Rand Paul casts key vote, Mike Pompeo moves towards confirmation as Secretary of State
CIA Director Mike Pompeo has been approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to be secretary of state in a party line vote. Rand Paul switched his vote late in the day, enabling Pompeo’s nomination More...
Tennessee Senator Bob Corker will retire, Marsha Blackburn, Andy Ogles primed to run for seat
Senator Bob Corker (R-Tennessee) will leave the Senate when his term expires at the end of 2018, and not seek re-election. The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and other GOP heads have come under More...
Senate Democrats move away from Obama as Congress passes bill on Iran
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would give Congress an up-or-down vote on whatever final agreement emerges from international negotiations to contain Iran’s nuclear program. The More...
Marco Rubio explains his ‘surprising’ vote against the use of U.S. military force in Syria: Not everyone buys it
Florida Senator Marco Rubio surprised some with his vote against U.S. Military action in Syria. Has he turned over a new leaf, turning from his interventionist ways? Here is a portion of the transcript: “What More...
