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John Thune says Senate will stay in session through the weekend to confirm Trump nominees
At least 150 nominees still need to be confirmed, including many judicial nominees, such as acting United States Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba.
Senate approves more than $180 billion in 2026 funding before August recess
The Senate on Friday passed its first tranche of government funding bills for fiscal year 2026 ahead of its upcoming August ...
Senate hearing on critical minerals reveals U.S. strategy in Africa
Senators turned their attention Wednesday to securing U.S. access to critical minerals in Africa, an increasingly urgent ...
Senate Democrats seek to force release of Jeffrey Epstein files with rarely used "Rule of Five" law
Senate Democrats are trying to force the Justice Department to release the Epstein files using a little-known law.
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'That Is Unacceptable': Ted Cruz Sounds The Alarm Over The United States' Reliance On Critical Minerals From China During Senate Hearing
During his remarks in a Senate hearing today, Senator Ted Cruz sounded the alarm over the United States' reliance on critical ...
Senate panel advances more than $1 trillion in government funding for 2026
The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced legislation Thursday amounting to more than $1 trillion in government funding ...
Student senate scholars get lessons in democracy at Kennedy institute
Twenty-seven 10th-graders are the first group of the Kennedy-Breyer Civic Scholars at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the ...
Michael Whatley announces run for North Carolina Senate seat at Gastonia event
Michael Whatley announced Thursday afternoon that he is running for the U.S. senate seat currently occupied by Thom Tillis.
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Senate rejects president’s budget proposal to slash life-saving HIV programs
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday rejected the presidential administration’s proposed termination of the CDC’s ...
Democrats clash over police funding in heated debate on Senate floor
N.J., argued with fellow Democrats as senators sought to pass a legislative package that had broad bipartisan support.
Democrats got a top Senate recruit in North Carolina. Now they’re trying to find more
Democrats landed the biggest recruiting win of the 2026 midterm elections to date when former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper ...
A Majority of Senate Democrats Voted to Block Weapons Sales to Israel. Is the Party Turning?
“These are misguided resolutions and if adopted would reinstate the failed policies of the Biden administration and would ...