Tag: John Thune

Top congressional leaders will meet Trump at the White House on Monday as shutdown looms

The top four congressional leaders will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, multiple…

Trump to meet Monday with top four congressional leaders as government shutdown risk looms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to meet with the top four congressional leaders at the White…

‘Unforced errors’ weigh on GOP’s shutdown posture

Republicans across the federal government are eager to hammer Democrats for making bold policy demands ahead of next…

Inside the Schumer-Thune shutdown cold war

Any resolution to the shutdown standoff now gripping Capitol Hill will have to involve senators from both parties…

Lawmakers say only Trump can avert government shutdown

Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill say Washington is headed for a government shutdown next week unless…

Schumer, Jeffries demand meeting with Trump amid shutdown showdown

Top Democrats are demanding a meeting with President Donald Trump, as Congress heads toward a shutdown deadline in…

Senate GOP confirms first group of Trump nominees after changing rules

Senate Republicans confirmed four dozen of President Trump’s nominees Thursday, the first tranche of his stalled choices to…

Democrats’ shutdown endgame is sketchy as deadline looms

Democrats are gearing up to reject a GOP stopgap funding bill and potentially spark a government shutdown. What…

GOP Russia Hawks Have a New Plan to Outmaneuver Isolationists

The Republican House and Senate sponsors of punishing sanctions legislation against Russia have settled on a new strategy:…

Republicans urge Trump to greenlight Russia sanctions vote after incursion into Poland

Republican senators are urging President Trump to give them the green light to vote on a Russia sanctions…

Blast radius of Senate GOP’s latest ‘nuclear’ move could be limited

Republicans are preparing to again “go nuclear” on the Senate’s rules. The fallout this time could be limited.Majority…

GOP to go ‘nuclear’ this week to push through backlog of Trump’s nominees

Frustrated Republicans are expected to begin as early as Monday a process to change Senate rules to allow…