Author: Emily Jacobs

Senate Republicans gathered on Wednesday to begin setting up the process to elect Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) replacement. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and nine of his conservative colleagues requested the meeting “to develop a mission statement, goals for the Conference, and a process to elect a new Senate Republican Leader” in a letter…

Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) is holding firm on his commitment to not support former President Donald Trump in the November election as he locks up the Republican nomination.  Young split from the former president after he refused to accept the results of the 2020 election, though he voted against impeachment. He pledged not to vote…

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Monday to reiterate his support for continued U.S. defense aid to the country after voting against the assistance bill stalled in Congress.  Graham touched down in Kyiv on Monday morning for meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his Cabinet. He also stopped by…

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby would not say on Sunday if President Joe Biden agrees with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) call for new elections in Israel. Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in the United States, delivered his strongest condemnation to date of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday. The Senate majority…

President Joe Biden celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday by welcoming Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to the White House, where both men touted the “strong” bond between their countries.  Biden, who has always been staunchly proud of his Irish heritage, and the taoiseach hosted a reception to celebrate the Irish holiday in the East…

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said on Sunday that President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump being their parties’ presumptive nominees shows that the country is in “a sorry state of affairs” ahead of the November election.  Cassidy, who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and has refused to endorse his…

Former President Donald Trump faced pushback on Sunday from some of his fellow Republicans for calling the Jan. 6 rioters being held in prison “patriots” and “hostages” over the weekend. Trump opened his campaign rally for GOP Senate hopeful Bernie Moreno on Saturday by playing a recording of the national anthem sung by the Jan.…

Senators say they are concerned that a bicameral dispute over the appropriations bill funding the Department of Homeland Security could derail efforts to avert a government shutdown.  The House and Senate have until March 22 to pass the final six of the 12 appropriations bills that fund the government and narrowly averted a partial shutdown…

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan used the first major policy address of his Senate campaign to excoriate Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) over his waning support for Israel. Hogan, a Republican who served two terms as governor of deep blue Maryland, launched a surprise bid for retiring Sen. Ben Cardin’s (D-MD) seat early last month.…

Pro-Israel Democrats shied away from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) call for Israel to hold elections on Thursday. Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in the United States, delivered his strongest condemnation to date of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday. The Senate majority leader criticized Netanyahu’s alleged refusal to allow enough aid into…