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President Trump raised the possibility that he could invoke Article 2, Section 3 of the Constitution to adjourn Congress in order to make recess federal appointments, a never-before-used presidential power that Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) suggested he would not support. Trump proposed during the White House coronavirus press briefing on Wednesday that …

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC) arrives for a classified briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 24, 2018. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R., N.C.) sold his D.C. townhouse off-market for above market-price to a group led by a donor and powerful lobbyist connected to him, raising possibilities that the arraignment …

House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Doug Collins (R-GA) speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2019. Representative Drew Ferguson (R., Ga.) on Monday endorsed fellow House member Doug Collins in the intra-Republican battle for Kelly Loeffler’s Senate seat. “Doug is a proven leader—a steady hand in tough times,” Ferguson said in a statement …

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) is preparing a bipartisan letter to send to President Trump over the Friday-night firing of Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson. Grassley, a Trump ally who has an ongoing probe into the Department of Defense’s role in supporting Stefan Halper, who spied on the 2016 Trump campaign, …

The Senate unanimously passed a historic $2 trillion stimulus bill late Wednesday to provide the economy with a shot in the arm as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the country and wreak financial havoc. Senators voted 96-to-0 for the bill, the largest emergency aid package in the nation’s history. The House is expected to …

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) questions David Marcus, head of Facebook’s Calibra, during testimony before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, July 16, 2019. Senator Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) on Monday afternoon slammed Democrats for delaying a vote on a massive coronavirus-relief package, accusing them of holding up the bill …

Two more senators made hefty stock sales before the coronavirus pandemic tanked global markets, records revealed as two other lawmakers who dumped millions in shares faced mounting calls to resign. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Jim Inhofe sold as much as $6.4 million worth of stock in the weeks before panic about the coronavirus sparked a …

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) confirmed that Republicans plan to “put cash in the hands of the American people” with a “much bolder proposal” for the phase-three economic package to address coronavirus, after multiple reports emerged that Republicans were considering sending checks directly to all American adults. Speaking on the Senate floor Thursday, …