President Donald Trump on Monday formally nominated Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to permanently lead the Department of Justice, sending the nomination to the Senate for consideration after Blanche spent the last two months serving in the role on an interim basis.
President Donald Trump reignited his long-running feud with Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Monday while escalating his campaign to remove Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, accusing both of standing in the way of key Republican priorities. In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump
Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked yet another Democratic effort to rein in President Donald Trump’s authority to use military force against Iran, defeating the measure in a razor-thin 50-49 vote. The failed motion marked the seventh time Senate Democrats have attempted to
President Trump’s allies are preparing to turn the Senate floor into a political pressure cooker this week. Their target: the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act — a bill requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. Their strategy: keep the
The Senate will vote on Wednesday on whether to block President Donald Trump from using additional military force against Iran without congressional authorization, as lawmakers from both parties question the administration’s evolving explanations for the recent strikes and warn about the potential
Senate Republicans on Wednesday cleared the first procedural step toward confirming a large bloc of President Donald Trump’s nominees, setting up a later vote on 97 picks and marking the third time since September that the GOP has advanced a package of
Former President Donald Trump’s Cabinet is now officially complete, following the Senate’s narrow confirmation of Mike Waltz as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. The 47–45 vote brought bipartisan support, with Democratic Senators John Fetterman (Pa.), Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), and Mark Kelly
On Thursday evening, the Republican-led Senate voted 53-45 to change chamber rules and speed up confirmation of President Trump’s executive-branch nominees. The change applies to non-judicial, non-Cabinet positions. Under the new rule, the Senate can now group together multiple nominees and confirm
President Trump’s nominee to head the CDC, Susan Monarez, has been confirmed by the Senate in a 51–47 vote. Monarez, already serving as acting director, becomes the first CDC chief to receive Senate confirmation, a requirement put in place by a 2023
President Trump has made a simple, compelling demand: the US Senate should cancel its August recess and work weekends until his judicial and executive nominees are confirmed. This is not political theater. It is a rational, proportional response to a dangerous impasse,
