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Then-Rep. Mary Bono, R-Calif., listens ...

Congressional leaders call for sexual harassment training

November 5, 2017 at 11:24 p.m.

Leading lawmakers are calling for mandatory training and other steps to prevent sexual harassment in Congress as the national spotlight on gender hostility in the workplace falls on Capitol Hill....

Rep. Jackie Speier D-Calif., listens ...

Female lawmakers allege harassment by colleagues in House

November 3, 2017 at 10:49 p.m.

For years, Republican Rep. Mary Bono endured the increasingly suggestive comments from a fellow lawmaker in the House. But when the congressman approached her on the House floor and told...

President Donald Trump listens as he is introduced to speak with winners from the National Minority Enterprise Development Week Awards Program at the White House on Tuesday.

No GOP dam break: Republican senators still rallying behind Trump and his agenda

October 25, 2017 at 5:16 p.m.

There was no dam break of Republican rancor against Donald Trump on Wednesday, a day after a pair of the party's prominent senators denounced their president and invited colleagues to...

GOP Sen. Flake says he’ll retire, had tangled with Trump

October 24, 2017 at 3:21 p.m.

Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican, announced Tuesday he would not run for re-election in 2018, condemning in a speech aimed at President Donald Trump the "flagrant disregard of truth...

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. ...

GOP senators blister Trump, reveal party at war with itself

October 24, 2017 at 10:36 p.m.

Jeff Flake of Arizona declared he would not be "complicit" with Trump and announced his surprise retirement, while Bob Corker of Tennessee declared the president "debases our nation" with constant...

Trump, McConnell insist they’re together for GOP agenda

October 16, 2017 at 2:34 p.m.

President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged Monday to work together on the GOP goal of overhauling federal taxes, proclaiming that despite reports to the contrary their...

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., talks to reporters on June 21.

Trump lashes “Liddle Bob Corker” as senators call for calm

October 10, 2017 at 10:26 a.m.

President Donald Trump lashed out at Sen. Bob Corker as "Liddle' Bob Corker" on Tuesday, continuing a feud with the Tennessee Republican who's dubbed the White House an "adult day...

Some in GOP open to banning gun accessory used in Vegas

October 5, 2017 at 9:12 a.m.

Senior congressional Republicans say they are open to considering legislation banning "bump stocks" like the shooter in Las Vegas apparently used to make semi-automatic rifles perform more like fully automatic...

Former Rep. Gabby Giffords of Arizona ...

Some Republicans open to banning “bump stocks” used in Las Vegas

October 4, 2017 at 8:14 p.m.

Senior congressional Republicans said Wednesday they are open to considering legislation banning "bump stocks" like the shooter in Las Vegas apparently used to effectively convert semi-automatic rifles into fully automated...

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., flanked by ...

“Obamacare” survives; GOP concedes on last-gasp repeal try

September 27, 2017 at 12:09 a.m.

Senate Republicans, short of votes, abandoned their latest and possibly final attempt to kill the health care law Tuesday, just ahead of a critical end-of-the-week deadline.

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