Moderate Maine Republican Collins urges Senate hearings on Obama top court pick
A moderate Republican senator heaped praise on Tuesday on President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, bucking Senate Republican leaders in calling for confirmation hearings but saying she was not optimistic enough others in her party would agree. Susan Collins of Maine became only the second ...
Biden chides Senate snub of Obama top court pick, denies he set precedent; voter poll backs him
Joe Biden on Thursday ramped up White House efforts to get a Senate confirmation hearing for Supreme Court selection Merrick Garland, as the U.S. vice president offered the most vigorous defense yet of his 1992 comments that senators should not consider a nominee in ...
McConnell calls Obama justice pick Garland NRA foe, rules out 'lame duck' vote on nomination
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday ruled out the possibility that the Senate could confirm President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee in a "lame duck" congressional session after the November presidential election. In several television interviews, McConnell said Republican senators had no intention ...
'Obstruction on steroids' as McConnell says Senate won't confirm any Obama pick for top court
The U.S. Senate will not confirm a Supreme Court nominee from President Barack Obama during his last year in office, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday. In remarks on the Senate floor, McConnell acknowledged Obama's constitutional right to offer a replacement for ...
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday there were "a number of troubling parts" to the deal for a sweeping Pacific free trade pact, but senators were still examining the agreement reached by 12 countries. "We're in the process, all of us, of ...
Ted Cruz hopes to press quest to defund Planned Parenthood by forcing Saturday session
Will Texas Sen. Ted Cruz be the Grinch that stole the weekend again? With one week left before a government shutdown, the Republican presidential candidate is prepared to pull out all the stops to prevent smooth passage of a funding bill that includes federal dollars ...
McConnell: Congress will block ambassador pick, other Obama moves on Cuba
The top U.S. Senate Republican said on Sunday that Congress is likely to block any nominee that President Barack Obama names as ambassador to Cuba and retain broad economic sanctions, even as Obama moves to establish diplomatic and economic ties with the Communist-run island. Senate ...
In setback for Obama, Senate, with Democrat help, nixes starting debate on TPP promotion bill
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday struck down a motion to start debate in the assembly on a high-profile trade bill, a setback for a bid by President Barack Obama's administration to conclude a Pacific free trade initiative early. The result of the vote on the ...
Obama plan would shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation, New York Times reports
President Barack Obama plans to announce an overhaul of U.S. immigration policy through executive action that would shield up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation, the New York Times reported on Thursday. Such a move will set up a showdown with Republicans, who have ...
Obama vows immigration executive action amid Republican warning
President Barack Obama, vowing not to delay his agenda as Republicans assume power of both chambers of Congress, said he will seek "lawful" executive actions on immigration before January. "Before the end of the year, we're going to take whatever lawful actions I can take ...
Victorious Republicans face familiar dilemma: fight or cut deals
Victorious Republicans appeared at odds on Wednesday over how to capitalize on their new control of the U.S. Congress. Some lawmakers were eager to use their new muscle to step up attacks on President Barack Obama, while others talked hopefully of compromises that could ...
