Al Weaver

The filibuster is under the microscope again as Senate Republicans voted to overturn a federal regulation and nix California’s vehicle emissions standards, forcing the party to defend the maneuver in the face of Democratic claims they have set a new […]

The Senate on Monday confirmed the nomination of Charles Kushner to become the ambassador to France, cementing a family member of President Trump to a key diplomatic post despite his past legal trouble.  Senators voted 51-45 to approve Kushner’s nomination.

President Trump has returned from the Middle East to mounting questions about whether it’s appropriate for him to accept a luxury Qatari jet to serve as the next Air Force One, including from Republicans increasingly dubious that the move is

Senate Republicans on Monday indicated they have multiple concerns with President Trump potentially being gifted a new luxury jet from Qatar, ranging from safety to legal and ethical worries. Trump on Monday defended his potential acceptance of a new Boeing

Congressional Republicans on Monday aired concerns about the Trump administration’s handling of classified material after a report showed top officials used an unauthorized messaging platform to discuss planned attacks against Houthi rebels in Yemen, calling the episode “embarrassing” and “inconceivable.”

Republicans on Capitol Hill are staring down a key three-week stretch in their effort to enact President Trump’s ambitious tax agenda, with hopes that the House will be able to advance a compromise budget resolution at its conclusion to keep

Senate Democrats are staring down a major dilemma as they agonize over how to handle the GOP’s stopgap spending bill in the face of a potential government shutdown by the end of the week.  Democrats head toward the Friday deadline

Senate Republicans are warning President Trump to not let his trade war drag on as his latest escalation sent Wall Street further into turmoil.  Trump on Tuesday threatened to double tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports in response to

Senate Republicans are defending President Trump’s decision to pause aid for Ukraine as a negotiating tactic days after his public spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office. GOP lawmakers are still feeling the aftershocks of Friday’s blow

Top appropriators are still in search of a deal to fund the government with 10 days until a shutdown deadline, as talk in the Senate turn to two possibilities for stopgap spending bills. Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine)