Leadership - Page 10

January 25, 2018

Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy makes headlines with comedic one-liners

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., is a junior Senator making a name for himself for his folksy zingers.

January 12, 2018

Trump quiets his critics by floating immigration deal, but infuriates his base

Well, he didn't look like a guy who was utterly incapable of doing his job.

January 5, 2018

White House seeks $18B to extend border wall over next 10 years

The Trump administration has asked Congress to set aside $18 billion over the next decade to install or replace more than 700 miles of the barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

December 7, 2017

Congress passes bill to avert government shutdown, setting up pre-Christmas showdown

The House and Senate approved stopgap legislation Thursday meant to avert a partial government shutdown ahead of a midnight Friday deadline.

November 30, 2017

McConnell: Roy Moore ethics probe 'almost certain' if he's elected

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told Fox News Wednesday that an ethics investigation of Roy Moore is "almost certain" if the Republican is elected in next month's Alabama runoff vote.

November 16, 2017

'Unacceptable': Democrats turn on Franken over groping allegations

Democrats lashed out at Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., Thursday after Los Angeles TV and radio host LeAnn Tweeden accused him of kissing and groping her during a USO tour in 2006, with at least two female lawmakers pledging to return campaign funds raised by Franken's political action committee.

October 13, 2017

Democratic AGs sue Trump over ObamaCare subsidy cutoff

Democratic attorneys general from 18 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration Friday after the White House announced it would end payments to health insurers under ObamaCare.

September 27, 2017

It's time for Senate GOP to ditch Mitch McConnell so that Trump's agenda can succeed

McConnell, again and again, stacks the deck against conservatives, setting them up to be the fall guy for his own failures.

September 27, 2017

ObamaCare repeal would leave 32 million more without insurance, CBO says

Repealing ObamaCare without a replacement would leave 32 million more Americans without health insurance by 2026, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday.

September 27, 2017

Mitch McConnell, master lawmaker, taking the hit for health bill failure

Donald Trump is taking the heat for the implosion of the Senate health care bill, which is what happens when you’re president and your party controls both houses of Congress.