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Republicans blast Trump's economic messaging: No more doll talk

Senate Republicans have a request for President Trump: Stop talking about dolls. Questions about tariffs and their economic impact have prompted...

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Republicans grow antsy after Trump comments on tariffs, recession

Senate Republicans on Monday grew increasingly nervous after President Trump's comments over the weekend that some of his tariffs could be permanent...

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Senate Democrats lament missed chance after tariff vote tumult

Senate Democrats are trying to pick up the pieces after Republicans were able to kill off an attempt to scrap President Trump's “Liberation Day”...

02.05.2025 30

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Senate resolution to scrap Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs fails despite some GOP support

A Senate vote to scrap President Trump's wide-ranging "Liberation Day" tariffs narrowly failed on Wednesday, sparing Republicans a second consecutive...

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White House sets new July 4 deadline for Trump tax agenda 

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that July 4 is the new deadline for lawmakers to pass President Trump's ambitious tax agenda.  Bessent...

29.04.2025 3

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GOP blames tariffs, economic uncertainty for low Trump approval rating

Republicans on Capitol Hill are laying the blame for the recent dip in President Trump’s approval ratings at the feet of economic and tariff...

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Durbin has ‘no plans’ to endorse in Democratic leadership race for his successor

Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Monday said he plans to publicly stay out of any potential fight to replace him as the No. 2 Senate...

29.04.2025 3

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GOP stares down crucial stretch to pass Trump agenda

Republicans on Capitol Hill rolled the dice earlier this month when they pushed off decisions on a host of details for their package full of President...

28.04.2025 30

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Senate Republican: Hegseth is ‘going to need some help around him’

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) on Wednesday said he still has faith in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, but he cautioned Hegseth might need some assistance...

23.04.2025 2

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Republicans get new case of heartburn over Hegseth

Senate Republicans are experiencing a new case of heartburn over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after a spate of Pentagon staff firings in recent...

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Senate GOP braces for primary headaches after 2024 break

After a two-year hiatus, Senate GOP primaries are on the way back. Senate Republicans are bracing for a midterm cycle that could be littered with...

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Van Hollen on Abrego Garcia meeting: ‘Nobody drank any margaritas’

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (R-Md.) on Friday tried to debunk conspiracy theories that he was having a margarita with Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador,...

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Van Hollen blocked from visiting mistakenly deported man in El Salvador

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said he and a lawyer for the family of Kilmar Abrego Garcia were stopped at a security checkpoint in El Salvador on...

17.04.2025 2

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Democrats fear chances of bringing home mistakenly deported man slipping away

Congressional Democrats are growing concerned that their hopes of bringing home a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to a high-security prison...

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Schumer: El Salvador refusal to return mistakenly deported man 'pure nonsense' 

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) panned Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Monday after he said that he has no plans to return a...

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GOP mood grows darker on Trump tariffs as markets give up their gains

Glimmers of optimism surrounding President Trump’s tariffs quickly faded on Tuesday as the White House dug in on the threat of new levies, the...

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Republicans rattled by tariff troubles begin to push back on Trump

Cracks are growing between congressional Republicans and former President Trump over his tariff policy, with some lawmakers looking to strip him of...

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Spotlight turns to Booker as Dems look to fill leadership void

Sen. Cory Booker’s (D-N.J.) record-breaking Senate speech this week is putting him squarely in the political spotlight as Democrats wonder whether...

06.04.2025 20

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Republicans pass budget bill amendment aimed at protecting Medicaid, Medicare

Senate Republicans on Friday backed an amendment to their budget resolution aimed at protecting Medicare and Medicaid. The amendment, which passed...

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Democrats peel away some Republicans on Trump budget bill amendment votes

Several Republicans have broken with their party and voted for Democratic amendments are part of a marathon series of votes Friday night. None of the...

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Senate vote-a-rama on Trump budget bill kicks off

The Senate on Friday night kicked off its vote-a-rama, a process that is likely to conclude with Republicans adopting the budget resolution that will...

05.04.2025 6

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Senate advances blueprint for Trump tax cuts, other top priorities

The Senate on Thursday advanced its budget resolution, teeing up a weekend vote on a blueprint for President Trump's tax agenda and other top...

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Senate GOP unease sets in after Trump tariff rollout 

Senate Republicans are feeling increasingly uneasy after President Trump rolled out his “Liberation Day” batch of tariffs, which are threatening...

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Booker sets record for longest Senate speech in history

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Tuesday set a new record for the longest floor speech in Senate history, having held the floor for 25 hours and 5 minutes...

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Booker talks through the night in marathon floor speech to protest Trump 

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) pulled an all-nighter, delivering a marathon speech on the Senate floor that lasted well into Tuesday morning in a push to...

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Schumer, Democrats seek to get off the mat amid new Trump controversy

Democrats and their embattled Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have received a welcome change to rebound amid the controversy surrounding the...

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Schumer says Hegseth should be fired

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should be fired after he unveiled strike plans in Yemen...

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Kelly, Gallego call on Hegseth to resign over war plans Signal chat

Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) called on Wednesday for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign after The Atlantic revealed...

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GOP rallies behind debt limit hike in Trump tax bill, speedy timeline

Top Republican lawmakers emerged from a meeting at the Treasury Department on Tuesday saying the House and Senate are moving closer together on key...

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GOP airs concerns — but treads lightly — over war plans Signal chat: 'It's just wrong'

Congressional Republicans on Monday aired concerns about the Trump administration’s handling of classified material after a report showed top...

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Schumer blasts Trump officials for war plans Signal chat

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) panned the Trump administration over Monday’s “stunning” report that top officials used an...

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GOP heads into key stretch for ambitious Trump tax cut plan 

Republicans on Capitol Hill are staring down a key three-week stretch in their effort to enact President Trump’s ambitious tax agenda, with hopes...

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These 10 Democrats voted to advance the GOP funding bill

Ten Senate Democrats helped Republicans advance a GOP-crafted stopgap spending bill, paving the way for it to pass ahead of the midnight deadline...

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Thune 'open' to giving Dems amendment vote to help keep government open

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Thursday that Republicans are open to giving Democrats an amendment vote on a monthlong stopgap...

13.03.2025 10

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Senate Democrats struggle with funding dilemma as shutdown deadline looms

Senate Democrats are staring down a major dilemma as they agonize over how to handle the GOP’s stopgap spending bill in the face of a potential...

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Republicans warn Trump not to let trade war drag as he doubles down on tariff threats

Senate Republicans are warning President Trump to not let his trade war drag on as his latest escalation sent Wall Street further into turmoil. Trump...

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Senate GOP frets as Wall Street takes dip over tariffs, talk of recession

Senate Republicans expressed new worries about the economy Monday after Wall Street had one of its worst days in years amid a trade war and remarks...

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Senate confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor secretary

The Senate on Monday confirmed former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) to lead the Department of Labor, cementing another of President Trump’s...

11.03.2025 10

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3 groups to watch in the final push to fund the government

The government will shut down next Saturday morning unless Congress can rally around a funding measure by the end of the week, setting up the first...

08.03.2025 40

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Senate GOP defends Trump's Ukraine aid pause as negotiating tactic

Senate Republicans are defending President Trump's decision to pause aid for Ukraine as a negotiating tactic days after his public spat with Ukrainian...

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Senate negotiators look at dueling options to avert government shutdown 

Top appropriators are still in search of a deal to fund the government with 10 days until a shutdown deadline, as talk in the Senate turn to two...

04.03.2025 2

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Republicans block measure condemning Trump administration vote on UN Russia resolution

Senate Republicans on Thursday objected to an effort by Democrats to condemn the Trump administration's decision to vote against a United Nations...

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Senate Republicans seek major changes to House-passed Trump budget bill

Senate Republicans are staring down a major fight to overhaul the House's budget resolution as lawmakers eye big changes. Speaker Mike Johnson...

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Musk push to downsize federal workforce runs into Cabinet roadblock

Elon Musk's push to reduce the federal workforce is running into headwinds as Senate-confirmed Cabinet and agency officials block his immediate...

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Senate Republicans criticize Musk over email to government employees

Senate Republicans on Monday criticized Elon Musk’s directive for federal government employees to lose their jobs if they did not send in a...

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McConnell becomes maverick for Trump, GOP Senate

Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) decision to conclude his storied political career marks the end of an era for Senate Republicans, especially as the...

22.02.2025 30

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Senate adopts budget resolution after marathon overnight vote-a-rama

The Senate on Friday adopted a budget resolution intended to serve as a blueprint to deliver the first part of President Trump’s agenda. Senators...

21.02.2025 6

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Senate GOP dismayed by Trump, Zelensky war of words

Public comments from President Trump blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia’s invasion of his country are unnerving Senate...

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Senate confirms Kelly Loeffler to lead Small Business Administration

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) to lead the Small Business Administration (SBA), keeping up a frantic pace to...

19.02.2025 5

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Senate Republicans open to DOGE access to IRS but urge guardrails

Senate Republicans on Tuesday said they are open to the idea of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) accessing the IRS’s...

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