Leadership - Page 26

December 20, 2015

Iran deal, Medicare, AG confirmation await Congress after two week break

Congress reconvenes Monday after a two-week recess, and plunges immediately into a fierce debate over how to control Iran's nuclear program. Lawmakers also will decide whether to confirm a new attorney general and whether to stabilize payments for Medicare treatments.

December 20, 2015

Senators seek probe of claims US workers fired, forced to train foreign replacements

A popular visa program allegedly is being misused by U.S. companies to lay off thousands of American workers and replace them with foreign labor.

December 20, 2015

McConnell faces conservative backlash over compromise to fund DHS, Dems get on board

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell faced a backlash Wednesday from conservatives after backing off demands that Congress reverse President Obama’s immigration executive actions as a condition for funding the Department of Homeland Security.

December 20, 2015

Is nuclear war looming in the Senate?

There are nuclear arms in the Senate.

December 20, 2015

McConnell: Senate 'stuck' over bill funding Homeland Security Department

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday declared a stalemate in his chamber over immigration provisions attached to a Department of Homeland Security spending bill, and called on the House to make the next move to avoid an agency shutdown.

December 20, 2015

Bill to undo Obama immigration actions, fund DHS fails in Senate test vote

A bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security while also unraveling President Obama's immigration actions failed on a test vote in the Senate on Tuesday, likely forcing majority Republicans to come back with an alternative plan ahead of a looming funding deadline.

December 20, 2015

Reid retiring from Senate with legacy much deeper than master GOP agitator

A massive, new photograph of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is affixed to the wall of his press office on the third floor of the U.S. Capitol.

December 20, 2015

‘Smell the tourists’: With Reid retirement, Capitol Hill loses master gaffe-ster

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid is no Joe Biden, but the Nevada Democrat has certainly offered his share of gaffes, insults and wacky comments over the years. 

December 20, 2015

McConnell vows no debt default as deadline nears

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday that the Republican-controlled Congress won’t allow the government to default as the Treasury Department quickly approaches its so-called “debt ceiling.”

December 20, 2015

Senate Dems block key plank of Obama trade agenda

President Obama suffered a defeat at the hands of his own party on Tuesday, as Senate Democrats blocked a key component of the president's trade agenda.