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GOP senator: 'Bad idea' to pardon people who assaulted police officers
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Tuesday it was a “bad idea” for President Trump to pardon individuals who were convicted of assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Senate committee advances nomination for Trump Treasury pick
Editor's note: This article was updated to correct Sen. Ron Wyden's (D-Ore.) role on the Senate Finance Committee The Senate Finance Committee voted 16-11 on Tuesday morning to advance the ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Senate votes to confirm Marco Rubio as Trump's secretary of state
The Senate confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day.NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Senate Armed Services Committee advances Pete Hegseth's nomination to lead the Pentagon
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted along party lines to send Pete Hegseth’s nomination to be defense secretary to the Senate floor.NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Senate panel advances Defense secretary nominee Hegseth on party-line vote
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday voted to advance Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of Defense, to the floor. The 14-13 vote was strictly along party lines. ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
Senate GOP wants new start with Trump, despite tensions
Senate Republicans say they’re ready for a new start with President-elect Trump after years of misgivings and mistrust that sometimes boiled over into all-out war between the disruptor-in-chief and ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
Senate GOP spikes House tax plans
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Senate GOP rejects House conservative tax pitch Senate Republicans are tossing ...The Hill - Jan. 17 -
Kemp leads Ossoff in Georgia Senate match-up: GOP survey
Gov. Brian Kemp (R) holds a 6-point lead over Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) in a hypothetical match-up for the 2026 Georgia Senate race, according to an internal poll released Thursday by the ...The Hill - Jan. 17 -
Senate advances Laken Riley Act, teeing up final vote
The Senate voted Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, putting Republicans a step closer to sending the first bill of the 119th Congress to President-elect Trump for his signature next week and ...The Hill - Jan. 17 -
Homeland Security Committee expected to vote on Kristi Noem's nomination Monday
Kristi Noem, Trump's pick for Department of Homeland Security, to face Senate questioningNBC News - Jan. 17 -
Senate GOP rejects House conservative pitch on corporate tax rates
House conservative proposals to raise corporate taxes to offset the cost of President-elect Trump’s tax package are going over like lead balloons in the Senate, where Republicans are warning their ...The Hill - Jan. 17 -
Top Senate Intel Democrat 'flabbergasted' by removal of GOP House Intelligence chair
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he was “flabbergasted” Thursday by the decision to remove GOP Rep. Mike Turner (Ohio) as the chair of the House ...The Hill - Jan. 16 -
Senate GOP incumbents brace for MAGA primary challengers
Several GOP Senate incumbents are already staring down the threat of primary challenges next year as friction builds between the MAGA and establishment wings. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who plans ...The Hill - Jan. 14 -
Pete Hegseth's Pentagon future faces crucial test in Senate committee hearing
Pete Hegseth must be approved by the GOP-led Senate Armed Services Committee before he can go before the full Senate for confirmation.CBS News - Jan. 13 -
Democrats want to slow Gabbard confirmation path
Senate Democrats want to slow the roll on Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. intelligence community. Democrats are insisting on delaying Gabbard’s confirmation hearing ...The Hill - Jan. 13 -
Sen. Lankford says he’ll vote in favor of Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) says he’ll vote yes for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, after she changed her stance on Section 702, an ...NBC News - Jan. 12 -
Senate GOP fears landmines in House could derail Trump's tax agenda
Senate Republicans fear that President-elect Trump’s tax agenda could be derailed in the House by several potential landmines, including calls by some GOP lawmakers to raise corporate taxes and to ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
Senate advances Laken Riley Act in bipartisan 84-9 vote
The Senate advanced a bill aimed at addressing illegal immigration Thursday as the issue comes front and center under the new Congress.CBS News - Jan. 9 -
Trump tells GOP he wants to write 100 executive orders
President-elect Trump during a meeting with GOP senators on Wednesday said he wants to enact 100 executive orders, with many of the orders focused on his plans for immigration. “He threw that out — ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Zuckerberg met with Trump before ending fact-checking program: GOP senator
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with President-elect Trump a day ahead of announcing the social media network will eliminate its fact-checking program to ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
GOP senator says Obama aimed to 'kiss the ring' of Trump at Carter funeral
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) characterized former President Obama’s interaction with President-elect Trump at the National Cathedral Thursday as an effort to “kiss the ring” of the incoming ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Morning Report — Trump, Senate GOP try to get on the same page
In today’s issue: Republicans’ 2025 legislative playbook is taking shape. President-elect Trump on Wednesday met with Senate Republicans in the Capitol, after he and Melania Trump paid their ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Senate Democrats face early test with vote on Laken Riley Act
Democrats will face an early test on how to navigate immigration under President-elect Trump on Thursday when the Laken Riley Act becomes the first bill to hit the Senate floor. The bill, which ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Trump wants to change colleges nationwide. GOP-led states offer a preview
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, both conservative and liberal politicians say higher education changes in red parts of America could be a road map for the rest of the countryABC News - Jan. 9 -
Trump, GOP senators wrestle over strategy for president-elect's agenda
President-elect Trump and Republican senators wrestled over the best strategy for moving Trump’s top agenda items, including border security and tax relief, during a two-hour meeting at the Capitol ...The Hill - Jan. 9 -
Trump meets with GOP senators on Capitol Hill to push legislative agenda
President-elect Donald Trump met with Republican senators Wednesday night on Capitol Hill to discuss his "big beautiful bill" and all the pieces of his agenda it could hold. CBS News' Caitlin ...CBS News - Jan. 8 -
More Senate Democrats say they'll vote to advance Laken Riley Act
More Senate Democrats have indicated they plan to vote to advance the Laken Riley Act in a procedural vote this Friday. The bill — which is named for the Georgia nursing student who was killed by ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Joni Ernst Tapped to Lead Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Ernst, who is one of the top Republicans in the Senate, teased visions for what her leadership of the committee will aim to tackle.Inc. - Jan. 8 -
GOP senator: Biden's eleventh-hour actions 'slap in the face' to Trump voters
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) says that President Biden’s moves in the final days of his presidency to ban offshore drilling, grant clemency to hundreds of Americans convicted of crimes, and ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Senate approves committee assignments, tees up confirmation hearings next week
The Senate on Tuesday approved its organizing resolution for the 119th Congress, officially setting the composition of committees and greenlighting nomination hearings to take place in the coming ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
GOP senator: RFK Jr. 'wrong' on vaccinations
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), a medical doctor, said President-elect Trump’s pick for secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is “wrong” about vaccinations. In an interview on ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Morning Report — Senate GOP leader eyes Trump tutorial
In today’s issue: © The Associated Press | J. Scott Applewhite Senate GOP leader eyes Trump tutorial President-elect Trump exults in the power he envisions with Republican control of the White ...The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Johnson tells House GOP Trump wants one reconciliation package
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told House Republicans on Saturday that President-elect Trump wants to pass one reconciliation package, a strategy that runs counter to the two-bill effort several ...The Hill - Jan. 4 -
Some Democrats said to be open to backing RFK Jr.
A handful of Senate Democrats are said to be leaving the door open to voting for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become the next Health and Human Services secretary. As preparations for confirmation ...The Hill - Jan. 4 -
Massie only GOP vote against Johnson; 2 others flip
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the only House Republican to vote against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) while two other GOP lawmakers ultimately flipped their votes after initially backing others, ...The Hill - Jan. 3 -
On possible GOP votes against Trump nominees, Thune says no "clarity" yet
One of the first priorities for Senate Majority Leader John Thune is the confirmation of President-elect Donald Trump's expected nominees.CBS News - Jan. 3 -
Trump says he’s been in touch with GOP holdouts ahead of Speaker vote
President-elect Trump said he has been in touch with Republican holdouts ahead of Friday afternoon's Speaker vote, as uncertainty swirls about whether Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has enough ...The Hill - Jan. 3 -
Kingsbury wants to be HC again 'at some point'
Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury said he would like to be a head coach again but declined to say if that meant this offseason.ESPN - Jan. 2 -
Mike Johnson fights for GOP votes to win House Speaker election
Even as President-elect Trump has said Speaker Mike Johnson has his “complete and total endorsement,” for re-election, Johnson is scrambling to lock down his own party's support, as he'll need ...NBC News - Jan. 2 -
Former Virginia GOP congressman forms exploratory committee for possible statewide run
Former Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman (Va.) said he has formed an exploratory committee to run for statewide office as an independent. “That’s why we started an exploratory committee, because I ...The Hill - Jan. 1