Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight, with anger running high
The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...
Senate passes bill that would increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers
The bill passed the Senate, 84 to 16, with all the no votes from Democrats. It next heads to the House, where a similar ...
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Ron Faucheux: Just how conservative are Louisiana's Congressional Republicans anyway?
Louisiana sends a largely conservative delegation to Washington, but just how conservative are the state's members? Columnist ...
Looming Funding Deadline Squeezes Senate Democrats
After Speaker of the House Mike Johnson succeeded in pushing a stopgap spending measure through his chamber Tuesday, Senate ...
Senators Grill Oz on Medicaid Cuts and Medicare Changes
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity, dodged queries about Republican plans to cut health insurance for the poor, and emerged ...
Senate Democrats face 'tough map' as a slate of retirements hit Dem-friendly states
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) defied House Democratic leadership Tuesday when he voted for the GOP’s bill to avert a government shutdown — the only one in the caucus to support the stopgap. Golden’s ...
Democrats’ first big chance to check Trump may make them look even weaker
Washington Democrats finally have a first point of leverage against President Donald Trump — but it comes with a dilemma that could leave them looking even more hapless than they have so far in his ...
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Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy set to meet with President Trump on budget as deadline nears
President Trump invited Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy and other member of the Senate Finance Committee to a White House ...