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.
December 20, 2015 Senate sets test vote on Iran sanctions bill Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set a test vote for Thursday on stalled bipartisan legislation to let Congress review and possibly reject any agreement the Obama administration makes to ease sanctions on Iran in exchange for concessions on nuclear research and development.
December 20, 2015 Off to a bad start? McConnell blasts Obama for early veto threat on Keystone Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted President Obama on Wednesday for vowing to veto the first bill of the new, Republican-controlled Senate -- legislation to approve the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline.
October 15, 2015 Jindal: It's time to retire the filibuster This fall we again face what can only be described as a constitutional crisis masquerading as a recurring nightmare
October 1, 2015 GOP leadership punts on defunding Planned Parenthood Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he will not fight to defund Planned Parenthood, for the moment.
September 21, 2015 After the Planned Parenthood videos: The message Congress must send The recent Planned Parenthood videos should serve as a crystal clear call to action; we can—and must—do better.
