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Senate GOP threatens confirmations rule change amid Democrats' "path of obstruction" on Trump's nominees

Senate Republicans are mulling a possible rule change to allow them to more swiftly confirm President Trump's nominees amid ...

GOP Senate leader rejects Trump call for end to bipartisan judicial nomination tradition

Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump’s call to disregard a Senate tradition to ...

Senate Republicans weigh rule changes, recess appointments to break nominee logjam

Senate Republicans are weighing rule changes and recess appointments to overcome a growing backlog of President Trump’s ...

Republican Senate candidates seeking to replace McConnell aim to define themselves at Fancy Farm

A renowned Kentucky picnic turned into a Republican political skirmish on Saturday. Three candidates competing to succeed ...

Senate GOP threatens to 'grind it out' through August as Trump nominees face Democratic delays

Senate Republicans push through Trump nominees as Democrats use delaying tactics, with GOP leaders threatening to cancel ...
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Senate Republicans put holds on nominees over renewables

At least two Republican senators placed holds on Treasury Department nominees over fears and frustration with the Trump ...

Texas Republicans eye Wesley Hunt for Senate amid fears Paxton-Cornyn battle doomed

Some Republican operatives hope Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) is the candidate who could keep a Texas Senate seat red in the 2026 ...

Scarborough: Russiagate Is A Losing Political Proposition, Republicans Should Just Let It Go

Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough comment on President Trump's pursuit of "justice for Russiagate." Scarborough offers this ...
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'Get off the golf course!' Texas Republicans squabble as Democrats paralyze vote

With Texas Democrats walking out of the state and paralyzing the legislature from passing a Trump-endorsed mid-decade ...

Senate GOP readies ‘nuclear’ option, set for August break after nominations deal falls apart

The Senate is set to finally begin its August recess without a deal on nominations as Republicans are intent on moving ...

Darin LaHood appears to pass on Illinois Senate run in blow to state GOP hopes

Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL) seemed to sidestep a run for retiring Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-IL) seat on Monday, telling a panel he will soon be circulating petitions to run for reelection to his House ...