The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution to display a plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack, stepping around House Speaker Mike Johnson after he refused to install the memorial despite a federal law requiring it. The resolution directs …
Read More »Indiana Senate Rebuffs Trump’s Push for New Congressional Maps
Indiana’s Republican-dominated Senate voted Tuesday to adjourn until January, defying mounting pressure from President Donald Trump and Gov. Mike Braun to redraw the state’s congressional districts before the 2026 session begins. The 29–19 vote on “organization day,” the ceremonial kickoff of the legislative year, amounted to an explicit rejection of …
Read More »Congress Orders Release of Epstein Files in Rare Rebuke to Trump
Congress moved with rare speed and near unanimity Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, delivering a sweeping bipartisan rebuke to months of resistance from President Donald Trump and Republican leaders. The House voted 427-1 to approve the …
Read More »House to Vote on Repeal of Secret Senate Provision in Shutdown Bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that the House will vote next week to repeal a little-known provision slipped into the bipartisan bill that ended the 43-day government shutdown — a clause that could allow several Republican senators to sue the federal government for up to $500,000 each over a …
Read More »Trump Urges End to Senate Filibuster as Government Shutdown Enters 30th Day
President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the Senate to eliminate the filibuster, demanding that Republicans invoke the so-called “nuclear option” to end a 30-day government shutdown that has stalled funding for federal services and furloughed hundreds of thousands of workers. “It is now time for the Republicans to play …
Read More »Senate Rebukes Trump’s Tariffs as Bipartisan Majority Votes to Roll Back Global Trade Duties
The Senate voted Thursday to overturn many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs around the world, a rare rebuke of his trade policies that came just hours after Trump hailed his latest deal with China as a major economic victory. The resolution — passed 51-47 with four Republicans joining all Democrats …
Read More »Chance of Government Shutdown Rises as Senate Fails to Advance Spending Bill
The U.S. Senate deadlocked Friday over how to fund the government past a deadline at the end of September, escalating the odds of a shutdown and heightening tensions on Capitol Hill. Democrats on a 44-48 vote blocked a seven-week stopgap spending bill that had passed the House just hours earlier, …
Read More »Patel Clashes With Democrats in Senate Hearing
FBI Director Kash Patel endured a contentious oversight hearing Tuesday, fending off heated criticism from Senate Democrats over the bureau’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, the firing of senior agents, and his controversial social media posts during the investigation into the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Appearing before …
Read More »Senate Republicans Trigger ‘Nuclear Option’ to Speed Trump Nominee Confirmations
Senate Republicans on Thursday detonated the so-called “nuclear option” to change chamber rules on a party-line vote, paving the way for President Donald Trump to accelerate confirmation of his executive branch nominees. The 53-45 vote alters long-standing Senate procedure by allowing unlimited numbers of nominees to be confirmed en bloc, …
Read More »Senate Republicans Block Schumer’s Push to Release Epstein Files
The Senate on Wednesday narrowly voted to block an amendment from Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that would have forced the Justice Department to release all Jeffrey Epstein files, a move that has gained bipartisan momentum in the House. In a 51-49 vote, senators agreed to table Schumer’s amendment to …
Read More »Thune Moves to Change Senate Rules to Speed Trump Nominee Confirmations
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday he is prepared to change the chamber’s rules to fast-track confirmation of President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees, escalating a showdown with Democrats who have blocked nearly all of Trump’s picks. In an op-ed published on Breitbart.com, Thune accused Democrats of waging an …
Read More »Sherrod Brown To Run For Ohio U.S. Senate seat
Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is planning to challenge U.S. Sen. Jon Husted next year for one of Ohio’s two seats in the Senate, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Tuesday. The race would surely take on a national profile as Democrats try to take control of a closely divided chamber …
Read More »Senate Leaves Town Without Confirming Dozens of Trump Nominees
The Senate adjourned Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to confirm dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees, capping off days of tense negotiations and partisan finger-pointing — and an explosive Truth Social post from Trump telling Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to “GO TO HELL.” The …
Read More »Senate Advances Bipartisan Housing Bill In Effort To Deal With Growing Affordability Crisis
In a rare show of bipartisanship, the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved a sweeping housing reform package designed to tackle the nation’s deepening housing crisis, signaling that meaningful federal action could be within reach after years of gridlock. The legislation, dubbed the Road to Housing Act, was co-authored …
Read More »Bove Confirmed by Senate as Federal Appeals Judge, Despite Misconduct Complaints
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday night confirmed President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, Emil Bove, to a lifetime position on the federal appeals bench, in the face of whistleblower allegations and criticism from former judges and advocates. Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine broke …
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