GOP lawmakers intensify effort to stop tariffs against Mexico
Senators told officials from the White House and Department of Justice that there could be a disapproval vote if Trump moves forward — and this...
‘He just picks up’: Trump and the lawmakers he loves to talk to on the phone
Longtime senators who have served through multiple administrations say they have never seen a president so easily accessible to lawmakers. The calls are part of...
Shutdown looms as border talks break down over immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON - The nation faces the real possibility of another government shutdown at the end of the week, after bipartisan talks aimed at averting that...
Trump facing more pushback in Congress — from both sides
The Trump administration, largely accommodated by Republican lawmakers for two years, is facing an increasingly adversarial Congress eager to assert itself on matters of foreign...
Senate Republicans all but surrender to Trump on wall, despite shutdown’s toll
Asked about the pressure from constituents and some of the 800,000 affected federal workers to end the impasse, GOP senators insisted they are facing equal...
Democrats reject, conservatives deride Trump's 'non-starter' of a border wall deal
Trump said Senate Majority Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will put the legislation on the Senate floor for a vote next week. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,...
Inside Trump’s defiance on the longest shutdown ever
WASHINGTON - When President Donald Trump made a rare journey to the U.S. Capitol last week, he was expected to strategize about how to end...