Richard A. Arenberg

Perhaps I am a bit of a “Pollyanna.” I believe that major sweeping legislation which impacts public policy for years to come is best...

The Senate Republicans have been engaged in a shameful exercise. Few of them will step forward to defend the substance of the...

Even as he makes fledgling overtures on immigration and tax reform to the congressional Democrats, the president appears to believe that if

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is a national hero. That statement has been valid for decades, dating back to his valiant service in the...

It should be no surprise that when Donald Trump looks at the U.S. Senate, he sees a body he wants out of his way.

Historically, the Senate has taken a dim view of being told what to do about Senate rules by presidents.

Trump should see, as Reagan did, that cooperating with a bipartisan thorough investigation is the best route to clearing up the mess.

If nominations are to be one-party affairs when the president's party controls the Senate and a president’s nominees are to be held host

Now that the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch have been completed, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote...

President Trump and the Republican Congressional leadership have suffered a stunning defeat.

Ted Cruz is calling on Vice President Mike Pence to take action which would undermine the Senate

Silencing of Elizabeth Warren by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

In 2013, the Senate Democrats, then in the majority, dragged the Senate out onto a slippery slope. Using a controversial procedural ploy,...