Tag: Senate Majority Leader
Trump’s nominee for whistleblower office is withdrawn after reports of racist texts
Paul Ingrassia is no longer the nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, two White House officials…
Rare Republican pushback forces Trump nominee to lead whistleblower office to drop out
Donald Trump’s nominee to lead a federal watchdog agency, Paul Ingrassia, withdrew on Tuesday following a report that…
Trump nominee withdraws following rare Republican pushback over text messages
By Andrew GoudswardWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to lead a federal watchdog agency, Paul Ingrassia, withdrew…
Trump’s nominee to lead a watchdog agency hits trouble over MLK and ‘Nazi streak’ text messages
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead an office charged with protecting federal whistleblowers appeared to…
Thune says Trump’s pick for Office of Special Counsel won’t be confirmed after racist texts surface
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and other Republican Senators have said they will not vote for Paul…
What’s happening to end the government shutdown? Nothing
Democrats are talking to their voters who are desperate to fight. Republicans rarely reach beyond their base. And…
What Republicans could offer Democrats on health care after the shutdown
A menu of options is starting to emerge around what a compromise might look like for extending a…
Senate Republicans mull a vote offer to Democrats in shutdown standoff
The ScoopSenate Majority Leader John Thune told Semafor that GOP leaders are considering whether to offer Democrats a…
US government shutdown may last into next week
It’s Day 9 of the shutdown, and the funding lapse is looking more likely to extend into next…
Senate fails to approve funding to reopen the government
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The government shutdown likely will continue into Monday after the Senate failed to approve…
Democrats and Republicans blame each other as government closes down
National Democratic leaders vowed on Wednesday to take their message to the American people that the blame for…
A look at previous government shutdowns and how they ended
WASHINGTON (AP) — Party leaders in Congress have long criticized government shutdowns as toxic and destructive.“Always a bad…