Two new Democrats will be sworn in to the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, narrowing the Republican majority and complicating efforts by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to advance the White House’s legislative agenda before the midterm elections in November. Doug Jones, the first Alabama Democrat elected to the Senate in a quarter century, is one of […]
Health secretary pick faces harsh skepticism from senators
President Donald Trump’s pick to be the next health secretary faced skepticism from senators of both parties Wednesday over his commitment to work for lower drug prices. Alex Azar acknowledged at a Senate hearing that prices are too high and the current system “is not working for the patients who are paying out of pocket.” […]
Opposing Senators unite to strengthen THIS legislation
Republican and Democratic senators have joined forces on legislation to strengthen the FBI database of prohibited gun buyers after the Air Force failed to report the criminal history of the gunman who slaughtered more than two dozen people at a Texas church. Congress has taken no steps on guns in the weeks after deadly shootings […]
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President Donald Trump’s national security brain trust faces Congress on the need for a new war authorization as the deadly ambush in Niger is igniting a push among many lawmakers to update the legal parameters for combat operations overseas. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson are scheduled to testify before the […]
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