President-elect Trump’s team is confident that Senate Republicans will approve his cabinet selection – despite some of the picks raising eyebrows from Republicans and Democrats […]
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Sen. Bernie Sanders’ effort to block weapons sales to Israel fails Senate vote
An effort by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to block certain U.S. weapons sales to Israel was overwhelmingly rejected by the U.S. Senate Wednesday evening. Sanders’ […]
RFK Jr’s abortion ‘issue’: Senate GOP plans to scrutinize Trump HHS pick’s position
Senate Republicans are preparing to probe Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on his pro-choice stance after the former presidential candidate was selected by President-elect Trump to […]
Gaetz meets with Senate Republicans as House ethics panel considers releasing report : NPR
Former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), left, is meeting with senators on Capitol Hill Wednesday to discuss his nomination to be Attorney General under President-Elect […]
Who is Dr Oz? The celebrity surgeon and onetime Senate candidate Trump has tapped for top role
By CHARLIE SPIERING, SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER, WASHINGTON, DC Published: 19:13 EST, 19 November 2024 | Updated: 19:14 EST, 19 November 2024 President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday […]
How Trump and Speaker Johnson could force the Senate to adjourn, allow recess appointments
Some Capitol Hill Republicans are already starting to deliberate whether President-elect Donald Trump has a constitutional pathway to adjourn Congress himself in order to clear […]
Hovde concedes 12 days after Wisconsin Senate race call
Republican businessman Eric Hovde finally conceded defeat on Monday in a razor-thin race for a U.S. Senate seat in Wisconsin, claiming that a Democrat-recruited third-party […]
Senate GOP initiates Thune-engineered slow down as Schumer looks to stack judicial votes
Senate Republicans opted to delay votes and draw out floor action on Monday night after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., sought to stack additional […]
The nine presidential Cabinet nominees blocked by the Senate including accused alcoholics and womanizers
Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks have sparked dismay and even outrage as he prepares to reenter the White House for a second term […]
DeSantis sets timetable for naming Rubio Senate successor amid calls for a Trump to fill the seat
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he is likely to make a decision on who will fill Sen. Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat by early January, […]