Senate confirms Kash Patel as FBI director in 51-49 vote
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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 - 22h -
Senate confirms Kash Patel to lead FBI
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Trump's pick for FBI director confirmed in 51-49 vote
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel's to lead the FBI under President Donald Trump.ABC News - 22h -
FBI Director Kash Patel has first full day on job, plans to implement major changes
It's the first day at work for newly-confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel after his nomination barely passed the Senate Thursday. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.CBS News - 2h -
Patel on cusp of confirmation to run FBI as Collins says she'll oppose
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Trump's FBI pick one step closer to confirmation
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Capitol agenda: The Senate vote-a-rama is on
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Milei wins senate votes despite memecoin scandal
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Senate Republicans edge out the House again, planning budget vote this week
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Senate tees up ‘vote-a-rama’ on budget for party-line package
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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's 'vote-a-rama' and Mexican troops at border: Morning Rundown
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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 - 3h -
Senate GOP to vote on its plan for Trump's agenda despite Trump backing House plan
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Live updates: Musk takes the stage at CPAC; Senate vote-a-rama stretches into the night
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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 -
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 -
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 - 5h -
Senate adopts GOP budget plan after marathon "vote-a-rama" into wee hours
The move came even though the president has endorsed the House GOP's one-bill approach while Senate Republicans want to separate his priorities into two bills.CBS News - 4h -
When Germany Votes, It Will Be About the Economy
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USDS Engineering Director Resigns: ‘This Is Not the Mission I Came to Serve’
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Review: A master director's empathy shines in the belatedly released 'The Annihilation of Fish'
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Avowed Director Explains Why The Game Has No Romance Options
The option to romance NPC characters in RPGs has been around for a long time, and even recent titles like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 offer that feature to players. However, Avowed is bucking ...GameSpot - 18h -
New study confirms parents do in fact play favorites
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McConnell announces retirement from the Senate
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Former director of the Alabama NASA center during the Challenger space shuttle explosion dies at 102
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Researchers confirm Hall of Famer Bobby Hull had CTE when he died 2 years ago
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Former Sony Boss Confirms What We Were All Thinking About PlayStation PC Ports
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Valadao treads lightly on Medicaid as Obamacare vote haunts him
The California representative publicly pushed Speaker Mike Johnson not to slash the benefit in a letter signed by seven other House Republicans.Politico - 1d -
Many who came to Germany as migrants will vote for the first time Sunday
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Capitol agenda: What you missed in the overnight vote-a-rama
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More Germans living abroad registered to vote in upcoming election
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Capitol agenda: Senate's budget slog begins
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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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Senate HELP Committee advances Trump's Education pick
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Who is considering a run for McConnell's Senate seat?
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Morning Report — Senators muscle forward in the budget fight
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Canadian anthem singer changes lyric over Trump remarks on Canada as 51st state
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