As the Senate races to conclude its business today before the midterm election recess, Senate Democrats blocked a bill sponsored by vulnerable GOP incumbent Senator Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska) to restrict members of Congress from buying any new stocks of publicly traded companies, arguing the legislation didn’t go far enough to crack down on possible corruption. …
Read More As the push towards the election recess continues, last night the Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan bill that would regulate college sports, an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools. The overwhelming 77-22 vote to pass the legislation is the strongest effort…
Read More With 36 days until the midterm elections, and facing rising gas prices, an Iran war with no end in sight and increasingly dire midterm polling, Senate Republicans are facing a crucial choice this week: stay or go home? Some GOP lawmakers are caught between their desire to use the rest of the scant preelection legislative…
Read More The Senate adjourned for a five-week recess early Saturday morning after passing a bill to fund the federal government until December 11th and confirming Todd Blanche as Unites States attorney general. Senate Republicans also agreed to set aside — for the moment — President Donald J. Trump’s demand to approve another budget resolution to pave…
Read More The Senate is aiming to leave town late Friday night for a five-week recess and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) said Thursday night the chamber is hoping to pass a stopgap funding bill as well as S.5025 – The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 on Friday. They are also set…
Read More As the Senate tries to leave for a monthlong recess, internal squabbles erupted in the Senate Republican Conference on Wednesday as GOP senators battled each other and the White House over a variety of issues, prompting Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) to warn that his colleagues face a potential legislative “train wreck.” Senate…
Read More 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…
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