Posts Tagged: Senate Republicans
Trump, Republican Senator Engage in Shouting Match Over Iran War
The US Senate blocked an Iran war powers resolution late Wednesday night, hours after President Donald Trump's lunch with Republican senators erupted into a shouting match over the conflict. After abruptly calling the late-night vote,...
Senate Republicans to Biden: Without Bipartisan Support, New Deal ‘Will Not Survive’
JNS.org - A group of 49 Republican senators wrote on Monday to US President Joe Biden that it would not support a new nuclear deal...
Senate Republicans Ready Quick Push on Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Barrett
US Senate Republicans on Sunday prepared a concerted push toward quickly confirming President Donald Trump's third Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, despite strenuous objections...
Senate Republicans Send Letter to Trump in Support of Israeli Sovereignty
JNS.org - A group of Senate Republicans sent a letter to US President Donald Trump on Tuesday in support of Israel annexing parts of the...
Senate Republicans Close Ranks on Rules for Trump Impeachment Trial
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he had enough support from his fellow Republicans to set the rules for President Donald Trump's impeachment...
Senate Republicans Push Resolution Assailing Trump Impeachment Process
Republicans on Thursday pressed their campaign to discredit the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry against US President Donald Trump by introducing a US Senate resolution that called...
Trump: Senate Should Change Rules If Shutdown Stalemate Continues
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that if the government shutdown stalemate continued, Republicans should fund the government by changing Senate rules, which currently...
Senate Passes Tax Bill in Major Triumph for Trump, Republican Party
Republicans muscled the largest tax overhaul in 30 years through the Senate early Saturday, taking a big step toward giving President Donald Trump his first...
Trump to Press Tax Cuts in Talks With Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill
With an eye on passing tax cuts by Christmas, President Trump will press his case hard to Republicans on Tuesday as he meets with congressional...
Trump Heads to Congress to Meet With Senate Republicans and Push for a Tax Cut
Marching down Pennsylvania Avenue to send a message to Congress is a classic move in presidential political theater, and today is President Trump's inaugural performance....
Leading US Lawmakers Express Reservations Over Bill Targeting PA Terror Payments
JNS.org - Leading Senate Democrats and Republicans both expressed reservations over the Taylor Force Act, legislation that would cut US economic aid to the Palestinian Authority...
Trump Administration Tries to Rally Senate Support for Health Care Bill
As the Senate prepares to debate the GOP health care bill this week, the Trump administration is working hard to pull together 50 Republican votes...
Senate Approves Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State
The Senate confirmed former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as secretary of State on Wednesday, even as Democrats blocked progress on other Cabinet nominees chosen by President Trump. Three...
Senate Republicans Unlikely to Approve Obama Nominee for Supreme Court
There has been a large volume of contradictory statements by Democrats and Republicans on nominating a successor to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. President Barack Obama...
