Senate Democrats Put DHS Funding Pressure Back On John Boehner
WASHINGTON — House Republicans attempted last week to kick the issue of funding for the Department of Homeland Security over to the Senate. On Monday evening, Senate Democrats kicked it…
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Artist: Lewinsky shadows over Clinton portrait
READ: Barbara Mikulski to retire from the Senate – One piece of evidence uncovered during an investigation into their relationship was a blue dress Lewinsky had worn during an encounter…
Barbara Mikulski, Longest-Serving Woman In Congress, To Retire
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) is announcing her retirement on Monday, according to The Washington Post and CNN. Mikulski has served in the U.S. Senate since 1987, and before that, was…
Barbara Mikulski, the longest serving female senator in history, to retire
Mikulski is known as the “Dean” of the Senate womenhelping forge bipartisan relationships for decades that often result in compromise. Until Democrats lost control of the Senate, she was the…
Sources: Sen. Mikulski To Retire From Senate – The Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com: Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), who has served in Congress longer than any woman in history, will announce at a news conference Monday that she is retiring from the Senate after five…
Kevin McCarthy Wants Senate Republicans To Get Rid Of The Filibuster
The No. 2 Republican in the House said on Sunday that the Senate should exercise the “nuclear option” and get rid of the filibuster to resolve the standoff over funding…
Boehner allies downplay GOP rift
The House, Boehner said on Sunday, is a “rambunctious place.” “We have 435 members. A lot of members have different ideas about what we should and shouldn’t be doing,” he…
House Majority Whip: ‘No Deal’ On Funding DHS Past Friday
WASHINGTON — House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (La.) on Sunday rejected the suggestion that House Republicans had made a deal with Democrats to pass a “clean” bill to fund the…
House Republicans Call One-Week Timeout On DHS Shutdown Drama
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives voted Friday night to avert a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, so they can come back and have the same fight in…
Senate Passes Bill to Avert Homeland Security Shutdown
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Friday passed a bill to finance the Department of Homeland Security, sending the legislation to the House with just hours to avert a partial shutdown…
Senate Passes DHS Funding As House GOP Kicks Can Down The Road
WASHINGTON — The Senate approved funding for the Department of Homeland Security on Friday morning, less than 24 hours before a shutdown. But the shutdown has not been averted quite…
Chuck Hagel Fast Facts
Birth place: North Platte, Nebraska Birth name: Charles Timothy Hagel Father: Charles Hagel, lumber yard manager Mother: Betty (Dunn) Hagel, a secretary Marriages: Lilibet Ziller (April 1985-present); Patricia Lloyd (1979-1982,…
As Selma Anniversary Nears, Here Are The Lawmakers Actually Trying To Strengthen Voting Rights
WASHINGTON — It’s been almost 50 years since the historic civil rights marches in Selma, Alabama, and Congress is ready to celebrate the people who made it possible. Lawmakers have…
House Republicans Not Ready To Cave On DHS Funding
WASHINGTON — House Republicans inched closer to embracing a stopgap measure to prevent a Department of Homeland Security shutdown on Thursday, a day before the agency runs out of money….
Clapper, Kerry appear at odds on terror threat
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the Senate Armed Services Committee that “when the final accounting is done, 2014 will have been the most lethal year for global terrorism…
Nevada GOP Pushes New Gun Law Reminiscent Of ‘Stand Your Ground’
WASHINGTON — A Nevada state Senate committee considered a controversial package of gun-rights provisions on Wednesday, just a day before the third anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death. The Nevada legislation…
Jim Inhofe Brings A Snowball To The Senate Floor To Prove Climate Change Is A ‘Hoax’
WASHINGTON — The Senate’s most vocal critic of the scientific consensus on climate change, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, tossed a snowball on the Senate floor Thursday as part of his…
Boehner running out of options as DHS shutdown looms
How he handles the looming showdown over a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security could dictate the rest of his speakership, as House conservatives warn compromising now means…
Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch gets GOP Support, headed toward confirmation vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-8 to move Loretta Lynch’s nomination to the full Senate floor for a vote. Three Republicans, Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, Orrin Hatch of Utah…
Attorney General Nominee Loretta Lynch Clears Senate Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to confirm Loretta Lynch as the next U.S. attorney general, bringing her one step closer to becoming the first African-American woman to…
North Carolina Senate Votes To Allow Officials To Refuse To Marry Same-Sex Couples
By Marti Maguire RALEIGH, N.C., Feb 25 (Reuters) – The North Carolina state Senate voted on Wednesday to allow government officials to refuse to marry same-sex couples without fear of…
HUFFPOST HILL – The Arc Of The Moral Universe Is Long But It Bongs Toward Justice
Vulnerable Republicans are skipping CPAC, though why a Pennsylvania senator would feel hesitant about attending the “There’s No ‘I’ In Teamsters: Obama’s Bow to Big Labor Bosses” breakout session is…
Kerry Criticizes Netanyahu’s Foreign Policy Judgment, Says ‘He Was Wrong’ On Iran
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry stepped into contentious territory on Wednesday when he made a critical remark about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judgement record on U.S. foreign…
Police Chiefs Urge Senate To Confirm Loretta Lynch As Attorney General
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general picked up a big endorsement Wednesday as her nomination lingers in the Senate. – The IACP endorsed current Attorney General Eric…
Republicans Grapple With Internal Rifts in Homeland Security Impasse
WASHINGTON — Republicans on Wednesday publicly struggled to resolve tensions within their party as House and Senate leaders searched for a way to avert a partial shutdown of the Department…
14 things Obama might veto next
Republicans are set to pass a long list of bills that would have never made it to the President’s desk in the first six years of his presidency, when Democrats…
Ted Strickland Announces He’s Running For The Senate
Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) announced Wednesday that he’ll seek the Democratic Senate nomination to challenge first-term Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) in 2016. – Unseating Portman will require some…
‘It’s Heartbreaking’: Already Down, Wisconsin Unions Reckon With Right-To-Work
MADISON, Wis. — The capitol dome here filled quickly Tuesday morning with workers in overalls and hard hats, their jackets signifying proud membership in Wisconsin’s blue-collar unions: steelworkers, ironworkers, pipefitters,…
Ex-L.A. mayor won’t run for Senate
READ: Kashkari rules out California Senate run – CNN’s Kevin Bohn contributed to this report.
HUFFPOST HILL – FEMA Concentration Camps Totally Screwed By DHS Shutdown
The Justice Department decided to not pursue charges against George Zimmerman — Americans with heart conditions are advised to stay away from their Facebook feed for the next few days….