John Warner met Liz Taylor at dinner — with Queen Elizabeth
John Warner served for 30 years in the U.S. Senate, much of it as chairman of the powerful Armed Services Committee, and as a...
Bank CEOs return to Congress at time of deep partisan divide
WASHINGTON — The heads of the nation's big Wall Street firms were back on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, the start of two days hearings...
GOP senators set summer deadline on Congress’ policing bill
WASHINGTON — Congressional bargainers should reach a bipartisan deal on revamping policing procedures by summer or abandon the effort, Republicans said Wednesday, a day...
Accepting award, Romney faults extremes of political divide
BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney faulted those on both extremes of the nation’s political divide Wednesday as he accepted the John F. Kennedy...
Senators try to salvage legislation on Jan. 6 commission
WASHINGTON — Senators labored to find a path forward for legislation creating a commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection, debating potential changes in a...
House GOP leaders condemn Greene over Holocaust comments
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders forcefully condemned GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Tuesday, calling her comments comparing House COVID-19 safety rules like mask-wearing...
Ohio, Census Bureau reach agreement on redistricting data
The state of Ohio and the U.S. Census Bureau asked a judge on Tuesday to place on hold their court fight over when data...
Arkansas school apologizes for inaccuracies in yearbook
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — School leaders in northwest Arkansas are apologizing for inaccuracies printed in a junior high yearbook, including a current events section that...
Senate confirms Brooks-LaSure to run health care programs
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden’s pick to run U.S. health insurance programs, putting in place a key player who’ll...
GOP senators ready $1T infrastructure counteroffer to Biden
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are preparing a $1 trillion infrastructure counteroffer to present to the White House by Thursday, reviving negotiations over President Joe...
