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Senate Votes to Rescind Some Trump Tariffs, With G.O.P. Support
The Senate on Wednesday approved a measure that would block some of the tariffs President Trump has imposed on Canada, with a handful of…
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Democrat talking as long as he's "physically able" to protest Trump
Democratic Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey is speaking for as long as he is "physically able" to on the Senate floor Monday evening in…
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Frank Bisignano, Trump’s Pick to Lead Social Security Administration, Faces Senators
Frank Bisignano, President Trump’s pick to the lead the Social Security Administration, faced tough questioning from Senate Democrats on…
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Senate GOP eyes at least $2 trillion in spending cuts for budget package, Daines says
Senate Republicans are "starting to coalesce" around a $2 trillion floor for spending cuts in a party-line budget reconciliation package,…
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Schumer says he won't step down as Senate Democratic leader despite government funding uproar
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won't resign his post, despite pressure from some in his party after he voted to move…
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Schumer: Senate Democrats 'will not impeach judges,' calls Trump 'a lawless, angry man'
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said he and fellow Democrats will not support a Republican-led effort to impeach federal judges…
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Clay Higgins won't run against Bill Cassidy for Louisiana's U.S. Senate seat
Republican Rep. Clay Higgins announced that he would not challenge Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana next year, but predicted an intraparty…
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Roberts criticizes Trump's call for impeaching judge who ruled against his deportation plans
WASHINGTON — The growing clash between President Trump and the federal courts escalated Tuesday, when Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.…
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Senate starts effort to roll back Biden regulations, votes to repeal rule on oil and gas exploration
The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation to repeal a rule that adds costs to oil and gas production on the outer continental shelf -- the…
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune Riding High, for Now, Amid Cabinet Confirmation Spree
‘He’s definitely honored his promise to us that it’s going to be a far more collaborative conference,’ Senator Ron Johnson said. Source link
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The 2026 Senate Map Begins to Take Shape
Senate Republicans are likely to be more on defense than offense in 2026, but the field will be small unless and until the environment…
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Trump thanks Senate GOP for border funding plan
President Trump on Thursday thanked Senate Republicans for their efforts to fund his border agenda, tacitly greenlighting their decision…
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Senate ready to stay up all night to pass GOP budget over objections from Democrats
Senators are ready to stay up all night, launching a budget "vote-a-rama" late Thursday in a crucial, if dreaded, step toward unleashing a…
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McConnell Pledges to Spend Remaining Years in Senate Attending to ‘Unfinished Business’
Republicans expect a competitive GOP primary race to fill his seat in 2026. Source link
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Senate confirms Kash Patel as FBI director
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel as FBI director, handing President Trump's outspoken nominee a green light to overhaul the…
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Senate plows ahead with its budget even though Trump wants the House version
Senate Republicans are moving forward with a vote this week on their budget plan despite President Trump asking both chambers to approve…
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Trump Labor Nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer Faces Pressure at Senate Hearing
President Trump’s pick as labor secretary faced pointed questions from both parties at her Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday over…
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Senate Confirms Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
The Senate on Tuesday voted 51 to 45 to confirm Howard Lutnick to be President Trump’s commerce secretary, putting in place one of the…
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reverses course on childhood vaccine schedule
By Gabe Whisnant is Deputy Weekend Editor at Newsweek based in South Carolina. Prior to joining Newsweek in 2023, he directed daily…
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Column: Democrats belatedly wake up to start battling Trump and Musk
WASHINGTON — A president’s first few weeks in office were once expected to be a “honeymoon,” a pleasant if brief period of bipartisanship…
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Senate Republican warns that Trump's downsizing of federal workforce will do 'more harm than good'
Sen. Lisa Murkowski sounded the alarm over President Trump's efforts to downsize the federal workforce, particularly over the…
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Prominent Cryptocurrency Investor Faces Senate Tax Inquiry
A Senate committee is investigating whether a prominent cryptocurrency investor violated federal tax law to save hundreds of millions of…
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House races against Senate to push forward budget plan for Trump agenda
House Republicans held a marathon markup session Thursday to push forward a budget blueprint that will tee up President Trump's agenda of…
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Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota won't seek reelection, dealing blow to Democrats' hopes to take Senate
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota said Thursday that she won't seek reelection, dealing a blow to her fellow Democrats' hopes of retaking…