Senate Republicans Praise Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Senate Republicans largely praised President Donald Trump and Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Monday.
Senate Republicans largely praised President Donald Trump and Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Monday.
Utah Sen. Orin Hatch announced plans to introduce new legislation that would once again curb sports betting after the nation’s highest court shot down federal rules prohibiting sports gambling.
Orrin Hatch will host a re-election fundraiser in January, which raises questions about whether Mitt Romney will run for the Utah Senate seat.
President Donald Trump left Washington D.C. for a trip to Utah on Monday, to announce his decision to shrink two massive national monuments in Utah.
Sens. John Cornyn, Chris Murphy, and Dianne Feinstein announced a new gun control bill which centers on background checks for gun purchases.
With various discussions about banning bump stocks underway, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC)–the head of Freedom Caucus–says he is open to gun control banning the novelty devices.
Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch told reporters Thursday he is concerned by the extent of surveillance President Barack Obama’s administration conducted on President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and transition team.
In another late-night-early-morning session, the Senate voted 52-to-48 to confirm Rep. Thomas Price (R.-Ga.) to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Reintroduced by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) to protect employees from union intimidation, the Employee Rights Act (ERA) aims to substantially update American labor law for the first time since the 1940s.
Microsoft is laying off an additional 7,800 U.S. workers, on top of the 18,000 it’s already terminated. Meanwhile, the software giant is lobbying in Washington for an increase in H1B visas — allowing the company to replace these workers with foreigners who are willing to work for far less.
Obama’s nominee to replace Eric Holder as Attorney General has been met with one of the most contentious confirmation proceedings America has seen for the position, and now Senate Conservatives Fund President Ken Cuccinelli is calling out the GOP Senators and political gamesmanship enabling the controversial impending confirmation of U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch. The Senate vote has been set for Thursday.
A trade deal that some are attempting to fast-track through Congress might contain controversial immigration procedures.
An unscheduled and unannounced hearing of the Senate Finance Committee was apparently called to discuss a Pacific trade deal. The hearing was not announced on the committee’s website earlier this week, and was not on the committee calendar according to the press office until yesterday.