Senate approves Zahid Quraishi as the first Muslim American federal judge

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson: Nominee for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Brown Jackson is considered by some to be next in line for a Supreme Court nod Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia since 2013. Prior to joining … Read more

Trump makes North Carolina GOP wait for comeback and says ‘we’re gonna take back Senate and House’

Trump makes North Carolina GOP Conference wait for his comeback speech as he flies in with Lara and tells his supporters ‘we’re gonna take back the Senate and the House’ By Jimmy Mccloskey For Dailymail.Com Published: 00:19 BST, 6 June 2021 | Updated: 00:29 BST, 6 June 2021 Donald Trump has issued a speech vowing … Read more

Republicans demand the Senate reject Biden’s ‘dangerous anti-border security’ nominees for key roles

Republican co-chairs of the House Border Security Caucus are urging the Senate to reject President Joe Biden’s ‘dangerous anti-border security’ nominees for three key Homeland Security positions because of their ‘history of dangerous policy making.’ Reps. Andy Biggs and Brian Babin claim Biden has ‘unleashed the worst border crisis in two decades’ on a letter … Read more

Donald Trump plays golf after Senate impeachment trial acquits him

Donald Trump was back on a Florida golf course on Sunday hours after he escaped conviction by the Senate in his historic second impeachment trial.  After his first acquittal by the Senate in February 2020, then-President Trump savored the moment by walking down a White House red carpet to applause from lawmakers before savaging his … Read more

Eugene Goodman given a standing ovation as the Senate votes to award him Congress’ top honor

The Senate has voted to give the Congressional Gold Medal to Eugene Goodman, a Capitol Police officer who led a violent mob away from the Senate doors on January 6 as they hunted for lawmakers during the presidential electoral count. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called the vote at the end of the day’s impeachment … Read more

Democrats demand Donald Trump testify under oath at his Senate impeachment trial

BREAKING NEWS: Democrats demand Donald Trump testify under oath at his Senate impeachment trial next week about his role in the MAGA riot  By Emily Goodin, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com Published: 18:10 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 18:10 GMT, 4 February 2021 House impeachment managers asked former President Donald Trump to testify … Read more

Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell agree on Senate power-sharing deal after deadlock 

BREAKING NEWS: Democrats finally take real control of the Senate as Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell agree on power-sharing deal after almost two weeks of deadlock By Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com Published: 15:30 GMT, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 15:31 GMT, 3 February 2021 Democrats are finally taking full control of … Read more

Buttigieg, Mayorkas get confirmed by Senate

President Joe Biden’s choices for Transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, and Department of Homeland Security head, Alejandro Mayorkas, were confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday.     Buttigieg received overwhelming bipartisan support – with a vote of 86 to 13 – to become the nation’s first openly gay Senate-confirmed cabinet secretary.  Mayorkas got through with a tighter votoe of … Read more

Marco Rubio brushes off potential Senate primary face-off with Ivanka Trump in Florida

Marco Rubio signaled Sunday that he isn’t too worried about any primary run from Ivanka Trump in his 2022 reelection race, claiming she would ‘have a tough race’ amid speculation she could pursue public office like her father. ‘I don’t really get into the parlor games of Washington,’ the Florida senator told ‘Fox News Sunday’ … Read more

Democrats take control of the Senate as Kamala Harris swears in new senators

Democrats officially took control of the Senate on Wednesday when Vice President Kamala Harris swore in three new members after she took her own oath of office, giving her party control of the White House and Congress.  Harris delivered the oath of office to the new Democratic senators: Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock of Georgia and … Read more