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Senate GOP balks at Trump demand to boost defense funding in third reconciliation bill

Senate Republicans say they are in no mood to back President Trump’s demand that Congress use the budget reconciliation process a third time to...

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Senate GOP support erodes for Trump’s Iran war stance

President Trump is facing growing pushback from Senate Republicans over his handling of the military conflict with Iran, leaving Democrats believing...

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Thune open to reconciliation 3.0 for military funding

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says that a third budget reconciliation package to fund the military amid the ongoing conflict with Iran is...

10.06.2026 8

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Trump’s obsession with SAVE America Act puts MAGA’s pressure on John Thune

President Trump's redoubled efforts to oust the Senate parliamentarian and pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act are putting new...

10.06.2026 10

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Thune: White House weighing pick to replace Pulte as long-term DNI

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says the White House is “weighing seriously” a long-term nominee to replace Bill Pulte as the Director...

09.06.2026 10

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GOP cries foul over California, but fails to echo Trump claims

Republican lawmakers are crying foul over progressive Democratic candidate Nithya Raman’s remarkable comeback in the Los Angeles mayor’s race,...

09.06.2026 10

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Hawley blasts 4 Republicans who voted to reject adding voter ID bill to reconciliation package

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is blasting 4 GOP senators who voted against a motion to effectively add the SAVE America Act to a $70 billion budget...

08.06.2026 20

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Tensions grow between Trump and Senate GOP: Five takeaways

Tensions are rising between President Trump and Senate Republicans, and their disagreements spilled into public view this week when GOP senators...

06.06.2026 10

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Senate Democrats block extension of spy powers to protest Trump’s choice of Pulte for DNI

Senate Democrats early Friday morning blocked a motion to begin debate on extending the nation's enhanced surveillance authorities, which are due to...

05.06.2026 10

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Senate passes immigration enforcement funding after clashes over White House ballroom, ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

The Senate voted early Friday morning to pass a $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029,...

05.06.2026 10

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Six GOP senators vote to block Trump from reviving anti-weaponization fund

Six Republican senators voted early Friday morning with Democrats for an amendment sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) to block the Trump...

05.06.2026 10

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Cassidy tries to drive stake in Trump’s anti-weaponization fund

Republican and Democratic senators say that Thursday’s vote-a-rama — a marathon series of votes on amendments to the budget reconciliation package...

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Collins casts 10,000th consecutive Senate vote

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) cast her 10,000th consecutive Senate vote on Thursday night, voting for a Democratic motion to commit the $70 billion...

04.06.2026 3

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Three GOP senators vote to bar Pulte from serving as temporary director of national intelligence

Three Republican senators — Sens. Bill Cassidy (La.), Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) — voted for a Democratic amendment...

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Senate GOP defeats amendment to ban Trump’s anti-weaponization fund

Senate Republicans voted on Thursday morning to defeat an amendment sponsored by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) to prohibit the...

04.06.2026 8

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Senate drama: Republicans wrestle over Schumer amendment on 'anti-weaponization' fund

Senate Republicans are wresting over how to handle a Democratic amendment that would ban implementing the Department of Justice's "anti-weaponization"...

04.06.2026 8

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Republicans see trouble with independents for Trump

Republican senators are growing increasingly concerned about President Trump’s weak polling numbers with independent voters and warn that the GOP...

04.06.2026 10

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McConnell warns about Pulte’s lack of experience to serve as Director of National Intelligence

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned on Wednesday that any person tapped to serve as director of national intelligence (DNI) must have “extensive...

03.06.2026 10

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Senate GOP drops $1 billion for White House ballroom from budget package

Senate Republicans have stripped language providing up to $1 billion for security upgrades to the proposed White House ballroom from a revised budget...

03.06.2026 10

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Thune plans to move forward on stalled $72B budget reconciliation bill Wednesday

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he’s “hopeful” that there are enough Republican votes to advance a $72 billion budget...

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Trump bows to Senate GOP with abandonment of 'anti-weaponization' fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday promised to abandon plans to move forward with an "anti-weaponization" fund criticized as a slush fund...

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Trump bows to Senate GOP with abandonment of 'anti-weaponization' fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday promised to abandon plans to move forward with an "anti-weaponization" fund criticized as a slush fund...

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GOP senators balk at Trump’s pick of Pulte to head national intelligence

Republican senators are expressing bewilderment at President Trump’s choice of Bill Pulte, the director the Federal House Finance Agency, to serve...

02.06.2026 7

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Thune on Pulte pick: ‘We don’t need a weaponized’ director of national intelligence

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters “we don’t need a weaponized” director of national intelligence (DNI) when asked about...

02.06.2026 10

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Cornyn: Paxton ‘absolutely’ endangers Texas Senate seat as GOP nominee

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) says state Attorney General Ken Paxton, his former opponent, will “absolutely” make it tougher for Republicans to...

02.06.2026 10

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Republicans see path forward on reconciliation after administration backs down on anti-weaponization fund

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and other GOP senators see a path for passing the stalled budget reconciliation package funding immigration...

02.06.2026 10

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Sanders says Platner ‘getting through’ marriage problems

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) defended Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Monday and told reporters that he’s not at all rethinking...

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Schumer: Democrats to make all-out effort to kill Trump ‘slush fund’

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) notified Senate Democrats on Monday that they will make a coordinated effort to eliminate the Trump...

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Trump’s Iran peace deal pits Republican vs. Republican

President Trump’s serious consideration of a peace deal with Iran that would open the Strait of Hormuz but also ease sanctions on Iran, a longtime...

01.06.2026 20

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Cornyn shares fable of frog and scorpion after Trump sinks reelection

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) cryptically shared the fable of the frog and the scorpion on social media after President Trump torpedoed his reelection...

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Democrats press Patel for information after ‘VIP snorkel' trip

Senate Democrats led by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) are pressing FBI Director Kash Patel and the Department of...

29.05.2026 10

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Criminal probe of E. Jean Carroll creates major headache for Senate GOP

Media reports that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating E. Jean Carroll — who won an $83 million lawsuit against President Trump in 2024...

29.05.2026 10

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Trump victory in Texas gives him new leverage with Senate GOP

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and other Senate Republicans are under new pressure to deliver on President Trump’s agenda after Sen....

28.05.2026 10

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Senate Republicans battle over future of parliamentarian

Some Senate Republican aides say there is growing support within the Senate GOP conference for ousting the parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough,...

27.05.2026 10

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Trump friction with GOP senators may imperil his agenda, say senators

Senate Republican sources say that President Trump’s agenda for the rest of the year is in serious trouble, including a budget reconciliation...

26.05.2026 20

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Cruz on Blanche's Senate GOP meeting: 'Fireworks at an epic level'

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) says that about half the Senate Republican Conference blasted acting Attorney General Todd Blanche at an explosive meeting in...

22.05.2026 7

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GOP furor over Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund sinks Senate budget reconciliation bill

Senate Republicans blasted acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Thursday over the Trump administration’s proposal to set up a $1.8 billion fund to...

22.05.2026 10

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McConnell slams Blanche over ‘slush fund to pay people who assault cops’

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Thursday slammed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for accepting the Trump...

21.05.2026 6

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Republicans punt on reconciliation amid furious disagreement over 'anti-weaponization' fund

Senate Republicans have cancelled plans to begin voting this week on a budget reconciliation package that would provide approximately $70 billion to...

21.05.2026 20

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Blanche meeting with GOP senators in bid to protect 'anti-weaponization' fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is meeting with Senate Republicans on Thursday to explain how the Trump administration’s compensation fund for...

21.05.2026 20

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Cassidy on Trump ballroom: ‘I just don’t get it’

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) says the White House has done a poor job explaining its plans to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom to Senate Republicans...

21.05.2026 20

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GOP senators warn Trump retribution tour hurts president’s agenda

President Trump’s success in knocking off GOP lawmakers who have defied or criticized him is striking fear among Republicans on Capitol Hill, but...

21.05.2026 20

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Thune: Trump’s targeting of Senate parliamentarian is ‘concerning’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said that President Trump’s harsh attacks on Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough are...

20.05.2026 2

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Senate GOP expresses frustration, anger, sadness as Trump snubs Cornyn in Texas

President Trump’s decision Tuesday to snub Sen. John Cornyn and endorse state Attorney General Ken Paxton in the Texas Senate Republican primary was...

20.05.2026 20

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Senate Republicans fume over Trump backing Paxton in Texas race

Senate Republicans on Tuesday vented their frustration and disappointment over President Trump’s decision to endorse state Attorney General Ken...

19.05.2026 9

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Thune ‘not a big fan’ of Trump administration setting up a $1.8B compensation fund for MAGA allies

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he’s “not a big fan” of the Trump administration’s decision to set up a $1.8 billion legal...

19.05.2026 20

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Senate Democrat on Polis commuting Peters sentence: 'Terrible decision,' 'disqualifying'

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) says Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’s decision to commute the sentence of former county clerk Tina Peters, who was...

19.05.2026 20

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Trump’s ouster of Republican senator sends shockwaves through Senate GOP

The resounding defeat of Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) in Saturday's Louisiana primary has sent shockwaves through the Senate Republican Conference,...

19.05.2026 20

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Tillis urges GOP colleagues to hold budget bill over White House ballroom funding

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is urging his Senate Republican colleagues to delay action on a budget reconciliation package to fund immigration...

18.05.2026 3

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GOP Sen. Cassidy calls out Trump DOJ’s $1.8 billion compensation fund as ‘slush fund’

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), fresh off of his loss in the Louisiana Senate Republican primary, is calling out the Trump administration’s creation of a...

18.05.2026 4

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