Susan Davis

congressional correspondent for USA Today

Susan Davis appears in the following:

Paul Ryan 'Laughed Out Loud' At Donald Trump's 'Pay A Big Price' Threat

Thursday, March 03, 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan said he "laughed out loud" at Donald Trump's Super Tuesday comment that the Wisconsin Republican would "pay a big price" if he couldn't work with him.

"Sometimes, reality is stranger than fiction around here these days," Ryan told reporters at his weekly press conference. The speaker ...

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Clinton Widens Lead Over Sanders With Super Tuesday Wins

Wednesday, March 02, 2016

Hillary Clinton swept the Southern states voting in Super Tuesday contests, and won by wide margins. Democratic pollster Margie Omero, co-host of the podcast The Pollsters, weighs in on the results.

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GOP Super Tuesday Field: Trump Wins 7 States, Cruz 3 And Rubio 1

Wednesday, March 02, 2016

Donald Trump has been winning, but not a clear majority of delegates so far. Jonah Goldberg, senior editor at the National Review, tells David Greene his magazine devoted an issue to attacking Trump.

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Donald Trump's Rise Divides Lawmakers On Capitol Hill

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

The realization that Donald Trump is the likely GOP nominee is dividing lawmakers on Capitol Hill into different camps: Republicans who think he will ruin the party; Republicans who t...

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Paul Ryan Rebukes Donald Trump Over David Duke Endorsement

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., called out GOP candidate Donald Trump for insufficiently rebuking David Duke, a former Ku Klux Klan leader, and his white supremacist politics.

"This is the kind of moment where we should be having a serious debate about the policies to restore the American idea. Instead ...

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Republican Establishment Slowly Adjusts To Donald Trump's Rise

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Following his win in Nevada, Donald Trump is looking more and more like he could be the GOP nominee in November. The Republican leadership in Congress is beginning to come to terms with what that might mean for the party.

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Trump Grabs His First Congressional Endorsement

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., became the first member of Congress to publicly endorse Donald Trump for president.

In a statement, Collins said the business tycoon has the "guts and the fortitude" for the Oval Office.

Like Trump, Collins is a successful businessman — he is one of the wealthiest members ...

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Senate Republicans Agree To Block Obama's Supreme Court Nominee

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Any doubt that Senate Republicans would hold the line behind their leader's decision to block President Obama's Supreme Court nominee has been erased.

"I can now confidently say the view shared by virtually everybody in my conference, is that the nomination should be made by the president the people elect ...

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Senate Republicans Unite Around Plan To Block Obama Supreme Court Nominee

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Senators held a closed door meeting on Tuesday to strategize on the upcoming fight over whether to hold a hearing on President Obama's nominee to succeed Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

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Expect Obama To Try To Box In Republicans With His Supreme Court Nominee

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

The White House isn't offering any names of potential nominees to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia, but it is offering a few clues.

"I'd urge you to take a look at the two Supreme Court justices that the president has already nominated and successfully got confirmed to the bench," White House ...

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Republicans Seek To Block Obama From Naming Scalia Successor

Monday, February 15, 2016

The Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia has the potential to upend the 2016 election. NPR takes a look at what signal the president might send with hi...

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Scalia's Death Will Cast A Long Shadow Across This Year's Senate Races

Monday, February 15, 2016

Within hours of Justice Antonin Scalia's death, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell aimed to squash any expectation that President Obama will get to name his successor.

"The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice," he said in a statement. "Therefore, this ...

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Bernie Sanders Dines With Al Sharpton In Harlem

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

The morning after his New Hampshire primary victory, Bernie Sanders made a highly publicized visit to Harlem to dine with Al Sharpton, one of America's most prominent civil rights activists and media personalities.

The two dined at Sylvia's, the same New York City restaurant where Sharpton huddled with Barack Obama ...

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John Kasich And The Long Road To Super Tuesday

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

One of the many curiosities of the 2016 presidential field is how hard it has been for a popular, swing state governor with a long track record of accomplishments to gain traction in this race.

But John Kasich's second-place showing in New Hampshire's primary has suddenly jolted his second-tier candidacy. ...

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'The Big Dog' Bill Clinton Turns Into The Attack Dog Against Sanders In N.H.

Monday, February 08, 2016

Former President Bill Clinton levied an extended criticism of Bernie Sanders at a campaign stop in which he took issue with "sexist" attacks against his wife.

In the stretch run before the New Hampshire primary, the former president accused Sanders' supporters of slinging vitriol toward Clinton's female supporters, citing the ...

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Politics In The News: New Hampshire Primary

Monday, February 08, 2016

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders hold substantial leads in their parties' polling. On the Republican side, the positioning of second and third-place candidates could be significant as well.

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7 Key Moments From Clinton And Sanders' 'Progressive' Debate

Thursday, February 04, 2016

The fight over the definition of "progressive" dominated the first half of Thursday's debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on MSNBC, the first head-to-head debate between the two. It came just days before the crucial New Hampshire primary.

Here are seven moments that stood out:

1. "A progressive is ...

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Little Time To Celebrate Iowa; It's On To New Hampshire

Tuesday, February 02, 2016

Caucus night is over. Sen. Ted Cruz was the winner on the Republican side and Hillary Clinton pulled out victory in a very close race with Sen. Bernie Sanders. New Hampshire holds a primary next week.

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A Night Of Surprises And Nail Biting In Iowa

Tuesday, February 02, 2016

Donald Trump didn't fulfill his late polling promise — finishing second to Ted Cruz in the GOP race. And Hillary Clinton barely squeezed past Bernie Sanders to claim victory on the Democratic side.

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First Voting Set To Begin In Iowa Caucuses

Monday, February 01, 2016

Iowa voters began gathering for the start of the caucuses Monday night. NPR reports from a Republican caucus site in Urbandale, Iowa.

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