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GOP senator blocks proposal to protect federal workers from Trump 

Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt (Mo.) on Tuesday blocked a request by Democratic senators to pass legislation to protect federal workers from civil...

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Warren asks for conflict-of-interest rules covering Musk

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is expressing her concerns about apparent conflicts of interest posed by Elon Musk serving as a top adviser in the new...

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Senate prepares for Kavanaugh 2.0 with Trump pick Hegseth

Defense Department nominee Pete Hegseth’s plan to release a woman who accused him of sexual assault from a confidentiality agreement sets the stage...

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TikTok CEO meets with Trump at Mar-A-Lago

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew met with President-elect Trump in Florida on Monday, becoming the latest tech leader to hold talks with the incoming president...

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Senate Democrats push plan to abolish Electoral College

Three Democratic senators unveiled a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College system Monday, just over a month after Donald Trump...

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McConnell urges Trump to reject isolationism

Outgoing Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is calling on President-elect Trump to reject isolationists in the Republican Party who will...

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Trump girds for battle with Democrats, Supreme Court over birthright citizenship

President-elect Trump, Democratic lawmakers and the Supreme Court are on a collision course over restricting birthright citizenship, which Trump has...

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McConnell blasts ‘effort to undermine’ polio vaccine linked to RFK Jr.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Friday blasted “specious disinformation that threatens the advance of lifesaving medical...

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Senate Democrats livid with exiting Sinema, Manchin: 'Pathetic'

Senate Democrats were livid after Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), two longtime members of their caucus, voted Wednesday to...

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McConnell working from home after tripping at Capitol

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) missed his usual morning speech to open the Senate Thursday after falling earlier in the week and...

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GOP senators fear House chaos could derail Trump's agenda

Republican senators fear that the narrow House GOP majority in next year’s Congress could rain chaos on President-elect Trump’s agenda and are...

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Bolton: Senators ‘won’t escape history’s judgment’ if they vote to confirm Patel to FBI

John Bolton, President-elect Trump’s former national security adviser, is warning that Republican senators will be judged harshly by history if they...

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Sanders says this will likely be his last term

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), one of the Senate’s most prominent progressives, says he likely won’t run again for the Senate after his fourth term...

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GOP senators say they won’t fight Trump on Jan. 6 pardons

Republican senators who witnessed firsthand the Jan. 6, 2021, ransacking of congressional offices now say it’s up to President-elect Trump whether...

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McConnell receives medical attention after falling

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) received medical attention after falling following a Republican lunch meeting Tuesday. He was spotted...

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GOP senators feel weight of Trump’s loyalty test on nominees

Weeks before even taking office, President-elect Trump is already sorely testing the loyalty of Republican senators by pushing an array of...

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Ted Cruz: CEO-shooting person of interest's views show 'leftism is a mental disease'

Conservative Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) on Monday pointed to what he called the “anti-capitalist” views of the 26-year-old man named as a person of...

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Manchin, Welch unveil bill placing term limits on Supreme Court

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (I) and Vermont Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) have introduced a resolution to impose 18-year term limits on Supreme Court...

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Social Security beneficiaries at risk of delays amid GOP funding fight

Social Security beneficiaries could face longer wait times for service next year unless Congress agrees to the White House budget office’s request...

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Senate GOP sees Hegseth nomination as likely doomed

Pete Hegseth’s nomination to serve as secretary of Defense appears doomed despite his fiery declaration that he’s “not going anywhere,”...

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Ernst, key GOP vote, noncommittal on Hegseth nomination

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst (R) told Fox News in an interview Thursday morning that she’s not ready to support Pete Hegseth’s nomination to serve as...

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Musk meets with Thune at the Capitol

Elon Musk, the co-head of President-elect Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency, met with incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune...

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Graham: 'Anonymous' allegations against Hegseth 'don’t count'

Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), a senior Republican senator who is close to President-elect Trump, said the “anonymous” allegations against Trump’s...

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Hegseth nomination sinking fast in the Senate 

Senate Republicans say Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice to head the Defense Department, faces a very tough path to confirmation in the...

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GOP’s ambitious budget plan faces internal divisions

Republican senators warn incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-S.D.) ambitious proposal to tackle President-elect Trump’s agenda faces...

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Thune lays out plan for separate border and tax reconciliation bills

Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) laid out an ambitious plan at the Senate Republican retreat Tuesday for Congress to move first...

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McConnell cries foul after 2 Democratic judges cancel retirement after Trump victory

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vented his displeasure Monday after two Democratic-appointed federal judges reversed their decisions to...

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Senate Democrats reelect Schumer leadership team, promote Klobuchar

Senate Democrats on Tuesday reelected Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) to serve another two years as the Senate Democratic leader and promoted Sen. Amy...

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Senate Democrat: Kash Patel an 'offensive nomination'

Sen. Alex Padilla (Calif.), a Democratic member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says President-elect Trump’s nomination of Kash Patel to head the...

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Trump FBI pick Kash Patel gets lukewarm reception from GOP senators

President-elect Trump's nomination of Kash Patel to take over as FBI director — effectively firing current FBI Director Christopher Wray, who still...

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Democratic senator blasts Biden's pardon of son

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) blasted President Biden on Monday for putting “personal interest ahead of duty” by granting his son Hunter Biden a...

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Schumer urges Thune to preserve Senate’s 'advice and consent' role on Trump nominees

Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is urging incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to preserve the Senate’s...

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Democratic senators say they bungled border security in 2024

Democratic senators are privately acknowledging that their party committed “political malpractice” by bungling the issue of border security, which...

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Senate panel rips airlines over rising ‘junk’ fees

The Senate’s Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations in a new report is slamming airlines for relying on “junk fees,” saying...

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House, Senate GOP battle over length of Trump tax cut extension

House Republicans are pushing back on Senate GOP negotiators over how long to extend President-elect Trump’s tax cuts, which are due to expire at...

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GOP senator: Americans don’t care about FBI background checks for Trump nominees

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), who was rumored to be on Trump’s shortlist to serve as Treasury secretary, said most American’s “don’t care”...

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GOP senators squirm over sex-related allegations against Trump Cabinet picks

Republican senators are squirming over the rash of sexual misconduct allegations against President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks, which they fear will...

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Warren: Trump risks national security by not cooperating with Biden administration on transition

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is warning that President-elect Trump is putting national security at risk by refusing to sign memoranda of...

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GOP senators warn Trump against aggressive recess appointment move

Republican senators are pouring cold water on the idea that President-elect Trump could force the Senate into an extended recess next year so that he...

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Senate reaches deal on stalled Biden judicial nominees

The Senate announced a deal Thursday to complete work on seven of President Biden’s nine stalled judicial nominees, who sparked an intense fight on...

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GOP senators express relief over Gaetz’s decision to withdraw from AG consideration

Senate Republicans were breathing a deep sigh of relief Thursday afternoon after former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) announced he would withdraw his bid...

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GOP warns Gaetz hearings will be 'Kavanaugh on steroids'

Senate Republicans are warning confirmation proceedings for former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) will be like “Kavanaugh on steroids,” referring to the...

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Senate rejects Sanders-backed proposal to block arms sales to Israel

The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to reject a resolution sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to block the sale of certain offensive...

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Senate Democrats ask FBI for files on Gaetz sex trafficking probe

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray asking for “the complete evidentiary file” from...

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Graham urges GOP senators not to join Gaetz 'lynch mob'

Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) urged his fellow Republican senators Wednesday not to join what he called the “lynch mob” calling for former Rep. Matt...

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Gaetz, Vance arrive at Capitol to meet with GOP senators

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Vice President-elect JD Vance arrived at the Capitol on Wednesday morning to meet with Republican senators who...

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Trump team ramps up pressure on Senate GOP to approve controversial nominees

President-elect Trump’s transition team is ratcheting up the pressure on Republican senators to embrace his controversial nominees to head the...

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Grassley: Gaetz Ethics report's release would result in 'faster consideration' of nomination

Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa), the incoming Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Tuesday that the House Ethics Committee would...

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Vance will introduce Gaetz, Hegseth to senators this week

Vice President-elect JD Vance will make the rounds with GOP senators later this week to introduce them to former-Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Pete...

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GOP senators deride idea of replacing FBI background checks for Trump nominees

Senate Republicans are rejecting a proposal floated by some advisers to President-elect Trump to take the job of conducting background checks for...

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