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GOP senators demand answers from Hegseth, Pentagon on targeting boat-strike survivors

Republican senators are demanding answers about who at the Pentagon ordered a follow-up strike to kill the initial survivors of a missile strike...

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GOP pessimism grows over any deal to extend expiring health care subsidies

Senate Republicans don’t see a bipartisan deal to extend enhanced health insurance premium subsidies coming together before the Christmas deadline,...

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GOP lawmakers lack confidence in Trump's plans to tackle costs

Republican senators are panning President Trump's latest proposals to help Americans cope with high prices and a slowing economy, a sign of waning...

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Cory Booker: ‘The Democratic Party has failed in my generation’

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) says “the Democratic Party has failed in my generation” and needs to have a “very tough conversation” about how to...

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GOP lawmakers have deep misgivings about Trump’s emerging Ukraine peace deal

Republicans on Capitol Hill have deep misgivings about President Trump’s emerging deal to end the war in Ukraine, as key GOP lawmakers fear the...

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Republicans dumbfounded by Trump’s calls for harsh retribution against Democratic lawmakers

President Trump's heated rhetorical attacks on Democratic lawmakers, whom he called out as “traitors” who deserve to be jailed, have left his...

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Republican lawmakers grow alarmed over signs of 2026 election wipeout

GOP lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned over signs that the 2026 midterm elections could be a wipeout for Republicans that could cost them...

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Republicans frustrated with Bondi over Epstein, Comey ‘messes’ at DOJ

Senate Republicans are venting their frustration over Attorney General Pam Bondi’s management of thousands of records related to convicted sex...

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GOP senators warn Bondi not to slow-walk release of Epstein files

Republican senators are warning Attorney General Pam Bondi not to slow-walk the public release of records and documents related to the convicted sex...

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GOP chair objects to request to remember slain Saudi journalist during crown prince visit: 'Inappropriate' time 

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair James Risch (R-Idaho) on Wednesday objected to what he called an “inappropriate” request by Sen. Tim...

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Thune fires back at House GOP effort to repeal senators’ $500,000 damages provision

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) poured cold water Wednesday on an effort by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to repeal a provision buried in...

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Senate formally approves bill to force Justice Department to release Epstein files

The Senate on Wednesday morning formally approved the House-passed bill requiring the Justice Department to release all unclassified files related to...

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GOP senators worry Trump’s $2K tariff rebates will add too much to debt

Senate Republicans are wrestling over what to do about President Trump’s proposal to give $2,000 tariff dividend checks to most Americans amid...

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Senate unanimously approves bill to force release of Epstein files

The Senate agreed by unanimous consent Tuesday to approve a House-passed bill to require the Justice Department to release all unclassified records...

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Senate ready to quickly pass bill to release Epstein files

Senators say they are ready to act quickly on a House-passed bill requiring the Justice Department to make public all unclassified records and...

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Thune faces tough call on Epstein docs vote 

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) faces a tough decision this week on how to handle a bill that would direct the Department of Justice to...

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Shutdown fight exposes growing turmoil within Democratic Party  

The 43-day government shutdown has exposed the intensifying battle between progressives and centrists over the direction of the Democratic Party in...

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Senate GOP deeply divided over next steps on rising health care costs

Senate Republicans are deeply divided over how to handle rising health insurance premiums now that the longest government shutdown in American history...

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GOP senator Tuberville predicts Democrats will do 'four or five more shutdowns' if filibuster stays

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), a close ally of President Trump, is predicting that Senate Democrats could shut down the government four or five more...

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New poll shows Stefanik 3 points behind Hochul in New York governor’s race

A new poll shows Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), who is running for governor in New York, trailing Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) by only three percentage...

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Democrats press for investigation into partisan shutdown messages on agency websites

Senate Democrats led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate what they say were...

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Senate passes bill to reopen government; House set to return to DC

The Senate voted Monday evening to end the 41-day government shutdown, setting the stage for the House to reconvene later this week to pick up the...

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Why a handful of Democratic senators decided to end the shutdown

Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.), who nearly a decade ago served as Hillary Clinton’s running mate when she lost the presidency to Donald Trump, was...

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Deal to reopen government slowed by Paul objection on hemp language

Senate Republican and Democratic leaders say they need to resolve an objection from Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) about a provision in the government funding...

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Democratic lawmaker: Schumer 'should be replaced'

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is calling on Senate Democrats to replace Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as leader after eight members of the Senate Democratic...

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Senate votes to advance proposal to end 40-day government shutdown

A group of shutdown-weary Democratic senators voted with Republicans Sunday night to advance a legislative vehicle to reopen the federal government...

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These are the 8 Senate Democrats who voted to end the shutdown

Eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted Sunday evening to proceed to a House-passed continuing resolution, taking a major step toward...

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Democrats shift toward reopening government as key Virginia lawmaker backs deal

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), who represents more than 144,000 federal employees in his home state, announced Sunday that he will support a deal to reopen...

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Senate has enough Democratic votes to reopen government after 40-day shutdown

Senate Democrats emerged from a two-and-a-half-hour caucus meeting Sunday night announcing there will be enough votes in the Senate to reopen the...

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Thune hopes to vote Sunday on proposal to reopen government

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Sunday said that if Democrats vote to advance a House-passed continuing resolution, he will offer as a...

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Deal to reopen government falters over Democrats’ distrust of Trump

Democratic support for a potential deal to reopen the government has crumbled because of deep mistrust among Senate Democrats over whether they can...

07.11.2025 2

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Cruz: Tuesday elections ‘disaster’ for Republicans

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is declaring that Tuesday’s elections in New York, New Jersey, Virginia and other states were a total “disaster” for...

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Democrats to meet to discuss deal to reopen government

Senate Democrats will meet at a special caucus lunch hosted by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) Thursday afternoon to discuss a potential...

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Democrats divided over cutting deal to end shutdown

Senate Democrats are divided over whether Republicans have offered enough to reach a deal to end the government shutdown this week. Several centrist...

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8 Democrats sit at center of potential deal to end government shutdown this week

At least eight moderate Senate Democrats are meeting in hopes of finding a deal to end the monthlong government shutdown, but sources familiar with...

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Thune’s support for filibuster 'unchanged' by Trump demand to nuke it

Senate Majority Leader John Thune's (R-S.D.) support for keeping the 60-vote threshold for passing legislation through the Senate remains...

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GOP senator 'firm no' on Trump's call to eliminate filibuster

Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) says he is a “firm no” on eliminating the Senate filibuster, which requires legislation to have 60 votes to advance,...

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Nation’s largest airlines press Democrats to pass funding stopgap to reopen government

Four of the nation’s largest airlines are pressing Senate Democrats to pass a clean stopgap spending bill to reopen the government amidst growing...

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Republicans battling behind scenes over funding SNAP during shutdown

Cracks are forming in the Senate GOP conference over whether benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) should be allowed to...

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Senate GOP, Democrats looking for 'off-ramp' to end shutdown next week

Senate Republicans and Democrats are trying to hammer out a proposal to end the 30-day government shutdown as soon as next week, as some centrist...

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4 Senate Republicans vote to rebuke Trump in midst of Canada tariff spat

The Senate voted 50 to 46 on Wednesday to eliminate President Trump’s authority to impose steep tariffs on Canada, something he exercised again in...

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Senate Democrats demand 'complete accounting' of Trump's ballroom donors

A group of Senate Democrats led by Sen. Adam Schiff (Calif.) wrote a letter Tuesday to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles demanding a “complete...

29.10.2025 2

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Democrats wobble as pressure to end shutdown ramps up

Senate Democrats are taking a close look at a Republican proposal to pay all federal employees — including essential and furloughed workers — as...

29.10.2025 20

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5 GOP senators vote to pass resolution terminating Trump’s Brazil tariffs

Five Senate Republicans voted with Democrats on Tuesday night to pass a resolution terminating President Trump’s emergency authority to impose steep...

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Senate Democrats block government funding bill for 13th time

Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted for the 13th time to block a House-passed bill to reopen the federal government, despite a plea this week by the...

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GOP, Democrats face rising pressure on multiple fronts to end shutdown

Pressure is building on Democratic and Republican leaders to end the 28-day shutdown after the nation’s largest federal workers union called for an...

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US military buildup in Caribbean continues

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Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown 

Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), the lead Senate Republican negotiator on a bill to pay key federal workers during the shutdown, says he has offered Democrats...

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Disgust with lawmakers may lead GOP, Democrats to seek end to shutdown

Democratic and Republican strategists and pollsters agree that the government shutdown, which will hit the 30-day mark this week, is a growing...

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GOP senators disconcerted by possible $230M Justice Department payout to Trump

Reports this week that President Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him $230 million in compensation for wrongful prosecution is...

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