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Senate GOP gets back in line with Trump over the Iran war

The Senate late Wednesday night in a 47-50-1 vote opted not to rebuke the Trump administration a second time over its military conflict in Iran, as...

24.06.2026 1

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Bipartisan funding bills stall as Senate Republicans press forward without Democrats

Senate Republicans are preparing to push ahead on next year’s government funding bill without Democratic buy-in, with the stalemate threatening to...

24.06.2026 1

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Senate overwhelmingly passes sweeping bipartisan housing affordability bill

The Senate on Monday overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan bill aimed at lowering housing costs, sending the legislation to the House. The rare show of...

22.06.2026 5

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Cornyn: Trump ‘seems to revel in chaos’

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) says he no longer talks regularly with President Trump after losing his primary to a Trump-backed opponent last month, and...

22.06.2026 4

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Congress is finally set to pass a housing bill: Here's what it would do

Congress is on the verge of passing a bipartisan housing package after months of often tense negotiations between House and Senate Republicans, a...

21.06.2026 30

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Bipartisan Senate duo looks to help more small businesses sell goods overseas

A bipartisan pair of lawmakers, Sens. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), will introduce a bill Thursday aimed at helping American...

18.06.2026 3

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Senate GOP frustrations grow as Trump blocks Republican victories

Republican senators are growing tired of the White House throwing curveballs into things they want to get done. For example, many Republican senators...

18.06.2026 3

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Senate GOP quietly seeks to curb Trump troop moves from Europe

Republicans in Congress are quietly trying to take back influence from the Trump administration when it comes to the U.S. role in NATO, as lawmakers...

17.06.2026 3

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Senate votes to consider bipartisan housing bill after months of GOP infighting

The Senate voted 87-8 on Tuesday to consider a bipartisan housing bill after months of haggling between the House and Senate GOP. The version...

16.06.2026 3

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Blanche begins confirmation process by meeting GOP Sen. Grassley

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche began meeting with Republican senators Monday as he launches a monthlong confirmation process. Sen. Chuck...

15.06.2026 6

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Cornyn spars with conservatives online over SAVE America Act

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) took to the social platform X throughout Thursday night and Friday morning to vent some frustrations with conservatives,...

12.06.2026 3

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Government funding hits a wall as senators point finger at other party

The process of funding the government is hitting a wall in the Senate, and lawmakers aren’t optimistic about finding a solution as a uniquely...

11.06.2026 8

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Blanche nomination collides with anger over anti-weaponization fund

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for the permanent post is set to collide with the intense anger still percolating among several...

10.06.2026 5

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Collins, McConnell: 'Safe to conclude' third reconciliation bill not happening

Two senior Republican senators on Tuesday agreed Congress is unlikely to pass a third reconciliation bill, cautioning against relying on the...

09.06.2026 8

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Republicans face high stakes for their crammed summer agenda

Republicans in Congress are staring down a busy to-do list now that they’re nearing the end of the arduous process to fund immigration enforcement...

06.06.2026 10

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Platner memo cites polling, fundraising to argue sexting scandal won't slow him in Maine

Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner in a new memo is seeking to reassure his supporters, pointing to his fundraising and high polls to argue he...

03.06.2026 9

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Graham Platner makes his case to Senate Democrats amid latest controversy

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner met with Senate Democrats in Washington on Tuesday as he seeks to stem a wave of scandals and shore...

02.06.2026 10

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Trump’s Jan. 6 story becomes GOP’s status quo

President Trump’s narrative about Jan. 6, 2021, has become the dominant one in the Republican Party, as candidates and prominent lawmakers backing...

02.06.2026 10

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Senators still hope for details on a deal to pause the war in Iran as talks falter

Senate Democrats and Republicans alike have high hopes for a deal to end the Iran War and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. But a shaky ceasefire between...

02.06.2026 10

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This week on the Hill: Reconciliation bill runs up against Republican infighting

Monday was supposed to be the deadline for getting an immigration enforcement funding package on President Trump’s desk. Instead, the Senate will...

01.06.2026 9

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