Abrams, former Georgia governor candidate, to give Democrats’ State of the Union response
Stacey Abrams, who narrowly lost Georgia’s recent gubernatorial election, will deliver the Democrats’ response to Republican President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address next week, the top Democrat in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, said on Tuesday.
Senator McConnell would support bill making shutdowns more difficult
U.S. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he would support bipartisan legislation to make government shutdowns more difficult as federal agencies returned to work after a partial shutdown that spanned more than a month.
U.S. Senate leader wants U.S. troops to stay in Syria, Afghanistan
The Republican leader of the U.S. Senate offered legislation on Tuesday urging the United States to keep troops in Syria and Afghanistan, as President Donald Trump’s administration moves toward withdrawals of American forces after years overseas.
U.S. lawmaker Yarmuth says Democrats to begin Medicare for All hearings
Democrats in control of the U.S. House of Representatives will begin holding hearings on expanding Medicare this spring and will aim to pass a bill by the end of next year, a senior Democratic lawmaker said on Tuesday.
Democrats seek to cut U.S. budget deficits in half: Yarmuth
The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee on Tuesday said he and other senior Democrats aim to write a fiscal blueprint this year that would cut annual budget deficits by 50 percent in the next 10 years, possibly including tax …
Democrats seek to cut U.S. budget deficits in half: Yarmuth
The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee on Tuesday said he and other senior Democrats aim to write a fiscal blueprint this year that would cut annual budget deficits by 50 percent in the next 10 years, possibly including tax …
U.S. to return first Central American asylum seekers to Mexico
The United States will send the first group of Central American asylum seekers back to Mexico on Tuesday, a U.S. official said, as part of a hardened immigration policy to keep migrants south of the border while their cases are processed in U.S. courts…
U.S. to return first Central American asylum seekers to Mexico
The United States will send the first group of Central American asylum seekers back to Mexico on Tuesday, a U.S. official said, as part of a hardened immigration policy to keep migrants south of the border while their cases are processed in U.S. courts…
U.S. House Democrats aim to hold Deripaska-linked companies to sanctions deal
Four leading U.S. House lawmakers said on Tuesday they were considering legislation to ensure Russian aluminum giant Rusal and its parent En+, two companies tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, comply with an agreement that allowed them to be remov…
U.S. House Democrats aim to hold Deripaska-linked companies to sanctions deal
Four leading U.S. House lawmakers said on Tuesday they were considering legislation to ensure Russian aluminum giant Rusal and its parent En+, two companies tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, comply with an agreement that allowed them to be remov…
