Senate Republicans are scrambling for a plan to exit Washington for a five-week August recess that won’t anger President Donald J. Trump, who has demanded they stay in town for as long as necessary to pass a third reconciliation blueprint and elements of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. While both of those…
Read More The Senate Judiciary Committee just advanced the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as United States Attorney General, in a 12-10, party-line vote, clearing the way for a vote on the Senate floor after Blanche reached a deal with two GOP holdouts on the $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Thom Tillis…
Read More As the Senate reconvenes at 3:00 P.M. today, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) is facing stiff winds as Republicans race to wrap up a lengthy to-do list before Senators leave Washington for the month plus-long August recess, returning on Monday, September 14th. At the top of the agenda is a stopgap funding bill…
Read More The Senate is back in session after Senators voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to advance a sweeping Russia sanctions bill, The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 that Senator Graham (R-South Carolina) had long sought to move forward before his unexpected death. The 86 to 12 procedural vote tees up the bill…
Read More The Senate stands adjourned until 5:00 P.M. for the ceremony commemorating the life and legacy of the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham (R-South Carolina) being held in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol. Following the Congressional Tribute there will be a funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral at 2:00 P.M. When the Senate…
Read More With the House now in recess until August 31st, the Senate has a full agenda during its potential two-week sprint to August recess. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) is under pressure from competing parts of his conference — and the White House — over the SAVE America Act, reconciliation 3.0, the NDAA, government…
Read More On Friday, House Republicans released a 15-page continuing resolution extending government funding through December 4th. Moving forward with a CR at this stage is far earlier than usual as the bill would temporarily extend current funding levels while lawmakers continue negotiating fiscal 2027 appropriations bills. The stopgap measure will certainly face resistance from some conservatives…
Read More House Republican leaders are facing pressure from the clock and their own members over a $95 billion reconciliation framework that they are attempting to advance out of the Budget Committee on Thursday, raising questions about whether the package will make it out of the House, let alone to President Donald J. Trump’s desk. The budget…
Read More House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a budget framework for a roughly $95 billion reconciliation package that would provide funding for defense, farm aid and state efforts to implement voter ID requirements in elections. The resolution marks the opening salvo in Republicans’ effort to use the budget reconciliation process one final time to advance key GOP…
Read More The Senate adjourned last night for a 19 day recess until July 13th after Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) held a vote to adjourn after a contentious day on the Hill, in which President Donald J. Trump bucked his plans to sign a bipartisan housing affordability bill in order to demand Senate action on…
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