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Lankford joins Senate GOP leadership team
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) formally joined the Senate Republican leadership team on Wednesday, having won an uncontested bid to become the vice chair of the Senate GOP Policy Committee. ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Capito nabs No. 4 Senate GOP spot
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) won an uncontested race Wednesday to become the No. 4 Senate Republican, keeping her hold on a post in GOP leadership. Capito served the previous two years as ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Cotton joins Senate GOP leadership as conference chair
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) earned the Senate GOP conference chair position Wednesday, defeating Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) for the coveted spot. Cotton defeated the Iowa Republican in what was the ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
John Thune on winning Senate majority leader election
South Dakota Sen. John Thune addressed reporters on Capitol Hill after being elected to replace Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader. David Yaffe-Bellany, a crypto and technology ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Senate Republicans choose John Thune as their new leader
Senate Republicans chose John Thune of South Dakota, a longtime Mitch McConnell deputy, as their new leader over Donald Trump ally Rick Scott and another longtime leader, John Cornyn.Top stories - NBC News - November 13 -
Trump bewilders Senate GOP with Gaetz AG selection
President-elect Trump’s decision to tap Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to become attorney general caught Senate Republicans completely flat-footed, and put the party on the defensive immediately over one ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
What will be on Senate Republican leader John Thune's plate?
Senate Republicans elected South Dakota's John Thune to replace Mitch McConnell as the new majority leader. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports on how the vote went down and ...Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Evening Report — GOP senators in their own words on Gaetz
PLUS: RFK Jr's new Trump role {beacon} Evening Report Thursday, Nov. 14 © AP Photo/Evan Vucci Washington in uproar over Gaetz President-elect Trump’s nomination of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Senate Democrat: RFK Jr. 'a fringe conspiracy theorist'
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.) spoke out on President-elect Trump’s recent decision to tap environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health ...Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
Jeffries: Pelosi is not undermining me
“It's an honor to stand on the shoulders of Speaker Nancy Pelosi,” he said Sunday.Politics - Politico - November 17 -
House and Senate Clash Over Ethics Report on Gaetz
Also, nuclear power went from pariah to rising star. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.Top stories - The New York Times - November 15 -
Social Security bill to expand benefits is in the hands of the Senate
The Social Security Fairness Act, which would increase benefits for 2.8 million retirees, has bipartisan support but time running out.Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
Senators call for probe into Musk's alleged contact with Russia
Musk’s reported relations with Russia “pose serious questions” about US national security, the Democratic senators argue.Top stories - BBC News - November 16 -
11/17: The Takeout: Vermont Senator Peter Welch
Sen. Peter Welch, a Democrat from Vermont, reflects on the 2024 election with Major Garrett, talks about Donald Trump's Cabinet selections, and looks ahead to how Democrats can navigate the next ...Top stories - CBS News - November 18 -
Senator Accuses Valve Of Allowing Hate To Spread On Steam
Since its launch in 2003, Steam has grown to become one of the biggest digital stores for PC games. But bringing so many players together has also had some unexpected consequences in the real ...Tech - GameSpot - November 18 -
Fix the Senate confirmation process, don't steamroll it
President-elect Donald Trump's demand for a recess to allow his top appointees to take office without a confirmation vote would be a complete abdication of the Senate's constitutional advice and ...Politics - The Hill - November 18 -
Republican Eric Hovde concedes in Wisconsin Senate race
Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde announced that he is conceding in the Wisconsin Senate race after previously questioning the results. Decision Desk HQ/The Hill declared incumbent Sen. ...Politics - The Hill - November 18 -
Vance will introduce Gaetz, Hegseth to senators this week
Vice President-elect JD Vance will make the rounds with GOP senators later this week to introduce them to former-Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s picks to head the ...Politics - The Hill - November 19 -
Lee to lead Senate Energy committee next year
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) will lead the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee next year. He’ll take over for the panel’s current top Republican, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), who will become ...Politics - The Hill - November 19 -
Gaetz, Vance arrive at Capitol to meet with GOP senators
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Vice President-elect JD Vance arrived at the Capitol on Wednesday morning to meet with Republican senators who could make or break Gaetz’s nomination to serve as ...Politics - The Hill - November 20 -
Senate set for late night as battle over judicial nominees rages on
The Senate is set for a late night on Wednesday, as Democrats attempt to shepherd through a number of judicial nominees to fill vacancies weeks before they hand over control of the upper chamber to ...Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago -
Here Are the GOP Senators Best Positioned to Take on Trump
These are the Republican lawmakers who, by dint of age, independence or unusual constituencies, could provide a crucial check on Trump’s dictatorial ambitions.Politics - Politico - 6 days ago -
Senate Homeland Security hearing with Wray and Mayorkas postponed
FBI Director Christopher Wray and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas were scheduled to take part in a Senate hearing on worldwide threats Thursday, but that hearing was canceled. CBS ...Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
Senators react to Gaetz withdrawal and Hegseth allegations
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina responded to Matt Gaetz's withdrawal as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general by saying he would "not be a rubber stamp to his ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
Bob Casey Concedes to David McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate Race
Mr. McCormick, a Republican former hedge-fund executive, toppled Mr. Casey, a three-term Democrat, in one of the nation’s top Senate races and biggest 2024 upsets.Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
Casey concedes to McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate race
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) has conceded to Republican challenger Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania's Senate race on Thursday. “I just called Dave McCormick to congratulate him on his election to ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Senate reaches deal on stalled Biden judicial nominees
The Senate announced a deal Thursday to complete work on seven of President Biden’s nine stalled judicial nominees, who sparked an intense fight on the Senate floor this week. A Senate Democratic ...Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago -
Sherrod Brown 'not dismissing' another Senate run
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) said he’s “not dismissing” another Senate run after he was defeated in his run for reelection this year. Brown spoke with CNN’s Manu Raju on Sunday, where he said he ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Trump backs Florida's chief financial officer as successor to Gaetz in Congress
He said that Jimmy Patronis has “been a wonderful friend to me.”Politics - Politico - 2 days ago -
Concerns ahead of Gabbard, Hegseth Senate confirmation hearings
Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill may have concerns that could come up during Senate confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's picks Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Hegseth, CBS News' Scott ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
Key senators to watch in the Trump Cabinet nominee fights
Key senators who could vote against — or for — President-elect Donald Trump's nominees to fill out his Cabinet and other top jobs.Politics - NBC News - Yesterday -
Crockett calls for border czar Homan to be confirmed by Senate
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) called for President-elect Trump’s new border czar Tom Homan to be confirmed by the Senate. “I do think that if they are going to implore him with the type of power ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
GOP senator weighs in on 'goofy' Hollywood elite
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said on Tuesday that Hollywood figures who call Americans ignorant for voting for President-elect Trump are “goofy” and have an “unwarranted” sense of superiority. In an ...Politics - The Hill - 17 minutes ago