Eyes on Cory Booker as He Gives City Speech
Boring state of the city address will get more attention due to his run for Senate
Boring state of the city address will get more attention due to his run for Senate
Potential new CIA head will go before full Senate
Dr. Salomon Melgen stood to gain from a natural gas bill sponsored by Menendez, who is the subject of an ethics inquiry
Says the senator was wrong about background checks
Used campaign funds to defend against charge of soliciting sex in airport bathroom stall
Made the comments while testifying before the Senate Banking Committee
Wisconsin's Ron Johnson says if the speaker agrees to new tax revenues his job could be on the line
May be a possible Senate candidate in Kentucky
Had originally voted against bringing nomination to a vote
Plenty of Cabinet nominees faced holds from various senators
Votes won't happen until after next week's recess
Says they're putting politics ahead of national security
After all, the Democrats are in charge there
Rand Paul's State of the Union response sets the stage for 2016.
Republican Gabriel Gomez needs to collect 10,000 signatures
West Virginian Democrat has A rating from the NRA
Obama's secretary of defense pick is facing opposition from former GOP colleagues
Obama's Treasury secretary nominee to appear before Senate panel on Wednesday
Discouraged donations of equipment to Dominican Republic so private contractor could get the work
Former GOP senator and Obama's pick for Secretary of Defense has been facing criticism from neoconservatives
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) also thinks drone might be creating more terrorists than they are killing
Two are NRA members, other two given "F" rating by the gun lobby group
Rep. Daniel Winslow (R-Mass.) joining the race after several other prominent Republicans said they wouldn't run
But denies trying to intervene on behalf of a donor
Targeted killing program will be focus of questions (or at least lengthy senator speeches posing as questions).
Will allow State Department to transfer $1.1 billion for that purpose