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Trump already acting as he’s president as Biden takes lower-key approach

President-elect Trump is seizing the reins of power early and, according to lawmakers in both parties, already acting as president, while Joe Biden,...

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Paul predicts Speaker will be ousted in 2025

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), as part of his annual “Festivus” airing of grievances on social media, said that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will be...

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Shutdown chaos has Republicans worried about moving Trump agenda 

Republican lawmakers say Congress’s near brush with a government shutdown shows that House Republicans do not have a functional majority, giving...

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Senate passes bill to boost Social Security benefits for some

The Senate voted overwhelmingly in the early hours of Saturday to pass legislation to boost Social Security benefits for more than 2 million...

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Senate confirms 235th Biden judge, surpassing Trump’s record

The Senate on Friday confirmed President Biden’s 235th judicial nominee, surpassing the record of 234 judges confirmed during President-elect...

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Democrats pledge to work through Christmas on funding to rebuff Trump’s demands

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) on Friday said she’s ready to stay in Washington “through Christmas” to fight off...

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Senate Republicans fume over 'fiasco' in House

Senate Republicans were left fuming Thursday over what they called the dysfunctional “s--- show” and “fiasco” they witnessed in the House as...

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Senate advances bill to boost Social Security benefits for millions of people

The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to advance a bill to boost Social Security benefits for more than 2 million Americans by repealing two laws...

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Carolina senators threaten to vote against funding deal without disaster money

Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) threatened Thursday to vote against any government funding package that doesn’t include...

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Shutdown odds rapidly rise as House seeks plan B

The odds of a shutdown were rapidly growing on Thursday after President-elect Trump upended the talks by urging GOP lawmakers to shutter the...

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Thune not ready to abolish debt limit in government funding bill

Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Thursday stopped short of embracing a proposal to add language to a year-end spending bill to...

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Hawley: “We need to have a serious look at who is leading this Congress”

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) slammed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for having “cooked” up a massive year-end spending bill that he claims is full of...

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McConnell on funding turmoil: 'Oh, this is the way it's going to be next year'

Outgoing Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) quipped Wednesday evening that Republicans may be in for more turmoil next year after...

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Rand Paul blocks bill to authorize local, state authorities to track drones

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday blocked an effort by Senate Democrats to pass legislation to authorize and provide resources to state and local...

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Senate to act on drone-tracking bill empowering state, local authorities

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says the Senate will act Wednesday on a bipartisan bill to provide authority and resources for state and...

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Trump warns Senate GOP not to fast-track Biden nominees

President-elect Trump warned Senate Republicans Tuesday against cutting a deal with Democrats to fast-track a final batch of President Biden’s...

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GOP battle erupts over Social Security bill

Republican senators battled behind closed doors Tuesday over a proposal to beef up Social Security benefits for people who are eligible for non-Social...

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GOP senator blocks proposal to protect federal workers from Trump 

Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt (Mo.) on Tuesday blocked a request by Democratic senators to pass legislation to protect federal workers from civil...

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Warren asks for conflict-of-interest rules covering Musk

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is expressing her concerns about apparent conflicts of interest posed by Elon Musk serving as a top adviser in the new...

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Senate prepares for Kavanaugh 2.0 with Trump pick Hegseth

Defense Department nominee Pete Hegseth’s plan to release a woman who accused him of sexual assault from a confidentiality agreement sets the stage...

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TikTok CEO meets with Trump at Mar-A-Lago

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew met with President-elect Trump in Florida on Monday, becoming the latest tech leader to hold talks with the incoming president...

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Senate Democrats push plan to abolish Electoral College

Three Democratic senators unveiled a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College system Monday, just over a month after Donald Trump...

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McConnell urges Trump to reject isolationism

Outgoing Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is calling on President-elect Trump to reject isolationists in the Republican Party who will...

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Trump girds for battle with Democrats, Supreme Court over birthright citizenship

President-elect Trump, Democratic lawmakers and the Supreme Court are on a collision course over restricting birthright citizenship, which Trump has...

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McConnell blasts ‘effort to undermine’ polio vaccine linked to RFK Jr.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Friday blasted “specious disinformation that threatens the advance of lifesaving medical...

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Senate Democrats livid with exiting Sinema, Manchin: 'Pathetic'

Senate Democrats were livid after Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), two longtime members of their caucus, voted Wednesday to...

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McConnell working from home after tripping at Capitol

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) missed his usual morning speech to open the Senate Thursday after falling earlier in the week and...

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GOP senators fear House chaos could derail Trump's agenda

Republican senators fear that the narrow House GOP majority in next year’s Congress could rain chaos on President-elect Trump’s agenda and are...

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Bolton: Senators ‘won’t escape history’s judgment’ if they vote to confirm Patel to FBI

John Bolton, President-elect Trump’s former national security adviser, is warning that Republican senators will be judged harshly by history if they...

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Sanders says this will likely be his last term

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), one of the Senate’s most prominent progressives, says he likely won’t run again for the Senate after his fourth term...

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GOP senators say they won’t fight Trump on Jan. 6 pardons

Republican senators who witnessed firsthand the Jan. 6, 2021, ransacking of congressional offices now say it’s up to President-elect Trump whether...

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McConnell receives medical attention after falling

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) received medical attention after falling following a Republican lunch meeting Tuesday. He was spotted...

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GOP senators feel weight of Trump’s loyalty test on nominees

Weeks before even taking office, President-elect Trump is already sorely testing the loyalty of Republican senators by pushing an array of...

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Ted Cruz: CEO-shooting person of interest's views show 'leftism is a mental disease'

Conservative Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) on Monday pointed to what he called the “anti-capitalist” views of the 26-year-old man named as a person of...

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Manchin, Welch unveil bill placing term limits on Supreme Court

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (I) and Vermont Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) have introduced a resolution to impose 18-year term limits on Supreme Court...

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Social Security beneficiaries at risk of delays amid GOP funding fight

Social Security beneficiaries could face longer wait times for service next year unless Congress agrees to the White House budget office’s request...

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Senate GOP sees Hegseth nomination as likely doomed

Pete Hegseth’s nomination to serve as secretary of Defense appears doomed despite his fiery declaration that he’s “not going anywhere,”...

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Ernst, key GOP vote, noncommittal on Hegseth nomination

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst (R) told Fox News in an interview Thursday morning that she’s not ready to support Pete Hegseth’s nomination to serve as...

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Musk meets with Thune at the Capitol

Elon Musk, the co-head of President-elect Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency, met with incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune...

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Graham: 'Anonymous' allegations against Hegseth 'don’t count'

Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), a senior Republican senator who is close to President-elect Trump, said the “anonymous” allegations against Trump’s...

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Hegseth nomination sinking fast in the Senate 

Senate Republicans say Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice to head the Defense Department, faces a very tough path to confirmation in the...

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GOP’s ambitious budget plan faces internal divisions

Republican senators warn incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-S.D.) ambitious proposal to tackle President-elect Trump’s agenda faces...

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Thune lays out plan for separate border and tax reconciliation bills

Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) laid out an ambitious plan at the Senate Republican retreat Tuesday for Congress to move first...

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McConnell cries foul after 2 Democratic judges cancel retirement after Trump victory

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vented his displeasure Monday after two Democratic-appointed federal judges reversed their decisions to...

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Senate Democrats reelect Schumer leadership team, promote Klobuchar

Senate Democrats on Tuesday reelected Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) to serve another two years as the Senate Democratic leader and promoted Sen. Amy...

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Senate Democrat: Kash Patel an 'offensive nomination'

Sen. Alex Padilla (Calif.), a Democratic member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says President-elect Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel to head the...

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Trump FBI pick Kash Patel gets lukewarm reception from GOP senators

President-elect Trump's nomination of Kash Patel to take over as FBI director — effectively firing current FBI Director Christopher Wray, who still...

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Democratic senator blasts Biden's pardon of son

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) blasted President Biden on Monday for putting “personal interest ahead of duty” by granting his son Hunter Biden a...

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Schumer urges Thune to preserve Senate’s 'advice and consent' role on Trump nominees

Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is urging incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to preserve the Senate’s...

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Democratic senators say they bungled border security in 2024

Democratic senators are privately acknowledging that their party committed “political malpractice” by bungling the issue of border security, which...

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