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GOP author of CHIPS Act says law did not intend government stake in Intel

Sen. Todd Young (Ind.), the Republican senator who drafted the legislation that became the foundation of the CHIPS and Science Act, said the law was...

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Trump’s federal stake in Intel prompts GOP complaints

President Trump’s announcement that the federal government would take a 10 percent stake in Intel, once the nation’s most successful chip...

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Republican civil war erupts over earmarks in funding bills

The return of earmarks to the annual appropriations bills has sparked a battle among Republicans on Capitol Hill, pitting fiscal hawks against members...

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Schiff questions funds spent changing water level during Vance kayaking trip

California Sen. Adam Schiff (D) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other senior Trump administration officials Thursday expressing...

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Democrats warn Cantor Fitzgerald about tariff-related trades; note firm's link to Lutnick

Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) have warned Cantor...

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Democrats demand answers on FBI efforts to track Texas Democrats

The ranking Democratic members of two key House committees have written a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel to express...

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GOP's FBI talk on Texas sparks firestorm with Democrats

Claims by Texas Republicans that the FBI is getting involved in efforts to track down and possibly detain Democratic state lawmakers who fled Texas to...

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Cornyn: FBI director has responded to request to help arrest runaway Texas Democrats

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) says FBI Director Kash Patel has responded to his request to help state and local law enforcement locate or arrest Texas...

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US Chamber takes lead in selling Trump, GOP 'big, beautiful bill' after Medicaid fight

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is taking the lead in helping congressional Republican sell President Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill Act to a...

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Are 'pocket rescissions' legal? Congressional watchdog says 'no'

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said this week that "pocket rescissions," a controversial maneuver that President Trump’s budget...

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Democratic lawmaker introduces resolution opposing clemency for Ghislaine Maxwell

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) introduced a resolution Tuesday urging President Trump and the Department of Justice not to offer any form of...

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Schatz locks down votes to replace Durbin as whip

Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz (D) has locked down the votes he needs to replace Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) as Senate Democratic whip once Durbin retires...

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Republicans fear Trump tariffs are cutting into economy

Republicans on Capitol Hill are feeling jittery about the economy after the latest jobs report showed the economy added far fewer jobs than previously...

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GOP lawmakers caution Trump, Bondi on Maxwell pardon

Republican lawmakers are cautioning President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to be very careful about granting a pardon to Ghislaine Maxwell,...

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Schumer, Jeffries demand GOP leaders meet on government shutdown deadline

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) sent a letter to Republican leaders Monday demanding...

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Schumer on weak jobs report: 'Chickens are coming home to roost' on trade war

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Friday blasted President Trump’s management of the economy after a new report from the Labor...

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Thune: Recess appointments on table as Senate faces backlog of nominees

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says putting the Senate into an extended recess to allow President Trump to make recess appointments to...

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Tillis declares he won’t 'go nuclear' to change rules to speed up Trump nominees

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Thursday he would not support a simple-majority vote to change the Senate’s rules on order to speed up the...

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Trump tirade against Grassley irritates Republican senators

Republican senators were appalled by President Trump’s rough treatment of 91-year-old Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa), the Senate’s most senior...

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Grassley says he was 'offended' and 'disappointed' by Trump’s insults

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the Senate’s president pro tempore and chairman of the powerful Judiciary Committee, said he was “offended” and...

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Booker blows up at Democrats on Senate floor: 'Willing to be complicit' with Trump

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) blew up at fellow Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) in a heated back-and-forth on the...

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FBI should conduct threat assessment of Epstein files: Schumer

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) called on the FBI Tuesday to conduct a counterintelligence threat assessment of files connected to...

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Durbin demands recordings of Ghislaine Maxwell-Department of Justice talks

Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Dick Durbin (Ill.) is demanding that the Justice Department turn over all recordings, transcripts and notes...

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Senate GOP quietly urges House to shift approach on shutdown talk

Senate Republicans say President Trump has made it clear that he doesn't want a government shutdown, and they're urging House GOP lawmakers to tone...

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GOP senator objects to second Democratic request in eight days to release Epstein files

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R) on Thursday objected to a Democratic resolution demanding the Department of Justice release all files related to...

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GOP dysfunction over Epstein leaves Senate Republicans angry with House

Senate Republicans are not happy with House conservatives they view as hijacking the congressional agenda to make the disclosure of Jeffrey...

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Senate confirms Hurley as under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence

The Senate voted 51-47 Wednesday to confirm John Hurley, President Trump’s nominee to serve as under secretary for terrorism and financial...

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Paul urges DOJ to charge Fauci to test pardon

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, is calling on the Justice Department (DOJ) to charge former senior...

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Democrats divided over looming government shutdown fight

Democrats are deeply divided over how hard to press their leverage with President Trump and his Republican allies on getting concessions in a bill to...

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Senate Democrats agree to advance military construction, veterans spending bill

Senate Democrats on Tuesday cautiously agreed to advance bipartisan legislation funding military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs,...

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Wielding influence and fear, Trump is most powerful president in decades

President Trump has emerged as the most powerful president of either party in decades, wielding enormous clout within the GOP especially on Capitol...

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Republicans fear Washington headed for shutdown after bruising spending fights

Republican lawmakers fear Washington may be headed for a government shutdown later this year after two bruising fights over President Trump's One Big,...

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McConnell evolves from GOP leader to Senate wild card

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) has emerged as one of the biggest wild cards in the Senate, keeping his Republican colleagues...

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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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