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Senate confirms Kash Patel to lead FBI
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel to serve as the head of the FBI, approving a pick with a string of controversial statements who has been accused by Democrats of directing a purge of ...The Hill - 4h -
Senate confirms Kash Patel to lead FBI
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Who is considering a run for McConnell's Senate seat?
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Senate confirms Kash Patel as FBI director
The Senate has confirmed President Trump's pick to lead the FBI in a 51-49 vote. Kash Patel's nomination received criticism from various lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. CBS News' Taurean ...CBS News - 3h -
Senate confirms Kash Patel to be next FBI director
The Senate narrowly confirmed Kash Patel to be the next FBI director. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine were the only Republicans to vote against the longtime Trump ...NBC News - 3h -
Senate Confirms Patel as Next F.B.I. Director
The vote puts Kash Patel in charge of the country’s premier law enforcement agency.The New York Times - 52m -
Republicans eye dueling budget votes next week as Mike Johnson faces pressure to act
House Speaker Mike Johnson is eying a committee vote next week to kickstart a massive multi-trillion-dollar package to advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.NBC News - Feb. 7 -
To pay for Trump's tax cuts, House Republicans could raise student loan bills for millions of borrowers
As House Republicans look for ways to cut spending to fund President Trump's tax cuts, they've floated plans that may raise student loan bills for millions.CNBC - Feb. 10 -
House Republicans could raise student loan bills to pay for Trump's tax cuts
As House Republicans look for ways to slash spending to fund President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, they’ve floated proposals that could raise federal student loan bills for millions of borrowers.NBC News - Feb. 10 -
'No easy answers': Skeptical Republicans try to keep open mind on Trump's Gaza plan
President Trump’s declarations that the U.S. will take and rebuild Gaza and suggestion that Arab allies should take in displaced Palestinians are drawing muted pushback — and some doubt — from ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Republican Budget Vets Say DOGE Cuts Based More on Ideology Than Actual Savings
Two former GOP budget directors for Congress and the Senate say Elon Musk’s highly publicized spending cuts are playing to Trump’s base, and call them “low hanging fruit.”Inc. - Feb. 12 -
How Republicans calling for smaller government could use the Fed’s balance sheet to wield more power
The hole in the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet is getting some attention from lawmakers.MarketWatch - 6d -
McConnell the only Republican to oppose RFK Jr., McMahon has hearing to be education secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was officially confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services Thursday with Sen. Mitch McConnell being the only Republican to vote against his confirmation. Meanwhile, ...CBS News - 6d -
Republicans hope to jam through defense, border funding boost ahead of shutdown fight
Senate Republicans have the ambitious goal of jamming through funding boosts for defense and border security — separately from the appropriations process — ahead of a mid-March deadline to prevent ...The Hill - 3d -
Republicans won’t ‘get everything we want’ in government funding deal, says GOP lawmaker
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss how lawmakers plan on passing a spending bill with government funding set to expire in March. Rep. Johnson also reacts to the meeting ...NBC News - 3d -
Top House Democratic super PAC targeting Republicans over proposed Medicaid cuts
A top House Democratic super PAC is targeting Republicans over their proposed cuts to Medicaid. In a release Tuesday, House Majority PAC said lower chamber Republicans have gone “full Matt Bevin” ...The Hill - 2d -
NYU College Republicans president resigns after saying Barron Trump 'sort of an oddity'
The president of New York University’s College Republicans chapter resigned after she said in a magazine interview that Barron Trump is “sort of an oddity on campus.” College Republicans of ...The Hill - 1d -
Utah Republicans push to let patients supply their own blood as vaccine concerns linger
Health care facilities in Utah would be required to let patients bring their own blood or choose their own donor for medical procedures under legislation gaining momentum in UtahABC News - 19h -
New York Republicans scold Trump for CDC cuts that affect 9/11 responders
Critics say the Trump administrations cuts to CDC staff will negatively affect a health fund for 9/11 first responders.ABC News - 11h -
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 - Feb. 12 -
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 - Feb. 12 -
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 - Feb. 12 -
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 - Feb. 12 -
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 - Feb. 12 -
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 - Feb. 12 -
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 - Feb. 12 -
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 - Feb. 12