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Chris Wright nomination clears key procedural hurdle

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The Senate voted 62-35 on Thursday to invoke cloture on Chris Wright’s nomination to lead the Energy Department. The procedural step sets up a final vote on Wright’s confirmation for early next week. Wright is the CEO of Colorado-based oil field services company Liberty Energy. He would lead a department that maintains the country’s nuclear weapons arsenal and oversees the network of national laboratories…
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Shutdown anxiety rises on Capitol Hill amid Trump chaos

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Shutdown anxiety rises on Capitol Hill amid Trump chaos

Washington is growing increasingly worried about the potential for a government shutdown — and what devastation it could bring…
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Trump’s plan to ‘take over’ Gaza Strip confuses GOP lawmakers

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President Donald Trump’s vague vow that the United States will “take over the Gaza Strip” is sparking quick pushback, and confusion, among some of his key allies in the Senate GOP. Trump provided no details during a press conference on Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about how the United States would acquire the land…
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Senate confirms Bondi for Attorney General

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President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Pam Bondi, was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday evening, 54-46. Bondi, a staunch Trump loyalist, will now assume the role of top federal prosecutor. She is poised to be a key figure in efforts to transform the Department of Justice…
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