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If President Donald Trump wanted to get the Republican Party on board with saving so-called “Dreamers” from deportation, Sen. Lindsey Graham said he could do so “at the snap of his fingers.”
As she considers a U.S. Senate run, Democratic Rep. Dina Titus could find herself going up against the political machine built by former Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid during his decades in Nevada politics.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R), who ascended to the job after scandal forced out her predecessor, is among the country’s most popular governors, just three months into her term.
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) said Monday she would not seek her party’s nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, who is widely viewed as one of the most vulnerable senators seeking re-election next fall.
After Majority Leader Mitch McConnell decided to cancel two weeks of the Senate’s August recess, the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus said the House should postpone its own break until three demands are met.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said the Senate will delay the start of its August recess by two weeks to tackle executive nominations and high-priority legislation.
Only one senator facing re-election next year, Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, has an approval rating lower than his disapproval rating — a somewhat surprising result considering Democratic incumbents are playing defense in a swath of states President Donald Trump won in 2016.
Those hoping to unseat Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) next fall will have a potentially costly hurdle to clear — a Republican primary — before getting a chance to challenge the vulnerable incumbent.
Rep. Ann Wagner’s decision not to run for Senate has left Republicans in Missouri scrambling to lock down a candidate to challenge Sen. Claire McCaskill, with many turning first to the state’s young attorney general with sterling academic credentials, Josh Hawley.
News that Carrier would keep jobs in the state of Indiana boosted the opinion voters had of Donald Trump last December, after the then president-elect announced a deal intended to incentivize the company.
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