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Senate passes $9B in cuts to global aid, public broadcasting in win for Trump

The Senate voted early Thursday to claw back $9 billion in federal funding for global aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,...

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GOP senators warn Trump that firing Powell would send 'shock wave' through economy

Senate Republicans are warning President Trump that it would be a big mistake to follow through on his threat to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome...

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Senate poised to hand Trump $9B in cuts, second big legislative victory

Senate Republicans say they have the votes to pass a package of $9 billion in spending cuts, which would give President Trump another big legislative...

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Thune says Senate on track to move $9.4B in funding cuts after locking down key vote

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says the Senate is on track to vote Tuesday evening on a package clawing back approximately $9.4 billion in...

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GOP senators want nothing to do with Trump-Epstein-MAGA controversy

Senate Republicans are scrambling to steer clear of the controversy exploding within their MAGA-aligned party’s base over allegations that the Trump...

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GOP leader faces showdown with Republicans on Trump-backed funding cuts 

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is headed for a showdown this week with a group of Republican senators over a House-passed package that...

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GOP senators fear Musk-Trump beef spells trouble for midterm election

Senate Republicans fear Elon Musk’s beef with President Trump could become a wild-card factor that could cost them seats in 2026 if Musk follows...

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Thune hopes to pass Russia sanctions bill by August

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says it is his “hope” that the Senate passes legislation to place tough sanctions on Russia by the...

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GOP lawmakers dismayed by lack of progress on trade deals

Republicans on Capitol Hill are dismayed that the Trump administration hasn't made more progress in negotiating trade deals and fear the country is...

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McConnell blasts 'restrainers' in Pentagon as Trump resumes Ukraine aid

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) praised President Trump on Tuesday for announcing that he would send additional weapons to...

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Senate GOP not happy with Trump beatdown of Tillis 

Republican senators aren't happy about how President Trump treated Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), whom the president blasted last week on social media...

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Cruz: 'Something went wrong' when camp wasn’t warned of flood

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) said “something went wrong” when the staff at the all-girls Christian summer camp in Kerr County wasn't warned of rising...

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Schumer demands investigation of Trump Weather Service vacancies in wake of Texas flooding

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is demanding that the Commerce Department’s inspector general investigate vacancies at National...

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Thune says Senate Republicans have a deal to pass Trump megabill

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told reporters Tuesday morning that he thinks he has a deal with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to pass...

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Senate defeats Collins proposal to raise taxes on highest earners to help rural hospitals

The Senate voted early Tuesday morning to defeat an amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to create a new top marginal tax rate for the...

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18 GOP senators vote to raise taxes on the rich to pay for rural hospital fund

Eighteen Republican senators, including former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), voted to advance an amendment sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins...

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Conservatives huddle with Thune after plan to cut more from Medicaid stalls

A trio of conservatives pushing for an additional $313 billion in federal Medicaid spending cuts marched into Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s...

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GOP leaders looking to expand enhanced Medicaid matching rate to woo Murkowski

Senate Republican leaders are discussing a proposal to expand an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) matching rate to five states,...

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Another GOP senator warns Medicaid cuts could boomerang on Republicans

West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice (R) says he is a “no” on the amendment proposed by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to stop able-bodied adults without...

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Collins, Murkowski vote with Democrats on striking Planned Parenthood provision from GOP megabill

Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) on Monday sided with Democrats who were trying to strike a provision from the GOP's...

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Trump megabill faces GOP holdouts amid marathon vote-a-rama

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) needs to nail down the support of multiple Republican senators, including at least two moderates and three...

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Fetterman grumbles over marathon vote-a-rama: 'I just want to go home'

Pennsylvania first-term Sen. John Fetterman (D) made it crystal clear Monday morning that he was not feeling enthusiastic about trudging through a...

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McConnell calls Tillis retirement 'big setback' for Senate GOP

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Monday called Sen. Thom Tillis’s (R-N.C.) surprise announcement that he will not run for...

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Schumer warned on Senate decorum rule after ripping GOP colleagues over Trump megabill

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) received a warning from the chamber’s presiding chair after he ripped Republican colleagues for...

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GOP senators unveil amendment to shrink Medicaid by another $313B

Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R) and several Republican allies have unveiled an amendment to President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” that would...

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Democrats accuse GOP of nuking Senate rules to pass Trump megabill

Senate Democrats on Sunday accused Republicans of “going nuclear” to blow up the Senate rules so they can make President Trump’s 2017 tax cuts...

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Senate GOP declines to meet with parliamentarian on whether Trump tax cuts add to deficit

Senate Democrats have tried multiple times to have a meeting with their GOP counterparts and the Senate parliamentarian to decide the crucial...

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CBO says tax piece of GOP megabill could violate Senate Byrd Rule

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that the tax piece of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” a core component of his agenda,...

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Trump megabill narrowly advances in Senate despite two GOP defections

Senate Republicans on Saturday narrowly voted to advance a sprawling 1,000-page bill to enact President Trump’s agenda, despite the opposition of...

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Thune, Vance cut deal with Senate conservatives to save GOP megabill

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Vice President Vance struck a deal Saturday night with a group of Senate conservatives who want bigger...

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Murkowski votes to advance GOP megabill after early misgivings over Medicaid, SNAP cuts

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) voted “aye” on Saturday night to advance the GOP megabill to advance President Trump’s agenda after voicing...

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Collins, Hawley — two key holdouts — will support advancing GOP megabill

Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), two key holdouts, said Saturday that they will vote to advance the Senate’s version of...

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Tillis becomes third GOP senator to oppose Trump’ s big, beautiful bill

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis (R) announced after a meeting with Senate GOP leaders and colleagues Saturday afternoon that he will vote “no” on...

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Sheehy says he'll vote 'yes' to advance Trump megabill, but will lead push against land sales

Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) says he'll vote to advance President Trump's "big, beautiful bill," but will lead an amendment stripping the sale of public...

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Schumer to force reading of 1,000-page GOP mega bill, delaying it by half a day

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) told Democratic senators Saturday that he will force the clerks to read the 1,000-page Republican...

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Republicans restore bill language eliminating $200 fees for silencers and short-barrel rifles

Senate Republicans have revised language in President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” to eliminate the $200 tax stamp for firearm silencers —...

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Revised Senate bill includes updated Lee language to sell public lands

The 940-page bill Senate Republican leaders unveiled Friday night to implement President Trump’s agenda includes a section pushed by Sen. Mike Lee...

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GOP leaders boost rural hospital fund, rewrite Medicaid provisions to save Trump megabill

Senate Republican leaders substantially increased the size of a rural hospital relief fund and rewrote controversial language freezing health care...

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GOP leader sets Saturday vote on Trump 'big, beautiful bill' despite Republican pushback

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told Senate Republicans to expect to see the legislative text of the budget reconciliation package on...

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Bessent to meet with GOP senators in push to finish Trump megabill

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is scheduled to meet with Senate Republicans at lunch Friday in an attempt to keep President Trump’s “big,...

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Republicans scramble to save Trump’s 'big, beautiful bill'

Senate Republicans are scrambling to resurrect President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which stalled Thursday after Parliamentarian Elizabeth...

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GOP senators push back hard on Medicaid cuts, endangering Trump bill

Republican senators are pushing back hard on hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid cuts included in the Senate version of President Trump’s...

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Senate Republicans battle over rural hospital relief fund to offset Medicaid cuts

Senate Republicans including Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) say a new proposal to create a $15 billion relief fund for rural hospitals is not adequate to...

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Key GOP senator warns Medicaid cuts could spell political disaster for Republicans

Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.), one of the most vulnerable Senate Republican incumbents facing re-election in 2026, warned Senate Majority Leader John Thune...

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Senate referee appears open to revised GOP proposal to cut federal food assistance spending

A spokesperson for the Senate Agriculture Committee said Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough appears open to a revised Republican proposal to...

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Murkowski says she has thought about switching to Democratic caucus

Moderate Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) says she has “considered” the possibility of switching to the Senate Democratic caucus when...

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Thune, facing opposition, vows to complete Senate work on Trump bill in days

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is sticking to his ambitious schedule of getting the Republican megabill to President Trump’s desk by...

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GOP senator warns Medicaid cuts could derail Trump megabill

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is warning that President Trump’s megabill could run off the tracks this week if Senate Republican leaders fail to address...

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Senate parliamentarian rejects offshore oil, gas drilling provisions in GOP megabill

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled against provisions in the GOP megabill to enact President Trump’s agenda that would...

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GOP senators warn Medicaid cuts in Trump megabill remain a problem

Republican senators say the massive spending cuts to Medicaid in the megabill GOP leaders hope to pass to enact President Trump’s agenda are still a...

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