Sen. Schumer Reintroduces Media Shield Law
Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Faced with blowback after it was revealed this week that the Department of Justice had secretly obtained Associated Press phone records, the White House and Senate Democrats are reviving legislation to p…
Sen. Schumer Reintroduces Media Shield Law
Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Faced with blowback after it was revealed this week that the Department of Justice had secretly obtained Associated Press phone records, the White House and Senate Democrats are reviving legislation to p…
Celebrating Moms on Capitol Hill
ABC(WASHINGTON) — A special Mother’s Day edition of ABC’s This Week gave a glimpse inside an exclusive club on Capitol Hill: women who give birth while serving in Congress.
Rep. Jaime Hererra Beutler, R-Wash., who recently announced her pr…
Rep. Steve King Passes on Iowa Senate Seat
OFFICE OF REP. STEVE KING(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Steve King of Iowa, an outspoken conservative firebrand, will not seek the Republican nomination for his state’s open Senate seat, ABC News has learned.“I will not run for Senate in 2014,”…
White House Likes Reid’s Plan to Delay Sequester Cuts
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — With the effect of across-the-board spending cuts rippling throughout the country, the White House said Wednesday President Obama supports Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s proposed plan t…
Giffords Group Targets McConnell, Ayotte in Gun Vote Ads
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Americans for Responsible Solutions, the group founded by former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly, released its first ads Wednesday attacking senators who voted against the bill la…
Senate Will Vote Wednesday on Gun Control Legislation
iStockPhoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The day of reckoning is Wednesday for the embattled Manchin-Toomey background check provision and a myriad of other gun amendments, including a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity clips.The outcome will determ…
Republican Senator Receives Potentially Poisoned Letter
US Senate(WASHINGTON) — A suspicious letter, potentially laced with the poison ricin, was sent to the office of Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, ABC News has learned. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid confirmed to ABC News that Capitol offices were o…
SNL Spoofs Senate’s Work On Gun Control
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Days after the Senate cleared a significant hurdle in the debate on new gun measures, Saturday Night Live took aim at the Senate’s work on gun control in its cold open sketch last night, spoofing the Senate&rsq…
Immigration Bill Delayed, Likely Not Ready Until Next Week
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Wednesday’s expected Senate briefing on the Gang of Eight immigration bill was postponed.Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., was scheduled to explain the nearly finished proposal, but senators coming out of the closed-…
FBI Visits McConnell Headquarters in Ashley Judd Tape Investigation
Office of Sen. Mitch McConnell(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Federal investigators visited Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell‘s campaign headquarters in Louisville on Wednesday, and campaign staffers handed over information pertinent to the investigati…
Ashley Judd Won’t Run for Senate in Kentucky
Mike Coppola/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After months of flirtation, actress Ashley Judd announced on Wednesday that she will not pursue a Senate bid against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.She made the announcement in a series of tweets l…
Ashley Judd Won’t Run for Senate in Kentucky
Mike Coppola/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After months of flirtation, actress Ashley Judd announced on Wednesday that she will not pursue a Senate bid against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.She made the announcement in a series of tweets l…
Bloomberg, NRA Brace for Showdown on Guns in Senate
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — With the Senate slated to consider comprehensive gun legislation next month, two powerful voices on different sides of the gun debate – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the National Rifle Association&rsquo…
GOP Weekly Address: Sen. Mike Lee Says Budgets Are About Setting Priorities
US Senate(WASHINGTON) — In this week’s Republican address, Sen. Mike Lee, R-UT, says the budget produced by Senate Democrats “grows the government, not the economy,” while the budget passed by House Republicans this week “reduces spending and de…
Senate To Pull All-Night Friday ‘Vote-A-Rama’
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Senate is doing something a little out of character for a Friday in Congress: they’re pulling an all-nighter.A “vote-a-rama” is underway Friday night and senators will be voting on a myr…
Senate Passes Stopgap Bill to Fund Government
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Senate did its part Wednesday to stave off a government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution in order to keep the government funded.The continuing resolution, known in Washington shorthand as the CR, is …
Senate Aims to Pass Six-Month Stopgap Bill to Fund Government
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — This week, the Senate will attempt to stave off a government shutdown by working to pass a continuing resolution in order to keep the government funded.The continuing resolution, known in Washington shorthand as the C…
Democrats Present Their Budget Plan Wednesday
iStockPhoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The proposal being unveiled by Senate Democrats on Wednesday to balance the nation’s books will be markedly different from what Republican Congressman Paul Ryan presented on Tuesday in that it offers both significa…
Ashley Judd to Announce Senate Run this Spring?
Mike Coppola/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Actress and activist Ashley Judd is reportedly going to announce her much-rumored candidacy for the U.S. Senate this spring. The Huffington Post reports the 44-year-old Nashville, Tenn., native told a friend tha…