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House, Senate GOP to consider new leadership as Trump administration approaches
House and Senate Republicans will huddle this week to select a new slate of leaders for the next year's Congress, the first step towards legislating in the looming Trump administration. The moves ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Senate GOP leadership candidates scramble to support Trump’s demand for recess appointments
Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who are all running to become the next Senate GOP leader, say they will do whatever is necessary to allow President-elect ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Senate GOP turned off by Rick Scott pressure campaign
The pressure campaign being waged by allies of Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to boost his chances to become the next Republican leader is having a boomerang effect, as it has increasingly antagonized ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Cornyn pledges to give GOP colleagues more power over Senate floor
Texas Sen. John Cornyn (R), who is locked in an intense three-way race to become the next Senate majority leader, is pledging to Republican senators that he will give them more opportunity to ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate weighing options after race called for opponent
Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde released a video Tuesday questioning the Wisconsin election results that show he lost to incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) last week. “Many people have been ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
The new Senate GOP leader walks a MAGA tightrope: From the Politics Desk
John Thunes will quickly face challenges as the new Senate GOP leader, ranging from the legislative filibuster to confirming Trump's Cabinet nominees.Politics - NBC News - November 13 -
GOP senators brush off concerns about Thune’s relationship with Trump
The new Senate majority leader has been critical of the president-elect, but even conservative senators expressed confidence that he would work well with Trump.Politics - Politico - November 13 -
GOP senators: Gaetz nomination to head Justice in serious trouble
Republican senators are warning that Rep. Matt Gaetz’s (R-Fla.) nomination to serve President-elect Trump’s attorney general is in serious trouble, even though Republicans will control 53 seats ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Morning Report — Trump squeezes Senate GOP with Cabinet picks
In today’s issue: President-elect Trump wants Washington to take him seriously — and literally. After promising voters he would rewire U.S. governance, he’s putting his political heft to the test ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
GOP senator concerned Gaetz 'can't get across the finish line'
Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) acknowledged to reporters Thursday that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), whom President-elect Trump nominated to serve as attorney general, might not get ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Vance, Gaetz call senators to shore up support amid GOP concerns
Vice President-elect JD Vance has been working the phones reaching out to senators trying to gauge support for former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz.Top stories - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Senate GOP gives RFK Jr. pick relatively warm reception
President-elect Trump’s pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) set off immediate alarm among Democrats and public health experts, but so far the ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
The 9 GOP senators who could derail Trump’s Cabinet picks
Multiple Republican senators are looming as potential obstacles to President-elect Trump's controversial Cabinet picks, especially his two most polarizing choices: former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Morning Report — GOP Senate and Trump: Salutes or ‘cooling saucer’?
In today’s issue: © The Associated Press | J. Scott Applewhite GOP Senate and Trump: Salutes or ‘cooling saucer’? President-elect Trump learned a few things about Congress during his first term in ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
GOP challenger Hovde concedes Wisconsin Senate race, but questions ballot 'integrity'
Wisconsin GOP candidate Eric Hovde conceded in his race against incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin.Top stories - ABC News - 3 days ago -
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 high-level nominees away from the FBI and give it ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Trump urges Senate GOP to block Biden's last judicial nominees
President-elect Donald Trump urged Republican senators to stop Democrats from confirming any more of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees.Business - CNBC - 2 days ago -
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 Justice Department, Health and Human Services, the ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Morning Report — Trump lobbies GOP senators to back unusual Cabinet
In today’s issue: It helps to have experience hosting television programs, preferably with good ratings. Telegenic males with money, name recognition, interesting bios and elite degrees are prized. ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
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 Gaetz (R-Fla.) to withdraw his nomination to serve ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
'Kavanaugh on steroids': Gaetz, Vance meet with GOP senators amid questions
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz met with senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday alongside Vice President-elect JD Vance.Top stories - ABC News - 23 hours ago -
GOP senator: Using military for deportations would be 'huge mistake'
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul (R) denounced the possibility of using the U.S. military for mass deportations, which President-elect Trump has said he'd be open to in recent days. "I will not support an ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Gaetz, Vance meet with undecided GOP senators over AG selection
Matt Gaetz and Vice President-elect JD Vance met with GOP senators who have not committed to confirming Gaetz as President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general.Politics - NBC News - 22 hours ago -
GOP senators hold back judgment on Hegseth sexual assault allegation
Republican senators appear to be giving Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick to head the Pentagon, the benefit of the doubt after his lawyer confirmed he paid a woman who accused him of ...Politics - The Hill - 12 hours ago -
Hegseth says he's 'cleared' in sex assault case. The police report doesn't say that.
JD Vance returns to Capitol Hill today to accompany Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth. There, he'll meet with GOP Senators to discuss his nomination.Top stories - ABC News - 5 minutes ago -
House majority still up for grabs, race for Senate majority leader heating up among Republicans
Republicans are waiting to see if they'll take control of the House, but they've already secured a majority in the Senate where GOP lawmakers jockeying to replace outgoing Leader Mitch McConnell. ...Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
Watch live: House GOP leaders hold news conference after clinching majority
House GOP leadership will speak Tuesday morning after clinching the majority in last week's election, handing Republicans full control of Congress and the White House next year. Their remarks come ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Democrat Ruben Gallego defeats Kari Lake to become Arizona's first Latino senator
Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego will be Arizona’s first Latino senator next year, NBC News projects, after defeating Republican Kari Lake in a hard-fought Senate race.Politics - NBC News - November 12 -
Democrats face uphill fight for Senate majority as Republican flips West Virginia seat
Republican victories in Florida and West Virginia means Democrats need Ohio, Montana and a surprise win in Texas. US election 2024 – latest updates US election results 2024: live map and ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
House, Senate and governor elections map 2024: results from all 50 US states as Republicans close to House majority
Voters have elected a Republican majority in the Senate. They have also been electing members of the House of Representatives and state governors. Live 2024 presidential election results US ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
After G.O.P. Wins, Senate Democrats Eye Major Push to Confirm Biden Judges
The loss of the White House and the Senate majority will end Democrats’ ability to fill judicial vacancies come January. They say they want to confirm as many as possible in the coming weeks.Top stories - The New York Times - November 8 -
Trump declares Senate majority candidates should allow him to make recess appointments
President-elect Donald Trump involved himself publicly in the Senate leadership race for the first time, writing in a post on TruthSocial that anyone running to be the next Senate Majority Leader ...Politics - NBC News - November 10 -
Rick Scott, John Thune or John Cornyn could be next Senate majority leader
Three names -- Florida Sen. Rick Scott, South Dakota Sen. John Thune and Texas Sen. John Cornyn -- are being floated in Congress as Senate Republicans prepare to meet to choose their next leader. ...Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
A majority of Senate Republicans doubt Matt Gaetz will be confirmed as attorney general, sources say
More than half of Senate Republicans, including some in senior leadership positions, privately say they don’t see a path for former Rep.Top stories - NBC News - 5 days ago