Author: Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is backing down on his hundreds of military holds in the Senate, he announced on Tuesday. Tuberville revealed the end of the blockade to reporters after telling his colleagues in a Tuesday luncheon at the Capitol. The hold, however, will still apply to four-star generals. KYRSTEN SINEMA ACCUSED IN ETHICS COMPLAINT…

Senators are working to salvage a bipartisan border security agreement at the center of President Joe Biden’s $106 billion defense spending legislation. Democrats and Republicans involved in the talks said on Monday that negotiations have been at a stalemate since Friday, though progress had ground to a halt in the days prior. Senate Majority Leader…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) hopes to bring President Joe Biden‘s supplemental defense spending bill up for a vote as soon as this week, leaving negotiators with little time to come together on a bipartisan border security deal. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), the lead GOP negotiator in the border deal talks, said on Monday…

Senators are at an impasse in their negotiations on a bipartisan border security deal to be included in President Joe Biden’s supplemental defense spending bill. The bipartisan group acknowledged the difficult reality to reporters on Thursday, with multiple members saying that negotiators were “stuck.” The comments were not entirely surprising, as negotiators had been cautioning…

Comedian Dave Chappelle made a surprise visit to the Capitol late Thursday afternoon, gathering with friends ahead of his Washington show in the evening. While in the Capitol, the comedy legend took photos with staffers and lawmakers alike. Reps. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), and Lauren Boebert (R-CO) were among the lawmakers who…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) told Senate Republicans on Wednesday that it would be difficult for him to pass their bipartisan supplemental legislation with aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan and a border security measure through his chamber. Johnson met with the Senate GOP conference to take questions from members and discuss the latest developments…

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) blasted the senators negotiating a border security package on Wednesday for not including any minority colleagues in their working group, arguing that Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) lacks credibility on this topic. Menendez, who has been ostracized since being federally indicted earlier this fall, made the comments after being asked by reporters…

Senate Democrats debated placing conditions on aid to Israel after a group of members demanded the U.S. ally change how it prosecutes its war to dismantle Hamas inside Gaza. Members raised their concerns about Israel’s bombing campaign and the more than 13,000 Palestinian deaths in Gaza at a Tuesday luncheon, which Senate Majority Leader Chuck…

The Senate on Tuesday voted against advancing President Joe Biden’s nominee for a top Labor Department position. The motion to advance Jose Javier Rodriguez’s nomination as assistant secretary of labor failed 44-51, the result of two Democrats voting no and four Democrats being absent. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) switched his vote to no…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) excoriated Senate Democrats on Tuesday for openly debating whether to place conditions on aid to Israel. McConnell made the comments in a Tuesday morning floor speech, hours before Democrats met to discuss conditioning aid after some in the party expressed discontent over Israel’s bombing campaign and the more than…