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Trump presses Thune to move reconciliation framework before August recess as tensions mount

President Trump on Friday pressured Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to immediately take up a House-passed budget resolution to advance...

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Senate Republican: American public 'growing weary' with Iran war

Senate Republican Policy Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) said the American public is “growing weary” with the protracted military...

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Tensions rise between GOP leader Thune, White House over stalled Trump agenda

Tensions are rising between Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and President Trump over the Senate GOP’s inability to pass the Safeguard...

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Thune responds to Leavitt quip that Trump's patience with him 'running out' over SAVE America Act

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) bristled when asked Thursday about White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s statement that...

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Senate GOP blocks measure to end Iran war despite concerns about lack of endgame

Senate Republicans on Thursday defeated a motion to advance a war powers resolution directing President Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from hostilities...

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Thune: ‘I can’t count to 50’ GOP votes on reconciliation 3.0 framework

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Thursday said the votes aren’t there in the Senate to advance a House-passed budget resolution that...

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Paul: ‘We’re worse off than we were before’ Iran war

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has voted repeatedly for resolutions to withdraw U.S. troops from the military conflict with Iran, told reporters...

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GOP senators criticize Trump plan to sell access to Truth Social posts

GOP senators at odds with President Trump are slamming the plan floated by his social media company to sell faster access to the president’s...

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Senate GOP expresses concern over Iran endgame after Hegseth hearing

Senate Republicans are growing increasingly concerned about what they say is a lack of a clear plan to end the military conflict with Iran, warning...

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GOP senator blocks Schumer request to stop Trump from using taxpayer money to ‘max out’ new Air Force One

Republican Sen. Deb Fischer (Neb.) on Wednesday objected to a request from Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) for unanimous consent to...

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Thune on Trump’s Canada tariffs: ‘I’m not a huge fan of tariffs’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Tuesday that he wants to know more about President Trump’s rationale for slapping...

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GOP faces new alarm over Iran as ceasefire implodes

The intensifying military conflict with Iran and its impact on gas prices is sparking fresh alarm among GOP lawmakers, who are urging President Trump...

21.07.2026 9

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Schumer: Trump, family used White House for 'eye-popping profits' while Americans struggle

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and other Senate Democrats on Monday released a report asserting that President Trump and his family...

20.07.2026 10

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GOP fears over shutdown collide with SAVE America Act battle

Senate conservatives allied with President Trump are open to attaching the president's top priority, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE...

20.07.2026 10

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Coons: ‘No concrete evidence’ foreign actors changed election results

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says President Trump produced “no concrete evidence” during...

17.07.2026 9

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Senate Democrat calls for Trump impeachment after election claims

Sen. Ed Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, late Thursday called on Congress to impeach President Trump after the president claimed during a...

17.07.2026 10

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House GOP’s $95B budget reconciliation proposal hits Senate buzzsaw

The House Republican leadership’s proposal for a $95 billion budget reconciliation package —which would include $73 billion to help pay for the...

17.07.2026 10

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Booker: ‘Absurdity’ for Blanche to be concerned about Maxwell safety

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) ripped acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for Wednesday testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee that convicted...

16.07.2026 10

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Fetterman warns he would leave Democratic Party if it turns its back on Israel

Maverick Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has said he has “no plans” to leave the Democratic Party, but he warned on Wednesday that if Democrats...

15.07.2026 4

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Van Hollen, mulling White House bid, says Democrats doing a bad job telling voters what they’re for

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), who is exploring a possible run for president in 2028, says that Democratic leaders have not done a good job explaining...

15.07.2026 1

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Shutdown fears rise as Trump, Democrats gird for September showdown

Senators in both parties say the odds are rising of another government shutdown in September after President Trump demanded that GOP leaders abolish...

15.07.2026 10

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Key GOP senator concerned over Blanche involvement in Trump IRS deal

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a key member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says he is “concerned” about acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s...

14.07.2026 4

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Graham's death, McConnell's absence wreak havoc on GOP agenda

The sudden death of Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who's also a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and the...

14.07.2026 10

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Schiff says he will force Republicans to vote again to end Iran war

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) plans to introduce another war powers resolution to force Republicans to vote again to end the military conflict with Iran...

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Schumer calls Trump administration budget proposal 'lopsided' in call for bipartisan funding bills

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) early Monday called on Senate Republicans to work with Democrats to address what he called President...

13.07.2026 10

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Senate GOP faces array of disagreements with Trump

President Trump and Senate Republicans are looking to get on the same page after battling over an array of disagreements, from the extension of...

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Schumer on Trump election board firings: 'Brazen attempt to seize control'

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Thursday blasted President Trump’s decision to fire members of the bipartisan Election Assistance...

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Democrats fear chances of winning Senate may be slipping away

Democrats’ chances of taking back control of the Senate have suffered with recent developments in Maine and Michigan, complicating their chances of...

10.07.2026 10

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Renewed war with Iran threatens to derail congressional agenda

The faltering of President Trump’s peace deal with Iran throws a wrench into Congress’s agenda as Republican leaders’ plans to pass a defense...

09.07.2026 10

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Schumer: Trump’s Iran deal is 'total, utter disaster'

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) issued a statement Wednesday blasting President Trump’s peace deal with Iran as a “total, utter...

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Trump birthright citizenship push poses headaches for divided GOP

President Trump’s push to pass a new law to restrict birthright citizenship is creating new headaches for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.)...

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McConnell spoke to GOP leaders amid uncertainty about his Senate return

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who has been hospitalized since June 14, spoke to Senate Republican leaders on Monday and Tuesday amid growing...

07.07.2026 10

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Fetterman: Sanders, others need to ‘apologize’ for backing Platner

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said late Monday that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and other prominent progressive voices in the Democratic Party should...

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McConnell’s health emergency sparks questions on whether he will return to Senate

Emergency dispatch audio indicating that someone at Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) home in Washington, D.C., suffered “cardiac arrest” earlier...

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Anti-incumbent mood sweeping country in troubling sign for GOP majorities

A sour, anti-incumbent mood is sweeping across the nation on its 250th anniversary in what political analysts say is an especially troubling sign for...

06.07.2026 20

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Tillis: SAVE America Act is ‘dead’ as time has run out to implement new voting rules

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) says the SAVE America Act, President Trump’s No. 1 legislative priority, is “dead” on Capitol Hill because there is...

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Medics responded to report of ‘cardiac arrest’ at McConnell’s home on day he was hospitalized

Paramedics showed up to Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) Washington, D.C., home near the Senate Hart Building earlier this month to respond to a...

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Schumer, Warren locked in battle over future of Democratic Party

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is locked in a contest for influence with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) over the future of the Senate...

01.07.2026 10

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GOP senators see Iran deal as potential pitfall for Vance in 2028

Republican senators see the conflict with Iran and the peace negotiations led by Vice President Vance as defining issues of the 2028 presidential...

30.06.2026 10

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Cassidy calls out Trump's staff over SAVE America Act insult

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) punched back at President Trump on Monday after Trump called out Cassidy and other GOP senators for not supporting the...

29.06.2026 7

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Senate Ethics panel dismisses Luna complaint against Gallego

The Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed a complaint against Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) filed by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) accusing the...

29.06.2026 7

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Cassidy calls out Trump's staff over SAVE America Act insult

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) punched back at President Trump on Monday after Trump called out Cassidy and other GOP senators for not supporting the SAVE...

29.06.2026 8

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GOP lawmakers fear Trump is out of sync with voters on the economy

GOP lawmakers fear that President Trump is out of sync with them and many American voters on the economy, the biggest issue of the 2024 midterm...

29.06.2026 10

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Senate Democrats press Trump administration to retain all election-related records

Senate Democrats led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) are pressing the Trump...

26.06.2026 10

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Senate GOP scrambling for a strategy to please Trump on SAVE America Act

Senate Republicans are scrambling for a strategy to pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election reform bill, along with $67 billion to $350 billion...

26.06.2026 20

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Cassidy on Trump meeting: ‘I’m not gonna be bullied into silence’

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) says he won’t “be bullied into silence” after he got into a shouting match with President Trump during a meeting at...

25.06.2026 10

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Tensions between Trump, GOP senators go from bad to worse

Tempers are boiling between President Trump and Republican senators after the president ambushed GOP lawmakers on Wednesday by refusing to sign a...

25.06.2026 20

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Cassidy Receives Iran Briefing at White House after Clashing with Trump

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) received a briefing about the Iran conflict from Vice President JD Vance and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff at the White House...

24.06.2026 7

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Donald Trump blows up at Bill Cassidy over Iran war powers resolution

President Trump blew up at Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) during an intense meeting behind closed doors in the Capitol Wednesday after the Republican...

24.06.2026 10

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GOP senators flummoxed by Trump’s housing bill threat: 'Inexplicable,' 'makes no sense'

Senate Republicans expressed shock and bewilderment over President Trump’s threat not to sign a highly-touted bill to address housing affordability,...

24.06.2026 10

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