Author: Ramsey Touchberry

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Senate Republicans approved dozens of lower-level nominees from President Donald Trump on Thursday, marking the first confirmations since the GOP-controlled chamber altered its rules to bypass Democratic opposition. The batch cleared 51-47 in a party-line…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that news organizations broadcasting over public airwaves should have their operating licenses revoked by the Federal Communications Commission for unfavorable coverage. Trump’s remarks, made to reporters aboard Air Force…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Senate Democrats are attempting to redefine the GOP’s short-term government funding plan as a partisan proposal as the party evolves its messaging strategy on a brewing shutdown feud. They say a Republican bill to extend current spending…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Eight months after retaking office, President Donald Trump is inching closer to the Senate confirming his United Nations ambassador nominee. Mike Waltz, his nominee to be United Nations ambassador, was revoted 11-10 out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pressure is mounting from the White House on Senate Republicans to confirm Mike Waltz this week as United Nations ambassador, a long-stalled nominee who is among dozens that must be reconsidered by committees over a…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Bipartisan negotiations over Senate rule changes to fast-track presidential nominees crumbled Thursday, leading to a dramatic showdown on the chamber floor and Republicans barreling ahead with the latest step to eventually bypass Democratic roadblocks. The…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Republican lawmakers are upping the pressure on GOP leaders to extend enhanced health insurance subsidies set to expire at year’s end for those with Affordable Care Act coverage, bolstering similar demands from Democrats as part…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump and his MAGA agenda are not shy when it comes to bending conservative norms. In his second term, states’ rights, once a rallying cry for conservatives, are under pressure. Trump has strong-armed…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Republicans and Democrats have traded places from their positions in years past on a Senate rule change the GOP majority is making to fast-track a backlog of President Donald Trump’s nominees. Democrats championed a similar…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Senate Republicans took the first step on Monday to invoke the so-called “nuclear” option to change chamber rules and allow dozens of President Donald Trump’s pending nominees to be swiftly confirmed en bloc. Although nominees…