Netanyahu Declines Invite To Meet With Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined on Tuesday an invitation to meet with U.S. Senate Democrats during his trip to Washington next week. “Though I…
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Senate Democrats Invite Benjamin Netanyahu To Closed-Door Meeting During Visit
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Two senior U.S. Senate Democrats invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to a closed-door meeting with Democratic senators during his upcoming visit to…
Bill To Abolish Some Mandatory Prison Sentences Is Revived In Senate
By Julia Edwards WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Several U.S. senators from far-reaching ends of the political spectrum, including some with presidential aspirations, will reintroduce on Thursday a bill to…
Republican Presidential Contenders Are All Alone On The Anti-Vaccine Train
WASHINGTON — While Republican presidential contenders are waffling on the issue of vaccinations, a bipartisan group of senators sought on Tuesday to squash bunk medical science that has led parents…
Obama’s defense secretary nominee faces Congress
Carter, who served as deputy defense secretary until December 2013, will likely face questions from the Senate panel on everything from the U.S. fight against ISIS to the planned military…
Justices Elena Kagan and Antonin Scalia disagree about many issues. But not duck hunting.
She told Axelrod that at the time she felt like her answers to the senators “sounded pretty darn pathetic.” – The two justices started out with clay pigeons, then deer…
Here are the senators who have already endorsed Hillary Clinton
I'm enthusiastically endorsing @HillaryClinton for POTUS. She's the leader we need for today's challenges. RT if you're @ReadyForHillary Ready for Hillary, the pro-Clinton super PAC that has urged Clinton to…
‘Coming out’ on climate change
Phew. But are we causing it? Oh no-no-no, says half the Senate. Forty-nine senators (full list here) voted on Wednesday against an amendment that said climate change is happening and,…
Senate Democrats Stand Up For Speedier Union Elections
WASHINGTON — With Republicans looking to block one of the biggest labor law reforms of the Obama era, Senate Democrats are telling the National Labor Relations Board that it has…
Rubio ‘down to the last decision’ on 2016
“For governors that’s going to be a challenge, at least initially,” Rubio added, “since they don’t deal with foreign policy on a daily basis.” The argument offers an early look…
Obama-Menendez dispute shows Dem Iran rift
The unusually sharp exchange, between a senior senator and a president from his own party, occurred during a Senate Democratic retreat at a hotel in Baltimore. A senior administration official…
Feinstein on Petraeus: ‘It’s done. It’s over.’
Senators say Petraeus investigation ‘grievously mishandled’ Her comments come after news that the Justice Department is recommending charges against Petraeus, first reported by The New York Times. – “I don’t…