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House, Senate GOP battle over length of Trump tax cut extension
House Republicans are pushing back on Senate GOP negotiators over how long to extend President-elect Trump’s tax cuts, which are due to expire at the end of 2025. Sources familiar with the early ...Politics - The Hill - Yesterday -
Democratic senator: No reason to doubt Trump is serious about tariffs
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) said Tuesday he is taking seriously President-elect Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs against a trio of countries shortly after he is inaugurated in January, despite ...Politics - The Hill - 21 hours ago -
The senators who will determine the fate of Trump's Cabinet picks: From the Politics Desk
Meet the Republican and Democratic senators will will determine whether Trump's Cabinet picks will be confirmed next year.Top stories - NBC News - 15 hours ago -
The senators who will determine the fate of Trump's Cabinet picks: From the Politics Desk
Meet the Republican and Democratic senators will will determine whether Trump's Cabinet picks will be confirmed next year.Politics - NBC News - 15 hours ago -
Trump 2.0 would need 53 GOP senators for a ‘truly reliable’ majority, analyst says
If Republican nominee Donald Trump is elected president, he would need 53 GOP senators to have a “truly reliable” Senate majority, reckons one analyst. With a Kamala Harris presidency, certain GOP ...Business - MarketWatch - October 31 -
Senate Democrat on Biden, Cuban comments about Trump supporters: 'I don't like it'
Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) on Friday criticized comments made in recent days by President Biden and entrepreneur Mark Cuban about former President Trump's supporters. The Vermont Democrat did not ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
Election Day 2024 live updates: Trump declares victory, claims 'powerful mandate'
Vice President Harris and former President Trump are awaiting the results of the presidential election, with the race remaining deadlocked and many pundits considering it a jump ball.Politics - The Hill - November 6 -
Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters after Trump wins election, Republicans retake Senate
Outgoing Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell held a news conference Wednesday where he took questions about Donald Trump's victory in the race for the White House and the gains Republicans made ...Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
Trump to visit White House next week as thousands protest in New York and Washington – live
White House spokesperson says visit is scheduled for Wednesday; demonstration marches past Trump Tower in New York City. Russia’s foreign ministry sees no grounds for talking about resuming ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
Trump ‘most likely’ needs 60 votes in Senate to enact tariff plan, Sen. Rick Scott suggests
There's a debate as to whether President-elect Donald Trump can enact a sweeping tariff plan with or without congressional approval.Business - CNBC - November 10 -
Trump reportedly tells Putin to not escalate war in Ukraine; Rick Scott emerges as front-runner for Senate leader role – live
Trump told Russian president to not escalate war with Ukraine, Washington Post reports; multiple conservatives endorse the Florida senator as the next leader. Sweep of swing states rubs salt in ...World - The Guardian - November 10 -
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 -
US election briefing: Trump demands Senate streamline his cabinet picks as recruitment begins
Rick Scott has emerged as front runner for the role of Senate majority leader, as Trump urges Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine Continue reading...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Trump yet to endorse GOP candidate for Senate majority leader, House majority still up in the air
John Cornyn, John Thune and Rick Scott have emerged as the frontrunners to replace Mitch McConnell and become Senate majority leader in January, but President-elect Donald Trump hasn't lent his ...Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
Trump Allies Push Him to Block Thune From Becoming Senate G.O.P. Leader
Advisers to the president-elect, who already has a strong hold on congressional Republicans, want him to tighten his grip by torpedoing the bid of the establishment front-runner for the post.Top stories - The New York Times - November 12 -
Navarro: 'We're not going to have a Trump Cabinet' with Thune or Cornyn leading Senate GOP
Former White House aide Peter Navarro questioned whether President-elect Trump’s nominees could get confirmed if either Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) or Sen. John Cornyn (R -Texas) is elected as Senate ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Live updates: Johnson nominated for Speaker, Thune elected Senate GOP leader
Republicans in the House and Senate elected their leaders Wednesday after securing a trifecta — winning the House, Senate and White House — in last week's election. In the Senate, Sen. John Thune ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Trump’s Demand to Skirt Senate Confirmations Poses Early Test of a Radical Second Term
The once and future president is pushing Republicans to systematically abdicate the Senate’s constitutional role in vetting his nominees.Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
Tuberville: ‘We’re gonna try to get you out of the Senate’ if you vote against Trump
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), a staunch ally of President-elect Trump, warned his Republican colleagues Wednesday that “we’re gonna try to get you out of the Senate” if they vote against ...Politics - The Hill - November 14 -
Trump transition live updates: Trump announces pick for energy secretary
Donald Trump is wasting no time in planning his return to the White House.Top stories - ABC News - November 17 -
Trump names Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary – live
Leavitt was Trump campaign’s national press secretary and assistant press secretary in first administration. Trump’s staffing picks and likely contenders – so far Republicans are set to take ...World - The Guardian - November 16 -
Tough votes on Trump Cabinet picks could pose big risks for midterm Senate candidates
Lawmakers running for reelection loathe tough votes. And for senators up in purple states in two years, those tough votes are coming early.Top stories - ABC News - November 16 -
GOP senator says he supports recess appointments for Trump’s Cabinet picks as a ‘last resort’
Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) says on Meet the Press that he would support recess appointments, which would allow President-elect Trump to bypass the Senate confirmation process for his ...Politics - NBC News - November 17 -
Trump eyes bypassing Congress if Republicans don’t sign off on his Cabinet picks
How far can Donald Trump go to push through some of his controversial Cabinet picks, like former Rep. Matt Gaetz?Top stories - ABC News - November 19 -
Trump picks Linda McMahon for education, and says he won’t reconsider Matt Gaetz nomination – live
President-elect picks prominent donor and co-chair of transition team as education secretary; Trump won’t rethink Gaetz for attorney general despite mounting scrutiny. Trump nominates transition ...World - The Guardian - November 20 -
Senate Democrats seek evidence from FBI sex-trafficking probe of Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz
The House Ethics panel is mulling whether to release a report on alleged sexual misconduct by Matt Gaetz, whom Donald Trump wants to run the Justice Department.Business - CNBC - 6 days ago -
Republican Senators Rally Behind Pete Hegseth Amid Sexual Assault Accusations
Some Republican senators, who will consider his nomination to be defense secretary, shrugged off the accusations and defended him.Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago -
'He is not Mitt Romney and he is not Donald Trump': Romney's Senate successor makes an early mark
It took Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, just a few weeks to make his mark on the Senate — even before he'd actually take the oath of office to replace retiring Sen.Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago