Bob Corker
Trump is Setting up the Country for World War III
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) said that President Trump's threats to other countries could put the U.S. "on the path to World War III.", The Hill reports.
Corker told The New York Times Sunday that Trump was treating the presidency like "a reality show" and acts "like he's doing 'The Apprentice' or something."
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Trump proposes US tax overhaul, stirs concerns on deficit
U.S. President Donald Trump proposed on Sept. 27 the biggest U.S. tax overhaul in three decades, calling for tax cuts for most Americans, but prompting criticism that the plan favors business and the rich and could add trillions of dollars to the deficit.
U.S. Lawmakers Reach Deal for Senate Vote on Russia Sanctions
U.S. lawmakers reached an agreement on Wednesday that paves the way for the U.S. Senate to pass a bill as soon as this week to impose new sanctions on Russia, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said, despite the objections of President Donald Trump's administration, Reuters reports.
US Senate Committee Backs Montenegro's Bid To Join NATO
BELGRADE - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a resolution supporting Montenegro's membership in NATO, sending it to the full Senate for a vote.
The committee backed the small Balkan state's bid to join the military alliance last year, but it did not come up for a vote in the full Senate, where a two-thirds majority is required for approval of new NATO members.
US Senate Committee Backs Montenegro's NATO Bid
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution on Wednesday supporting Montenegro's accession to NATO, in a second attempt to push the Balkan's country membership bid.
The committee passed a resolution in December 2016, but the full Senate did not reach consensus on Montenegro before the end of the year.
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Montenegro's NATO membership could now be on ice - report
The election of Donald Trump as the U.S. president could postpone the process of Montenegro's NATO accession, Washington-based website Roll Call is reporting.
Obama administration takes Iran nuclear deal fight public
U.S. lawmakers skeptical about the nuclear deal with Iran promised to press senior Obama administration officials to make more information about it public at a Senate hearing on July 23 as Congress begins its two-month review of the agreement.
U.S. Senate rejects bid to consider Iran nuclear deal a treaty
The U.S. Senate on April 28 rejected an effort to require an international nuclear agreement with Iran to be considered a treaty, which would have forced any deal to be approved by two-thirds of the Senate's 100 members before it could take effect.