15 mins agoTrump announces 'real compromise' on budget deal, as fiscal hawks and some Dems cry foulThe Trump administration and congressional leaders, including Democrats, have reached a critical debt and budget agreement that all but eliminates the risk of another government shut down this fall -- but that has already drawn fierce blowback from conservatives worried about overspending, as well as progressives unhappy with where the money could go.
2:132 hours agoActing Defense Secretary Mark Esper faces confirmation votes on the HillSenators consider President Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon; chief congressional correspondent Mike Emanuel reports.
3 hours agoAl Franken says he regrets resigning from Congress over groping allegations; ex-colleague says he was 'railroaded'Comedian and former U.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., now regrets resigning from Congress in 2018 over groping allegations and spoke to The New Yorker about his experience, in an upcoming piece.
9 hours agoMary Anne Marsh: Mueller holds fate of our democracy in his hands – This is ex-Marine's most important fightThe fate of our democracy rests in his ability to persuade Congress and the country to act on the Mueller Report because the subjects of his investigation are a greater threat to us than the enemy he faced as a Marine.
4:2410 hours agoSen. McSally warns of the danger of the left's 'extreme ideas' on border crisisRepublican Sen. Martha McSally calls on Democrats to come to the table with Republicans to fix immigration policy.
6:271 day agoDemocratic delegation makes trip to the southern borderMaryland Democrat Sen. Ben Cardin says Democrats are disappointed by what they saw at the border detention facility.
4:241 day agoDemocratic lawmaker visits border, describes compassion of CBPMinnesota Democrat Rep. Dean Phillips says in the midst of all the despair he saw hopefulness.
1 day agoTed Cruz, progressive hero? Texan defies hard-liner image with AOC cooperation and moreIs Ted Cruz – the unapologetic conservative who ran for president in 2016 saying Republicans win by painting “in bold colors, not pale pastels”– making a conscious effort to expand his appeal beyond conservatives?
2 days agoArizona Dem Kyrsten Sinema joins GOP in push for program that would quickly deport migrants without valid asylum claimsFreshman Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., was one of a number of Democrats to join Republican colleagues this week who called for the implementation of a program that would work to quickly identify and deport migrants at the border who are judged not to have a valid asylum claim.
3:482 days agoWill Congress fund NASA’s Artemis program?Texas Democrat Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson says she is in the process of gathering information to decide how to best fund future programs for NASA.
