Capitol agenda: Senate's budget slog begins

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Capitol agenda: The Senate vote-a-rama is on

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Senate adopts $340 billion budget blueprint for Trump's agenda after marathon 'vote-a-rama'

The Republican-controlled Senate on Friday morning adopted a $340 billion budget blueprint designed to boost funding for President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement efforts, energy production ...
NBC News - 7h
Capitol agenda: GOP starts to balk at Musk cuts

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Capitol agenda: What you missed in the overnight vote-a-rama

Politico - 6h
Senate still moving forward with budget, Thune says

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Trump stuns Senate GOP with House budget endorsement

“Did not see that one coming,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.
Politico - 2d
Vance keeps Senate budget plan alive

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Morning Report — Senators muscle forward in the budget fight

In today’s issue: Congress is giving President Trump two possible options to anchor his agenda in a budget. With House GOP leadership still working on their single “big, beautiful” budget bill ...
The Hill - 7h
Senate GOP to vote on its plan for Trump's agenda despite Trump backing House plan

Senate Republicans plowing ahead with their efforts to advance the first stage of their two-part package to pay for Trump's agenda despite Trump backing the House’s plan.
ABC News - 19h
Senate Republicans edge out the House again, planning budget vote this week

Politico - 3d
Senate tees up ‘vote-a-rama’ on budget for party-line package

Politico - 2d
Trump backs House budget plan, calls on Senate to stand down

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Senate adopts fallback budget in case Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ falters

Now the onus is on House Republicans to build enough support to advance their own party-line plan, or face pressure to back the Senate’s slimmer vision.
Politico - 15h
Senate adopts budget resolution after marathon overnight vote-a-rama

The Senate on Friday adopted a budget resolution intended to serve as a blueprint to deliver the first part of President Trump’s agenda. Senators voted 52-48 along party lines on the resolution ...
The Hill - 9h
Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections

Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage over Democratic objections after a nearly all-night vote
ABC News - 8h
Details on Senate-passed GOP budget plan after "vote-a-rama"

Senate Republicans have passed a budget resolution after pulling an all-nighter through a process known as "vote-a-rama." The passage comes despite President Trump's earlier backing of a competing ...
CBS News - 2h
Senate G.O.P. Passes Budget Resolution, and Punts on Tough Questions

Approval of the Republican budget plan left major questions about tax cuts and spending reduction for another day.
The New York Times - 2h
US Senate passes budget resolution to fund Trump’s deportation plan

Bill approving $175bn for border security and extra $150bn for Pentagon faces tough challenge in House. US politics live – latest updates The US Senate has passed a budget resolution that ...
The Guardian - 2h
Senate stares down an all-nighter to approve a ‘Plan B’ budget Trump spurned

Politico - 23h
Senate Passes G.O.P. Budget Plan After Democrats Force Long Night of Votes

Before adopting Republicans’ budget resolution, senators engaged in an all-night parliamentary marathon that Democrats used to try to force the G.O.P. into politically damaging votes.
The New York Times - 8h
Graham defends Senate budget resolution amid Trump opposition: 'Complete game changer'

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) defended the Senate's budget resolution, which rolled in during the wee hours of Friday morning and involves a two-track process instead of the one large spending bill ...
The Hill - 5h
Senate adopts GOP budget plan in "vote-a-rama," despite Trump backing competing House plan

The Senate has adopted a slimmed-down GOP budget proposal focusing on defense, border security, and energy priorities, despite President Trump's earlier backing of a competing plan put forward by ...
CBS News - 4h
WATCH: Los Angeles public schools begin ban on cellphones

The Los Angeles Unified School District's ban also includes smart watches and glasses, and some parents are critical of the new rule.
ABC News - 2d
Texas AG asks court to require NCAA to begin gender testing

The Republican attorney general in Texas wants the NCAA to take its transgender policy a step further and require gender testing for athletes who compete in women’s sports
ABC News - 17h
Amid Navy's demand for subs, recruitment efforts for shipbuilders begins in schools

It's part of a national effort by shipyards and the Navy to bring on 100,000 skilled workers over the next 10 years.
CBS News - 16h
Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party says it will begin process of disbanding

Democratic party chair Lo Kin-hei would not comment on whether Beijing put pressure on members. Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party, which became an influential voice of opposition before ...
The Guardian - 7h
Salman Rushdie trial jury deliberations begin in New York stabbing case

Hadi Matar, 27, faces up to 25 years in prison if found guilty of attempting to murder British American novelist in 2022. The jury began deliberating on Friday afternoon in the trial of a man ...
The Guardian - 31m
The House GOP budget resolution is in trouble

Politico - 2d
Will Republicans in Congress agree on a budget plan?

The Senate adopted a narrower budget proposal although Republicans in the House of Representatives are pushing ahead with different plan endorsed by President Trump. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.
CBS News - 50m
2025 Mexico Open scores: International trend continues as PGA Tour begins play South of the border

Germany's Jeremy Paul and Norway's Kris Ventura are part of international leaderboard through 18 holes at the Mexico Open
CBS Sports - 16h
McConnell announces retirement from the Senate

Politico - 1d
UK budget surplus for January falls short of expectations

Figures come as chancellor struggles to revive the economy, with business survey showing activity is stalling
Financial Times - 6h
Senate HELP Committee advances Trump's Education pick

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Senate confirms Kash Patel to lead FBI

Politico - 1d
Who is considering a run for McConnell's Senate seat?

Politico - 23h
Milei wins senate votes despite memecoin scandal

Libertarian secures electoral reform after his most difficult week since becoming Argentina’s president
Financial Times - 18h
Senate Republican: Putin a 'cancer,' 'greatest threat to democracy'

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "cancer" not long after President Trump stepped up his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky amid the ongoing ...
The Hill - 3h
PBS and NPR on edge over FCC letter and Trump budget scrutiny

PBS President Paula Kerger has felt the heat from politicians over government funding before. But this time the FCC is focusing on the nonprofit's sponsorships.
Los Angeles Times - 7h
Trump continues to muddy the waters on path forward for budget plan

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