Former Iowa Sen. Dick Clark has died at the age of 95, his family has announced. Clark, a Democrat, won his Senate seat for a single term using the inventive campaign strategy of physically walking around the state of Iowa, often joined by his supporters. Clark defeated two-term incumbent Republican …
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The federal indictment against Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., of bribery is devastating. The senator enjoys the presumption of innocence, and an indictment only reflects the government’s side of the case, but the indictment contains a level of detail and a description of official acts taken by the senator that will …
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Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., joined “Kudlow” to call out the foreign policy of the Biden administration and lay out why the president appears weak to the world. Kennedy said the Biden administration keeps approving money for Iran and the regime “keeps biting our hand.” LIVE UPDATES: BIDEN TRIP ENDS WITH …
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Editor’s note: The following op-ed originally appeared in Commentary magazine. Just when pundits were starting to agree that the odds are tipping in favor of the Republicans winning control of the Senate this November, reports of inquiries about potential misconduct by Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu may make the embattled Red …
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Democratic Montana Sen. Jon Tester is joining forces with Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota to introduce legislation blocking the Biden administration from allowing beef imports that he says could contain a disease impacting U.S. food supplies. Tester and Rounds announced late Tuesday that they would introduce a Congressional …
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It’s often hard to separate the noise from the signal in politics. The noise is that congressional Democrats are fighting President Donald Trump and Republicans over a prospective government shutdown and healthcare spending. The signal is scratchy. But if you turn the squelch knob, you may detect the signal. We …
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Senate Republicans’ bid to pass a short-term government funding extension was foiled by Senate Democrats as the deadline to fund the government fast approaches. While the proposal easily glided through the House with little drama, it hit a brick wall in the Senate and failed 44-48. Only one lawmaker, Sen. …
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The Senate remains deadlocked on a path to end the shutdown as it nears its second week, and Republicans’ meager support across the aisle to reopen the government may be crumbling. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., needs at least eight Senate Democratic caucus members to join Republicans to reopen …
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Senate Republicans confirmed a staggering tranche of President Donald Trump’s nominees on Tuesday as the government shutdown continues. Lawmakers voted along party lines to confirm the batch of 107 of Trump’s nominees, a move that whittled down the remaining pending nominees on the Senate’s calendar to double digits. It also …
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President Donald Trump secured a historic peace deal between Israel and Hamas this week that will end the war in Gaza and return hostages two years after the terrorist network attacked Israel Oct. 7, 2023 — all while the U.S. government remains in a shutdown due to a stalemate in …
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