Politics and Nominations Abound as the Senate Returns to Washington - Roll Call

Video

Politics and Nominations Abound as the Senate Returns to Washington

By Joe Williams

Posted April 6, 2018 at 3:25pm

By Joe Williams and Niels Lesniewski and Thomas McKinless

[jwp-video n=”1″]

With a backlog of Cabinet nominees to confirm and the November midterm elections inching ever closer, the Senate is unlikely to address any major legislation in the coming months, according to Roll Call Senate reporters Niels Lesniewski and Joe Williams.

Recent Stories

Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., arrives for the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on March 4.

Iranian energy sanctions bill revived for potential House vote

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S. D., leaves the Senate Republicans’ lunch meeting in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

Test lots of testing ‘going on,’ says Pelosi

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., at the "Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here" rally at Gloria Molina Grand Park in Los Angeles on April 12.

The Bernie Sanders tour puts California GOP on notice

Nadine Menendez, wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves Manhattan federal court
Monday after her trial.

Wife of ex-Sen. Bob Menendez found guilty in corruption case

The Supreme Court building at sunset.

Supreme Court again faces question of Trump immigration move

Capitol Lens | Mr. Smith goes to the Easter Egg Roll