Trump endorsed Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville defeated former Attorney General Jeff Sessions. According to Fox News: Tommy Tuberville and President Trump were the winners in Tuesday’s Republican Senate primary runoff in Alabama. Tuberville, a first-time politician and former Auburn University football coach, defeated former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions thanks, in part, to an endorsement from the president. The Associated Press projected
China has placed sanctions on Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz for their criticism of the communist regime’s human rights abuses. According to The Washington Free Beacon: In response to U.S. sanctions on party officials over the country’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims, China unleashed sanctions of its own on Sens. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) and Marco
Senator Chuck Grassley has predicted that the Senate would likely override President Trump’s veto of the defense bill over the fight to rename American military bases. According to The Hill: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is warning that Congress would likely override President Trump if he vetoes a mammoth defense policy bill amid the fight over a plan to rename Army bases
President Trump has appointed a record number of judges to the federal bench and this could shape the courts for decades to come. According to The Hill: Trump last week saw the Senate confirm his 200th judicial appointment, marking a significant milestone for the administration, the conservative legal movement and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who
Senate GOP members revealed their plan to reform the police on Wednesday. According to The Hill: The bill comes amid growing signs of urgency from within the Senate GOP caucus to respond to weeks of calls for reforms sparked by the death of George Floyd, who was killed while detained by Minneapolis police. “We find
President Trump’s nominee to be the next Secretary of the Navy has cleared a major hurdle in the confirmation process. According to The Hill: The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved the nomination of Kenneth Braithwaite to be secretary of the Navy, the committee said Tuesday. In a voice vote Tuesday, the committee advanced Braithwaite’s
The Senate Intelligence Committee voted to approve Representative John Ratcliffe to be the next Director of National Intelligence. Ratcliffe will now move to the full Senate for a vote. According to The Hill: The Senate Intelligence Committee voted on Tuesday to approve President Trump’s spy chief nominee, Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas). Three members of the panel confirmed coming
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper fired back at Senate Democrats who were critical of the response to the coronavirus. According to The Hill: Defense Secretary Mark Esper shot back Tuesday at a group of Democratic senators who last week panned him for what they described as a failure to sufficiently respond to the coronavirus pandemic. “I am
President Trump has openly answered that he will not allow Dr. Anthony Fauci to testify before the House because they are a “bunch of Trump haters.” He will let him testify before the Senate. According to The Hill: President Trump on Tuesday said Anthony Fauci will be allowed to testify before the Senate next week, but that he
President Trump has confirmed that he intentionally left Senator Mitt Romney off of the bipartisan coronavirus task force. This is likely confirmation that Trump continues to hold a grudge against Romney for his vote to remove President Trump from office. According to The Hill: President Trump on Sunday said he intentionally left Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) off his congressional
