If the number of candidates competing in a primary contest is a sign of trouble for an incumbent politician, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst and Congressman Steve King should be looking nervously over their shoulders.
Read moreThe Justice Department has closed investigations into stock trading by Senators Dianne Feinstein of California, Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, according to people familiar with notifications sent to the senators. The senators came under scrutiny for transactions made in the weeks before the coronavirus sent markets tumbling.
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The Senate confirmed Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe to serve as director of national intelligence Thursday, ending a nine-month nomination saga for the staunch Trump ally.
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Defending the country’s abandonment of air pollution controls even as the globe is in the grip of a deadly respiratory virus, Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler pulled down a facemask emblazoned with a butterfly to testify Wednesday before members of the Senate.
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Ramping up an investigation tied to the president’s political rival, a Republican-led Senate committee voted Wednesday to issue the first subpoena related to Hunter Biden’s role at a Ukrainian energy conglomerate.
Read moreFormer Minnesota congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis claims in a federal lawsuit that the governor’s order banning gatherings of 10 or more people severely limits his ability to campaign.
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Stock losses that started off minor only deepened Tuesday by the end of two-hour Senate hearing where Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin warned of at least another month of economic hardship.
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told a Senate panel on Tuesday he expects federal initiatives meant to stabilize the economy during the coronavirus pandemic will be up and running by the end of the month.
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Behind closed doors in a secure facility on Capitol Hill, Republicans pushed President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Congressman John Ratcliffe, closer to the finish line Tuesday.
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Promising news of a Covid-19 vaccine was not enough to keep markets rallying on Tuesday. MANHATTAN (CN) — Markets coughed
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was expected to come under tough questioning from senators Tuesday about a small business lending program included in the government’s $2 trillion relief package.
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With Senator Richard Burr stepping down from the position amid a probe into his stock transactions, Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio will take over as acting chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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The Senate voted 80-16 on Thursday to revive provisions in a Watergate-era federal surveillance law that had expired in March after Congress left Washington due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Senator Richard Burr stepped down from his role as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, a day after the FBI served the North Carolina Republican with a search warrant as part of a probe into his recent stock sales.
Read moreThe FBI served North Carolina Senator Richard Burr with a search warrant Wednesday evening and seized his cellphone as part of an investigation of possible insider trading.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled a more than $3 trillion coronavirus aid package, a sweeping effort with $1 trillion for states and cities, hazard pay for essential workers and a new round of cash payments to individuals.
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Members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee expressed concern Tuesday about the possibility of an overwhelming number of lawsuits filed by employees challenging the necessity of their workplace exposure to Covid-19.
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Eighty thousand Americans have died from Covid-19 in just over 70 days, but things will only get worse, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday in remarks to the Senate, if the country rushes its return to normalcy.
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Top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci on Tuesday will warn the Senate the United States will see “needless suffering and death” from the coronavirus if it tries to reopen too soon, The New York Times reported.
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The Senate’s top Democrat on Sunday called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain why it allowed the use of an unproven drug on veterans for the coronavirus, saying patients may have been put at unnecessary risk.
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