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Grassley, Whitehouse blast Treasury decision on FinCEN

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) issued a statement Thursday blasting the Treasury Department’s decision to exempt 99...

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USS Abraham Lincoln: Senate Democrats press Hegseth for answers on reports of attempted suicides

Senate Democrats are pressing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Trump administration for more information about conditions aboard the USS...

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GOP senators not happy with Trump administration’s handling of Iran funding request

Republican senators are criticizing the Trump administration’s handling of an emergency request for $70 billion in defense spending to cover the...

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Tim Scott, NRSC chair, backs Graham for South Carolina Senate seat

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), announced Wednesday that he voted for Sen. Darline...

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GOP worries time running out on Trump’s agenda with Congress

The Senate’s departure for a five-week August recess leaves big political fights for September and the postelection lame-duck session, setting up a...

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GOP senators rally behind Thune in response to Trump jabs at leader

Senate Republicans are rallying behind Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) after President Trump declined to support the GOP leader serving...

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Senate embarks on recess after funding government and confirming Blanche, punting other priorities

The Senate adjourned for a five-week recess early Saturday morning after passing a bill to fund the federal government until Dec. 11 and confirming...

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Senate passes stopgap funding bill to prevent shutdown ahead of midterms

The Senate voted early Saturday morning to fund the federal government until Dec. 11 with the aim of averting another government shutdown before the...

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Thune, Trump, Senate conservatives reach deal to set aside budget, SAVE America Act impasse

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), President Trump and Senate conservatives reached a deal Friday night to set aside a vote on a budget...

07.08.2026 4

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Trump urges GOP to keep Senate in session until college sports bill passes

President Trump on Friday ramped up the pressure on Senate Republicans to cancel part of their August recess, this time urging embattled GOP senators...

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Cassidy will support Blanche, sealing confirmation to head Justice Department

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) announced on Friday morning that he will support Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney general, all but ensuring...

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Murkowski will oppose Blanche nomination, putting it in danger of stalling

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Friday became the second Republican senator to announce she will vote against acting Attorney General Todd...

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Thune, Schumer wrestle over deal to fund government, start August recess

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) are working on a deal to fund the federal government and start...

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Husted, GOP Ohio senator facing reelection, calls on Miller to resign over abuse allegations

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) broke his silence on the abuse allegations against Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) Wednesday and called for his fellow Ohio...

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Vance meets with Senate GOP to help settle fight over hemp language in funding stopgap

Vice President Vance met with Senate Republicans at the Capitol Thursday to discuss how to move the Republican agenda, which has stalled in part...

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Kudlow tells Senate Republican that 'polls are lousy'

Fox Business host Larry Kudlow, who served as National Economic Council director during President Trump’s first term, scolded Sen. Tommy Tuberville...

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Kudlow tells Senate Republican that 'polls are lousy'

Fox Business host Larry Kudlow, who served as National Economic Council director during President Trump’s first term, scolded Sen. Tommy Tuberville...

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GOP infighting erupts as Thune warns of legislative ‘trainwreck’

Internal squabbles erupted in the Senate Republican conference Wednesday as GOP senators battled each other and the White House over a variety of...

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Fetterman to oppose Blanche's nomination to head Justice Department

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) says he will vote against acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve in the role permanently, putting...

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Senate GOP scrambles for August exit strategy that doesn't anger Trump

Senate Republicans are scrambling for a plan to exit Washington for a five-week August recess that won’t anger President Trump, who has demanded...

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Collins will oppose Blanche, narrowing nominee’s path to confirmation

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who is facing a tough reelection in a state carried by Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024, announced on Tuesday that she...

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Blanche nomination has momentum, despite a few GOP obstacles

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation to the permanent post faces hurdles in the Senate even after the dramatic deal involving...

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Cornyn reaches deal with Justice Department to allow Blanche nomination to advance

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has reached a deal with the Justice Department to end the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund for President Trump's...

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Senate Republicans see Trump as a growing political liability

Senate Republicans say they see President Trump as a growing political liability as they try to hang on to control of the Senate in the 2026 midterm...

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Senate Republican warns Trump against delaying Blanche nomination: 'This place could be very different'

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is warning that President Trump’s threat to withdraw Todd Blanche’s...

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Senate GOP close to cutting deal to avoid shutdown

Senate Republicans are close to cutting a deal with their Democratic counterparts to avoid a government shutdown and rein in a proposed rule from the...

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Senate Republicans block resolution to halt Iran war

Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a resolution directing President Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from hostilities with Iran, despite growing GOP...

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Trump floats pulling Blanche nomination to circumvent Cornyn, Tillis

President Trump on Thursday floated the possibility of temporarily pulling Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney general to circumvent the...

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Trump’s legislative demand falls flat with Senate GOP

Republicans say a budget framework passed last week by the House to enact $73 billion in new defense spending and fund reforms in the SAVE America Act...

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Thune warns there aren’t 50 votes to advance budget resolution after Trump demands action

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) warned Wednesday he does not currently see 50 Republican votes for advancing a budget resolution, after...

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Trump calls on Senate Republicans to adopt budget resolution before recess

President Trump late Tuesday renewed his call on Senate Republicans to adopt a House-passed budget resolution before the upcoming recess that would...

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Trump demands throw Senate GOP into disarray

President Trump’s demands that the Senate cancel its August recess to debate the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act and advance...

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Cornyn says there's no deal on Blanche AG nomination: 'They know what they have to do'

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Tuesday said there is still not a deal with the Trump administration that would pave the way for him to vote for Todd...

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Fetterman dubs El-Sayed 'Pontiac Platner' in response to 'ogre on a pike' quip

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) slammed progressive Michigan senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed as ‘Pontiac Platner’ when asked about El-Sayed’s...

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Rand Paul on Fauci diary entries: 'Level of dishonesty is really astounding'

Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has published Dr. Anthony Fauci’s private diary from when he led the nation’s...

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Trump, Thune clash over canceling August recess to debate SAVE America Act

President Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) clashed on Monday over the idea of canceling the Senate’s August recess to debate the...

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McConnell to skip 'Fancy Farm' picnic; Physician says he's not cleared to return to Senate

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced Monday that he will miss the Fancy Farm annual picnic in Kentucky, the state’s premier political event which...

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Some GOP senators say they will vote to cancel recess over SAVE America Act

Senate conservatives led by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) are calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to cancel the August recess so that they...

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GOP senators warn confidence in Hegseth eroding as Iran war drags on

Republican senators say that confidence is waning in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leadership of the U.S. armed forces as the war with Iran drags...

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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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