Congress News

AP Explains Can Trump ground Pelosi’s plane?

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump cancelled House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s planned trip to Belgium and Afghanistan just hours before the congressional delegation, known as a CODEL, was set to depart. The AP explains: CAN HE DO THAT? Yes, and not … more →

AP News | 01/17/2019 4:44 pm

Federal judge strikes down early-voting restrictions passed by Wisconsin Republicans in lame-duck session

MADISON, Wis. — Federal judge strikes down early-voting restrictions passed by Wisconsin Republicans in lame-duck session.

AP News | 01/17/2019 1:18 pm

Congressman who worked on Trump’s PA campaign is resigning

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A five-term Republican congressman who co-chaired Donald Trump’s successful presidential campaign in Pennsylvania is resigning. Tom Marino said in a statement Thursday that his last day will be Jan. 23 and that he’s taking a job in … more →

AP News | 01/17/2019 9:53 am

• Who blinks first will matter in Trump, Democrats’ wall fight
• Senate upholds Treasury decision to ease Russia sanctions
• Liz Cheney’s rebuke of King reflects tougher GOP approach
• Contentious statements by Rep. Steve King over the years
• Mnuchin urges senators to support easing Russia sanctions
• The Latest Rep. Steve King urged to leave Congress
• Iowa’s Steve King off House committees after race remarks
• Dem pushes censure for Rep. King over white supremacy remark
• Sen. Rand Paul scheduled to have hernia surgery in Canada
• House GOP leader to meet with King over race remarks
• GOP senator Rep. King’s racial remarks hurt Republicans, US
• Members of Congress honor Saudi writer killed in Turkey
• Lawmakers Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to testify publicly before Congress next month
• Attorney General pick Barr expresses confidence in Mueller
• Treasury chief to brief House on Russia sanctions decision
• Top Democrats say Trump ’has chosen fear’ in border battle
• House Speaker Pelosi accuses Trump of ’manufacturing a crisis’ at border, calls on him to ’re-open the government’
• Congresswoman displays transgender pride flag outside office
• Schumer Trump said he’d keep the government closed ’very long period of time, months or even years’
• Dem-led House moves to join health care law case
• The Latest Congressional leaders arrive for shutdown talks
• The Latest Michigan Dem uses vulgarity to describe Trump
• In one of first acts for Democratic majority, House passes bills to re-open government without funding border wall
• In the end, 15 Democrats don’t back Pelosi for speaker
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ushers in new Democratic majority ’The American people spoke and demanded a new dawn’
• 116th Congress convenes with Democratic majority in House, most diverse group of lawmakers ever, and over 100 women
• Senate confirms dozens of Trump nominees as Congress wraps
• What to watch for as the new Congress begins
• The Latest Romney criticizes Trump’s ’character’ in op-ed
• Pelosi taps Florida Democrat to lead climate change panel
• The Latest Trump threatens to shut border if no wall money
• House Democrats want evidence preserved in border deaths
• House Republicans say no votes expected for the rest of the week, making it likely the government shutdown will continue
• John C. Culver, who represented Iowa in Congress, dies at 86
• Government unlikely to get fully back to business for days
• Senate adjourns without action to end partial government shutdown as talks drag on between White House, Congress
• The Latest Negotiations expected to resume over shutdown
• Government partially shuts down after Trump, Congress unable to agree on border wall spending
• House adjourns without deal on spending, virtually guaranteeing partial government shutdown will begin at midnight
• AP Explains What happens if the Senate goes ’nuclear?’
• House approves $5.7 billion for Trump’s border wall, sending bill back to Senate and raising risk of partial shutdown
• AP Explains What happens in a partial government shutdown
• House passes bill to reduce some of the harshest sentences for federal drug offenses, giving Trump a bipartisan victory
• Speaker Ryan says Trump ’will not sign’ bill to keep government open, citing dispute over border wall funding
• House intelligence panel sending Stone transcript to Mueller