panel Wednesday that he does not believe climate change is the greatest crisis and vowed to continue the…
In the current environment, the American people have to know that there are places in the government where the rule of law, not politics, holds sway, William P. Barr said on Tuesday. The Department of…
WASHINGTON (AP) Almost a dozen Senate Republicans, including Jerry Moran of Kansas., broke with the White House Tuesday on Russia, voting to move forward on a resolution that would maintain sanctions on companies linked…
The U.S. Senate voted late Thursday to grant back pay for furloughed federal workers, which is usually what happens when the government shuts down. Its a benevolent and fair thing to do 800,000 employees…
Derek Schmidts time is at hand. A consummate campaigner, Schmidts style and comfort in public settings would serve him well in the race to fill Pat Roberts U.S. Senate seat. Roberts, age 82, announced a…
WASHINGTON Sen. Pat Roberts likes to quote a piece of advice from his mentor, the late U.S. Rep. Keith Sebelius of Kansas: Smother your enemies with the milk of human kindness and pray it…
WASHINGTON (AP) Facing a midnight deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump said Friday a closure could drag on for a very long time and he tried to lay blame on…
WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to temporarily fund the government, a key step toward averting a federal shutdown after President Donald Trump backed off his demand for money for a border wall…
