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Senate advances Mullin to head Department of Homeland Security

The Senate voted Sunday to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s (R-Okla.) to succeed Kristi Noem as secretary of Homeland Security, taking a step toward...

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Cruz proposes splitting ICE from Homeland Security funding bill to end airport chaos

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a leading Senate conservative, is proposing to colleagues the idea of splitting off Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...

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Republicans reject Democrats’ effort to pay TSA by suspending Senate rules

Senate Republicans on Saturday voted against an unusual procedural gambit by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to suspend the Senate...

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Democrats block SAVE America Act amendment to bar transgender athletes in women’s sports

Senate Democrats voted Saturday to defeat a Republican-sponsored amendment to the SAVE America Act that would prohibit transgender athletes from...

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DHS shutdown stretches to 35 days as Democrats block funding bill

The shutdown of the Department of the Homeland Security (DHS) stretched to 35 days on Friday as Senate Democrats voted to block a House-passed bill to...

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Senate passes measure prohibiting preferential airport screening for lawmakers

The Senate approved by unanimous consent Thursday a proposal to end the special treatment members of Congress get at airports that allows them to...

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Senate GOP plows forward on SAVE America Act amid pressure from right

The Senate is planning to debate and vote on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, called the SAVE America Act, through this weekend as Senate...

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White House seeks to circumvent Schumer on potential DHS funding deal

White House border czar Tom Homan met with a group of centrist Democrats at the Capitol on Thursday, circumventing Senate Democratic Leader Chuck...

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Illinois Democratic nominee says she wouldn’t support Schumer as Senate leader

Illinois Lieutenant Gov. Juliana Stratton, the Democrat favored to win the race to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), says she won’t support Sen....

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Thune: Rand Paul, Mullin ‘have some personal history’ they must ‘work through’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says that Senate Homeland Security Committee Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.),...

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GOP debate on SAVE America Act morphs into 'circular firing squad'

Senate Republicans say the debate within their conference over how hard to push for passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America)...

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Republicans defeat resolution to halt US military strikes against Iran

Senate Republicans on Wednesday defeated a Democratic-sponsored motion to advance a war powers resolution to halt President Trump’s military strikes...

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Thune: Republicans will use SAVE Act in midterms if Democrats don't get 'on board'

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says Republicans will attack Democrats in the fall elections for failing to enact the SAVE America Act if...

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GOP tempers flare over how to pass SAVE America Act

Tempers are starting to boil within the Senate Republican Conference as disagreements arise over how to handle President Trump’s No. 1 legislative...

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Senate votes to begin marathon debate on SAVE America Act

The Senate voted Tuesday to begin a long and contentious debate over the SAVE America Act, a bill that would require people to show documented proof...

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White House reviews Democratic offer to reopen Homeland Security

White House negotiators are reviewing a Democratic proposal to fund and reopen the Department of Homeland Security, but the talks are inching along...

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Tillis blasts GOP's 'lazy and unstrategic' handling of Texas GOP primary, SAVE Act

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) says he’s getting tired of Republicans being “lazy and unstrategic” amid intraparty disputes over both the SAVE...

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Republicans collide with Trump over no-excuse absentee voting, SAVE Act

President Trump's push to eliminate voting by mail without excuses such as illness or military duty, a component of the Safeguard American Voter...

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Schumer says SAVE America Act among ‘most despicable’ bills he’s ever seen

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is calling the SAVE America Act, the voting reform legislation that Senate Republicans will bring to the...

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Trump allies plan Senate floor takeover to pass SAVE America Act

President Trump’s allies are planning to take over the Senate floor this week in a bid to pass the SAVE America Act, setting up a major test for...

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Senate Democrat links budget cuts to Iran school bombing

Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), who served on the U.S. National Security Council during the Obama administration, says that the missile strike on an...

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TSA lines at airports add pressure on lawmakers to end DHS shutdown

Growing security lines at airports around the country are putting pressure on both White House and Senate Democratic negotiators to reach a deal to...

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Democrats block bill to reopen Homeland Security amid 27-day shutdown

Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a motion to proceed to a House-passed bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the 27-day...

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Fetterman says he won’t vote for SAVE Act ‘in its current state’

With Fetterman stating his opposition, every Democrat is expected to vote no on the bill.

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GOP senators warn Trump that shaky economy could spell election disaster

Republican senators are getting louder in warning President Trump that economic headwinds caused by the administration’s tariff regime combined with...

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Hawley introduces bill to remove FDA approval for Mifepristone

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Wednesday unveiled legislation to remove Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the use of mifepristone to end...

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Thune quashes Trump push to reform filibuster for SAVE Act

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told GOP colleagues Tuesday that they don’t have the votes to pass a House-approved voting reform bill...

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Thune rejects Trump on SAVE Act: ‘The votes aren’t there for a talking filibuster’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Tuesday bluntly rejected President Trump’s call to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility...

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Paul: ‘Very hard’ to debate war powers once combat begins

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the only Republican senator to vote last week for a resolution to halt military action against Iran, says it will be very hard...

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GOP leaders, Trump see tensions flare over Senate filibuster

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is standing his ground against President Trump’s campaign to pressure Republicans to radically...

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Democrats vow to shut down Senate over Iran conflict

A group of Senate Democrats are threatening to use every procedural tool at their disposal to hold up business on the Senate floor unless Secretary of...

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Schumer calls on Trump to tap Strategic Petroleum reserve amid rising oil prices

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Sunday called on President Trump to immediately release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve amid...

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Noem’s ouster could pave way to reopen shuttered Homeland Security Department

The ouster of Kristi Noem opens the path for a potential deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, according to Senate sources familiar with...

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Democrat Welch praises Markwayne Mullin, Trump's DHS pick to replace Noem, as ‘competent,‘ 'honest’

Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) says that Senate will confirm Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to replace Kristi Noem as secretary of Homeland Security,...

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How Kristi Noem finally lost Trump’s trust

Kristi Noem’s assertion at a Senate hearing Tuesday that President Trump had given his blessing to a $220 million Department of Homeland Security...

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Mullin 'surprised' by Trump’s call tapping him as Homeland Security secretary

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said he was surprised by President Trump’s call Thursday informing him that he would be tapped to replace ousted...

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Fetterman defends support for Trump Iran operation: ‘This is a good thing’

Centrist Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday defended President Trump’s massive military operation against Iran as a “good thing” and...

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Senate Republicans defeat measure to halt Iran strikes despite growing anxieties

Senate Republicans voted largely along party lines Wednesday to defeat a bipartisan War Powers resolution to halt military action against Iran, even...

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Exclusive: Bennet pushes back on Polis, urges governor not to ‘capitulate’ to Trump on Peters sentence

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) is urging Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) not to “capitulate” to President Trump and commute the sentence of Tina...

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Young, key Senate GOP vote, will oppose war powers resolution

Sen. Todd Young (Ind.), a key Senate GOP vote, announced Wednesday that he will oppose a war powers resolution to prohibit further military action...

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Trump likely to get free hand on Iran from badly divided Congress

Deep partisan divisions over how to respond to President Trump’s war against Iran are likely to give the president a free hand to launch missile...

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Thune: Trump has authority to extend Iran strikes beyond 60 days

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Tuesday that President Trump has all the power he needs under the Constitution to conduct...

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Sanders proposes $4.4 trillion tax on billionaires

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has teamed up with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) to propose a 5 percent annual wealth tax on the nation’s billionaires that...

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Senate Democrat rips Trump, Netanyahu over 'dumb war'

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) on Monday ripped President Trump for “following” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in launching a major...

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GOP, Democrats both face political risks from fast-moving Iran war

Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are scrambling to respond to the fast-developing conflict with Iran that has embroiled several U.S. allies...

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Lawmakers: Israeli plan to attack Iran dictated Trump’s decision on strikes

Senior lawmakers in both parties said on Monday that the Trump administration’s decision to launch bombing and missile strikes across Iran this...

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Ted Cruz: 'No indication' that Iran was 'close to getting nuclear weapons'

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Sunday said there was “no indication” that Tehran was “close to getting nuclear weapons” after the United States...

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TSA moves to center of shutdown drama as jittery lawmakers offer warnings for economy

Republican and Democratic senators are quietly mulling ways to limit the impact of a prolonged government shutdown on air travel and, by extension,...

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GOP, Trump set for war powers confrontation with Democrats after Iran strikes

Lawmakers in both parties are bracing for a showdown in Congress this week over President Trump’s authorities as commander-in-chief after weekend...

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Democratic senator: No end to Iran conflict in sight

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, warned on Sunday that there’s no end in sight to the escalating...

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