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Senate Passes G.O.P. Budget Plan After Democrats Force Long Night of Votes

Before adopting Republicans’ budget resolution, senators engaged in an all-night parliamentary marathon that Democrats used to try to force the G.O.P. into politically damaging votes.

Washington Examiner · 7h

Democrats use Senate ‘vote-a-rama’ to target Elon Musk

Democrats have planned a tranche of amendments that challenge or limit the authority of Musk, the billionaire adviser to Donald Trump.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 6h

Senate Democrats Use Budget Vote to Make Republicans Squirm

Republicans’ budget blueprint cleared the Senate, but a Democratic amendment marathon aimed to put GOP lawmakers on the record regarding potential Medicaid cuts and other politically sensitive issues.

McConnell, Senate

The Baltimore Sun · 42m

Scramble for McConnell’s Senate seat underway with signs of a bruising GOP primary ahead

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The scramble to fill Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky began as soon as the long-serving Republican lawmaker revealed he won’t seek reelection in 2026.

The New York Times · 18h

Battle for McConnell’s Senate Seat Begins Promptly

Shortly after Senator Mitch McConnell said he would not run for an eighth term, Daniel Cameron, a former Kentucky attorney general, said he would run for the seat in 2026. Two lawmakers and a businessman also hinted at running.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Mitch McConnell Won’t Seek Another Term in the Senate

The onetime GOP leader is known for brass-knuckled partisanship in pushing through conservative policy and his tangles with President Trump.

FBI, Kash Patel and Senate

LA Times on MSN · 22h

Senate confirms Trump loyalist Kash Patel as FBI director despite deep Democratic doubts

Democrats had complained about Patel's lack of management experience and highlighted incendiary past statements that they said called his judgment into question.

BBC · 16h

Kash Patel vows to 'rebuild' FBI after Senate confirms him

The ex-prosecutor says he will also "rebuild trust" in the FBI, which he has previously linked to the so-called deep state.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Senate Pushes Toward Confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI Director

The Senate was set to vote Thursday on whether to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, a decision that could place him atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency despite concerns from Democrats over his qualifications and the prospect that he would do President Donald Trump's bidding.

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Buttigieg weighs a decision with huge implications for Democrats: Run for Senate or president?

Pete Buttigieg is quietly contemplating his future from a small city in northern Michigan while talking to Democratic Party ...

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Senate advances $150B in added military spending as Hegseth looks to shuffle money in Pentagon budget

The Senate on Friday forged ahead with plans to give the military an additional $150 billion in spending even as the Pentagon ...

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Opinion - Senate Democrats could be locked out of power for a very long time

Things are about to get much more challenging for Senate Democrats. On Jan. 6 2021, buried under the mountain of headlines on the Capitol riot, came a political shocker: Democrats Raphael Warnock ...

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Democrats channel their outrage over DOGE, Ukraine and more in marathon Senate session

The budget resolution from Republicans was on the agenda in the Senate, but the nearly all-night debate encompassed so much ...

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Senate Democrats split over how to combat Trump’s USAID shutdown

Senate Democrats are split over how to push back against President Trump’s attempts to slash the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), an embattled front line in the larger fight ...

US Senate passes Republican border security bill without Trump tax cuts

The U.S. Senate passed a Republican bill promoting President Donald Trump's immigration, energy and defense policies in the ...

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