The bulk of the Senate GOP conference has joined a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that calls for the chamber to hold a trial regarding the articles of impeachment the House lodged against Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas back in February.According to reports, a spokesperson for House Speaker Mike Johnson has indicated that "the House will transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate next week." — (@) Forty-three GOP senators signed...
The Senate voted Thursday to advance development of a controversial spying tool, clearing it for final passage ahead of Friday's deadline. In a 67-32 vote, the Senate invoked cloture, allowing debate on the bill to begin. Senate leaders and intelligence officials have stressed the need to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Authority (FISA) or else “America will go blind.” “With less than a week until FISA authorities expire, time is a luxury the Senate does not...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, will aim to take the No. 3 spot in Senate Republican leadership this fall to unite her conference, she told The Daily Iowan. Ernst’s bid comes after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., announced he would retire on Feb. 28 due to concerns over his differences with the
The Senate early Saturday passed a two-year reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance program after hours of intense and sometimes acrimonious debate on the Senate floor, narrowly avoiding a key national intelligence gathering capability going dark. Senators voted 60-34 to send the bill to President Biden’s desk shortly after the midnight
On Monday, Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) wrote letters to the Biden administration expressing concern over the Chinese-controlled online shopping app Temu,
Democratic members have argued the articles are a matter of policy dispute and not ‘high crimes’ outlined in the constitutionHouse Republicans on Tuesday formally presented articles of impeachment against Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, to the Senate, part of the party’s attempt to force an election-year showdown with the Biden administration over immigration and border security.In a ceremonial procession, 11 House Republican impeachment managers carried the two articles of...
Associates and allies of Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) are backing the two candidates with the most centrist records in the Utah Republican Senate primary election, a fine line to walk as the rivals seek to distance themselves from the outgoing senator and portray themselves as the conservative option. A number of prominent Romney donors and […]
A new poll this week shows Republican challenger Tim Sheehy leading incumbent Democratic senator Jon Tester in Montana’s Senate race.
Republicans are upping the pressure on colleagues in the Senate ahead of next week’s impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. House managers in the case will deliver the two articles of impeachment to the upper chamber on Wednesday, nearly two months since the lower chamber impeached Mayorkas. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who […]
Democrats just made it okay to dismiss impeachment without a Senate trial. Republicans definitely didn't learn that lesson.
Homeland Security's Alejandro Mayorkas faced an icy reception from Senate Republicans on Thursday after the swift dismissal of the impeachment case brought against him.
Senate Democrats dismissed the articles of impeachment, as the charges failed to meet bar of ‘high crimes and misdemeanors’Senate Democrats on Wednesday dismissed the impeachment case brought by House Republicans against Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland security secretary, on grounds that the charges failed to meet the bar of “high crimes and misdemeanors” outlined in the constitution as a basis for removing an official from office.In a pair of party-line votes, Democrats held that two articles...