Top senator criticizes Pentagon on possible troop reductions in Europe
WASHINGTON — The chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee criticized Pentagon “mid-level” leadership for what he said Thursday was a misguided plan to reduce the number…
US Senator Cory Booker makes history with record speech aimed at Trump | Politics News
Democrat holds US Senate floor for more than 25 hours, breaking Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech.United States Senator Cory Booker has broken the…
Senator questions canceling planned military satellites in favor of SpaceX
Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., left, is raising questions about the U.S. Space Force potentially canceling planned military satellite contracts and awarding them exclusively to SpaceX.…
Senators call detention of migrants at Guantanamo ‘misguided’
WASHINGTON — Senators who visited the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the Trump administration has flown hundreds of migrants for deportation, on Saturday called…
Was classified information shared? Senators overseeing military request probe into Signal leak
WASHINGTON — The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee requested an investigation Thursday into how Trump national security officials used the Signal app…
Oz pledges to fight healthcare fraud but makes no commitments on Medicaid funding cuts
WASHINGTON — Dr. Mehmet Oz promised senators on Friday to fight healthcare fraud and push to make Americans healthier if he becomes the next leader of the…
Alan Simpson, U.S. senator who bridged partisan gaps with wit, dies
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Former Sen. Alan Simpson, a political legend whose quick wit bridged partisan gaps in the years before today’s political acrimony, has died. He was…
Federal prison officer ‘alarmed’ about ‘inhumane’ handling of migrants; senators want hearing
Two U.S. lawmakers have asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold an “urgent” hearing about the Trump administration’s decision to hold detained migrants — many…
McConnell tests the strengths and limits of his power opposing a trio of Trump’s Cabinet nominees
WASHINGTON — No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind, the long-serving GOP leader rejecting President Trump’s more high-profile Cabinet nominees — alone…
Trump pick for education chief sketches road map to dismantle department
WASHINGTON — Linda McMahon on Thursday sketched out how key functions of the Education Department could be carved up to achieve President Trump’s goal of dismantling the…
Senators protest that Trump gave Musk staff access to classified info
WASHINGTON — Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee are demanding answers after they say President Trump gave billionaire Elon Musk and his staff access to sensitive data…
RFK Jr. asked to see science on vaccine safety. Then he dismissed it
WASHINGTON — The man who hopes to be President Trump’s health secretary repeatedly asked to see “data” or “science” showing vaccines are safe — but when an…
State senator retains insurance chair role despite cannabis bribe case
State Sen. Susan Rubio, a Democrat from Baldwin Park, was reappointed last week as chair of the committee that oversees insurance-related legislation, a powerful position…
Former US Senator Bob Menendez given 11-year prison sentence for bribery | Courts News
Menendez, once a powerful figure in US foreign policy, was found guilty of selling influence to the Egyptian government.Robert Menendez, a former United States senator…
Senators question Robert Kennedy Jr. in fiery confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has pledged to “make America healthy again” as President Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services, faced aggressive questions…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a ‘predator,’ cousin Caroline warns
WASHINGTON — Calling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “predator” who is addicted to power, Caroline Kennedy urged the Senate in a letter Tuesday to reject the…
State senator tried to curb Dodgers’ deferral ‘loophole’
The Houston Astros are hated because they cheated. The Dodgers are not cheating. Outside Los Angeles, however, they are hated a little more every day.The…
Hegseth’s ex-sister-in-law alleges abuse of second wife in affidavit to Senate
WASHINGTON — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for Defense secretary received an affidavit Tuesday from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News…
Trump Homeland Security pick Kristi Noem faces scrutiny from senators
WASHINGTON — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators…
Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense secretary pick, faces grilling in Senate
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed Tuesday to foster a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon and confronted allegations of his…