Missouri U.S. senators weigh in on Trump's cabinet, national issues
Since the 2024 General Election, local, state and national news has been filled with political headlines.During the week of ...
A Second Trump Term Poses a Crucial Test of the Senate’s Independence
President-elect Donald J. Trump is threatening to challenge the institution’s historic role, and the Constitution, with his ...
What to know about incoming Senate Majority leader John Thune
Sen. John Thune said he wanted to confirm Trump's cabinet nominees and collaborate with him to make spending cuts and ...
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Will the Senate serve as a check on Trump’s power or pave the way for his agenda?
That's as the president-elect is also pushing to bypass the Senate entirely in confirming his key appointments. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins is here to bring us up to date and take ...
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Cruz calls Gaetz pick ‘very surprising,’ will assess on ‘merits’
Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), a sharp Trump ally, warned his Republican colleagues on Thursday that “we’re gonna try to get you ...
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Unofficial results in Pennsylvania US Senate race trigger legally required automatic recount
NOW, CASEY HAS NOT RESPONDED TO TH Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt announced Wednesday that unofficial results in the Nov. 5 general election race for U.S. Senate have triggered a legally ...
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US Senate Republicans pick insider John Thune as their next leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Republicans elected ... in the House to enact President Trump's agenda," he said. Thune said he would not lower the Senate's traditional 60-vote "filibuster ...
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US Senate Republicans choose Senator John Thune as majority leader
U.S. Senate ... Harris Schumer agenda and puts in place new policies that will move our country forward in a different direction.” The 63-year-old Thune was elected to the Senate in 2004 and ...
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Senate Republicans to choose new leader as Mitch McConnell steps down
"The Senate Republican majority will work with President Trump to ensure the Senate calendar allows us to confirm his nominees and pass our shared agenda as quickly and as efficiently as possible." In ...
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US Senate Republicans Pick Insider John Thune as Their Next Leader
US Senate Republicans Pick Insider ... in the House to enact President Trump's agenda," he said. Thune said he would not lower the Senate's traditional 60-vote "filibuster" threshold needed ...
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US Senate Democrats rush to confirm judges before Trump takes office
Senate has confirmed 214 Biden judicial nominees Thirty-one Biden nominees are still in the pipeline Trump made 234 judicial appointments in first term Nov 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's ...
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US Senate Democrats rush to confirm judges before Trump takes office
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate's Democratic majority began a crusade on Tuesday to confirm as many new federal judges nominated by President Joe Biden as possible to avoid leaving ...