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

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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.
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Vance keeps Senate budget plan alive

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Senate Republicans edge out the House again, planning budget vote this week

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Trump backs House budget plan, calls on Senate to stand down

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Senate holds a 'vote-a-rama' to advance $340 billion budget for Trump's agenda

Senate Republicans began a series of votes Thursday on a party-line vehicle to pass a $340 billion budget blueprint designed to boost funding for President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement ...
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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.
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Overnight ‘Vote-a-Rama’ in the Senate Frames a Contentious Budget Debate

Before adopting Republicans’ budget resolution, senators were engaging in an all-night parliamentary marathon that Democrats used to try to force the G.O.P. into politically damaging votes.
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Senate stares down an all-nighter to approve a ‘Plan B’ budget Trump spurned

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The House GOP budget resolution is in trouble

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UK budget surplus for January falls short of expectations

Figures come as chancellor Rachel Reeves struggles to keep her Budget plans on track
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Capitol agenda: The Senate vote-a-rama is on

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McConnell announces retirement from the Senate

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Senate HELP Committee advances Trump's Education pick

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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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Milei wins senate votes despite memecoin scandal

Libertarian secures electoral reform after his most difficult week since becoming Argentina’s president
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Bonus season: how does yours measure up?

Our annual survey of FT readers shows bonus payouts are on the rise, but so too are tax concerns and school fees
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Trump Labor Nominee Lori Chavez-DeRemer Faces Pressure at Senate Hearing

Asked for her views on pro-labor legislation she backed as a House Republican, Lori Chavez-DeRemer said she would simply serve the president’s agenda.
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Republicans question giving Cruz broad subpoena power at Senate Commerce

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David Boren, former Oklahoma governor and veteran US senator, dies at 83

David Boren, the former Oklahoma governor and longtime U.S. Senate intelligence chief who went on to lead the University of Oklahoma after his retirement from politics, has died
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McConnell announces he will not seek re-election in Senate floor speech

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., marked his 83rd birthday on the Senate floor as he announced that he will not be seeking re-election to Congress in 2026.
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Former Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron launches Senate bid

Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R ) announced Thursday that he is launching a bid for the seat being vacated by longtime Sen. Mitch McConnell (R). “Kentucky, it's time for a new ...
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A Stytch in time: Connected Apps untangles authorization tie-ups for AI agents

Stytch Connected Apps enables AI agents and third-party apps to authenticate, access data and take action on behalf of users.
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Pope is sitting up out of bed at hospital as he recovers from pneumonia

Pope Francis is continuing his recovery from pneumonia
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Large Holes Open Up in Surrey, England; Car Teeters on the Edge

A giant hole opened up on a street in Surrey, southwest of London, forcing evacuations and leaving a car teetering on the edge. The cause was unknown.
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Walmart Racks Up Sales Record but Sees Slower Growth Ahead

The retail giant continues to attract shoppers from across the income spectrum, but faces headwinds from stubborn inflation and the risk of tariffs.
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A.I. Is Changing How Silicon Valley Builds Start-Ups

Tech start-ups typically raised huge sums to hire armies of workers and grow fast. Now artificial intelligence tools are making workers more productive and spurring tales of “tiny team” success.
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What does DOGE's IRS shake-up mean for tax season?

DOGE wants access to filers’ data, and the commerce secretary says Trump wants to scrap the IRS. But filing a return remains mandatory — the earlier the better, tax advisers say.
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Review: In the uplifting yet mundane 'The Unbreakable Boy,' a dad finally wises up

Based on the memoir by Scott LeRette, the movie takes on subjects including autism and brittle-bone disease with a faith-based foundation in church and family.
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Mexico ramps up troop levels at US-Mexico border

Mexico boosted troop levels at the border after President Trump threatened a tariff on all Mexican goods coming into the U.S. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez got exclusive access, and takes a look at ...
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Navy seeks new generation of skilled workers to ramp up submarine production

While the president is cutting jobs, a search is on for a new generation of workers to build nuclear submarines. The Navy has ordered 29 nuclear subs, and the company that makes them has school ...
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These tips for investing in mutual funds and ETFs will up your money game

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Investors call for shake-up of Europe’s ‘failed’ securitisation market

Fund managers and insurers say long-overdue reforms could unlock hundreds of billions of euros in financing
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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.
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Live updates: Musk takes the stage at CPAC; Senate vote-a-rama stretches into the night

Tech billionaire Elon Musk took the stage at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) with a late-scheduled appearance that saw him wield a chainsaw and discuss a range of ...
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A treasured Banksy owned by a member of Blink-182 is up for auction. It could fetch $6 million

A painting by street artist Banksy valued at up to 5 million pounds ($6.3 million) is going up for auction
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Texas measles cases are up, and New Mexico now has an outbreak. Here's what you need to know

The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday
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