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Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions
Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, jeopardizing health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled in the safety net programABC News - 17h -
A Lonely Holdout Where Republicans Still Resist Trump: Utah
Bolstered by Mormon voters’ distaste for MAGA politics, the center-right is trying to reassert itself in a ruby-red state.The New York Times - 8h -
Republican lawmaker questions citizenship status of Latino county official at public meeting
Rep. Mike Lawler of New York made the remark in response to a question from José Alvarado, the vice chair of Westchester County's Board of Legislators.NBC News - 1h -
Senior Republicans seeking to tear up IRA enjoy $130bn investment spree
Party members whose states have benefited from Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act — which Trump vowed to ‘terminate’ — to decide its fateFinancial Times - 1h -
Johnson urges Senate to wait for House to "do its work" on Trump agenda
House Republicans met for several hours with Trump Thursday, after GOP senators planned move forward with their own plan to enact Trump's priorities.CBS News - Feb. 6 -
Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director
Mr. Vought, an architect of Project 2025 who served in the first Trump administration, will be at the center of President Trump’s plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
RFK Jr. Wrong on Medicare, Medicaid During Senate Confirmation Hearing
This is a MedPage Today story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about the major health programs he'd ...ABC News - Feb. 9 -
RFK Jr. Made These Promises to Win Key Senator's Vote
This is a MedPage Today story. Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), said he received numerous pledges from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Trump administration to protect medicine and science -- ...ABC News - Feb. 9 -
GOP senators terrified of crossing Trump, facing Musk-funded challengers
GOP senators are terrified over the prospect of facing primary challengers funded by Elon Musk if they stick their necks out by opposing President Trump's agenda The White House has signaled that ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
Schumer lays out Senate Democrats' strategy to push back against Trump
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer detailed Democrats' efforts to combat what he called a "coordinated assault" by President Trump.CBS News - Feb. 10 -
GOP Rep. Andy Barr to run for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat
McConnell is up for reelection in 2026, and he has not said whether he plans to run again for an eighth Senate term.CBS News - Feb. 10 -
Gabbard clears key Senate hurdle with unanimous GOP support
The cloture vote was a party-line vote.Politico - Feb. 10 -
Senate committee advances Tulsi Gabbard's nomination as director of national intelligence
A Senate committee has advanced the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national intelligence with a final vote in the full Senate expected this week. CBS News congressional ...CBS News - Feb. 11 -
Watch live: Powell testifies before Senate Banking Committee
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will sit before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday morning to testify on the agency's monetary policy. The hearing comes as interest rates were held steady ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Watch Fed Chair Powell testify live before the Senate Banking Committee
Powell delivers his semiannual remarks on monetary policy and the economy this week on Capitol Hill.CNBC - Feb. 11 -
House GOP to move forward with budget plan as Senate pursues competing proposal
Speaker Mike Johnson said House GOP expects to move forward on budget plan this week that lays foundation for approving Trump's agenda.CBS News - Feb. 11 -
30 House Democrats call on Senate to reject Patel's FBI nomination
A coalition of 30 House Democrats is asking Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee to oppose Kash Patel’s nomination to lead the FBI. The letter comes just days before the ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Senate votes on Tulsi Gabbard's nomination as top U.S. intelligence official
Senators will also vote on whether to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services.NBC News - 6d -
Senate Votes to Advance RFK Jr's Health Secretary Nomination
The Senate voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary to the floor for a final vote, likely Thursday.The New York Times - 6d -
Senate confirms Gabbard to serve as nation’s top intelligence chief
The Senate voted largely along party lines Wednesday to confirm Tulsi Gabbard to serve as the director of national intelligence, the nation’s top intelligence official, despite strong objections ...The Hill - 6d -
Senate tees up final vote on RFK Jr. to lead HHS
The Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to end debate on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a key step that puts him on the precipice ...The Hill - 6d -
Defying Johnson, Graham and Senate G.O.P. Push Their Own Budget Plan
Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who relishes being in the middle of the action, is leapfrogging the House G.O.P., which is still tied in knots over how to pass its budget.The New York Times - 6d -
Senate Democrats could be locked out of power for a very long time
Senate Democrats face significant challenges in regaining control of the chamber, as Republican gains in the 2024 elections have given the party a 53-47 majority, making it difficult for Democrats ...The Hill - 6d -
Evening Report — House, Senate GOP duel over budget path
Presented by March of Dimes — The race is on between Republican leaders in the House and Senate to see who can be first to create a budget with the greatest likelihood of passing President Trump’s ...The Hill - 6d -
Senate Dems ask for Homeland Security hearing over inspectors general firing
Senate Democrats asked for a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing over the recent inspectors general firings by President Trump, in a letter Wednesday. “President Trump's ...The Hill - 6d -
Senate GOP moves first to advance Trump priorities in race with House
Senate Republicans on Wednesday fired the opening salvo in the battle to implement President Trump's agenda by advancing a budget resolution focused on immigration and military priorities, putting ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump education pick Linda McMahon to face Senate grilling
Trump's nominee for education secretary, Linda McMahon, is set to face questioning from senators at 10 a.m. ET amid his promises to abolish the department.NBC News - 5d -
Senate voting on RFK Jr.'s confirmation as HHS secretary
RFK Jr. faced weeks of questions regarding the longtime anti-vaccine activist's ability to be confirmed to the nation's top health care post.CBS News - 5d -
Watch live: Senate votes on RFK Jr. to lead HHS
Senators will take to the floor Thursday morning to vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Kennedy’s confirmation would put the ...The Hill - 5d -
Senate panel advances Kash Patel bid to lead FBI
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of Kash Patel in a strict party-line vote, clearing the way for President Trump's pick to lead the FBI to get a vote on the full ...The Hill - 5d -
Senate confirms RFK Jr. as Health secretary; McConnell lone GOP dissenter
Longtime vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now the nation’s top health official, after the Senate on Thursday voted almost entirely on party lines to confirm him atop a department of nearly ...The Hill - 5d -
Senator presses Linda McMahon on child sexual abuse lawsuit
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) pressed Linda McMahon during her Thursday confirmation hearing for Education secretary on a child sexual abuse lawsuit she is facing from her time with World Wrestling ...The Hill - 5d -
Linda McMahon grilled on Trump's plans for the Education Department at Senate confirmation hearing
Senators pressed Linda McMahon on what it would look like if the Department of Education were dismantled and how she would enforce civil rights laws during her confirmation hearing Thursday to be ...NBC News - 5d -
Kash Patel Passes Senate Panel Vote Amid FBI Turmoil
The vote moved Mr. Patel, a Trump loyalist, one step closer to leading the nation’s premier law enforcement agency.The New York Times - 5d -
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Flanagan announces intent to run for U.S. Senate
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced she plans to run for U.S. Senate on the same day Sen. Tina Smith announced she will not be seeking reelection next year.CBS News - 5d -
Senate Confirms RFK Jr., a Prominent Vaccine Skeptic, as Health Secretary
The vote capped a remarkable rise for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was confirmed by a Republican Senate in a chamber where his father and uncles once served as Democrats.The New York Times - 5d -
McConnell takes on a new role in the Senate: Lone wolf: From the Politics Desk
Two key Republican senators’ votes today on the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be health and human services secretary illustrate the new order of the party under President Donald Trump.NBC News - 5d -
US Senate narrowly confirms RFK Jr as health secretary
Kennedy will oversee the US health industry including food safety, pharmaceuticals and vaccinations.BBC News - 5d -
House and Senate committees move forward on dueling budget plans
The House is pursuing one massive package, while the Senate plans to divide its work into two.CBS News - 5d -
Senator demands answers on possible federal $400M Tesla Cybertruck deal
Elon Musk's "dual roles pose conflicts of interest so obvious that they hardly require explanation," Sen. Richard Blumenthal wrote in the letter obtained by CBS News.CBS News - 4d