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Major Permitting Bill Has Been Tied Up In Senate For Months. What’s The Holdup?
A major permitting bill that passed the House in December 2025 still hasn’t been passed by the Senate, with environmental and clean energy groups putting pressure on lawmakers to oppose the measure.The Standardizing…
Group Of GOP Senators Said They Would Force Vote To Delay Recess Over Save Act. What Happened?
Republican senators fighting to cancel August recess over the Save America Act did not receive enough support from their side of the aisle to hold a roll call vote on the matter, a source familiar told the Daily Caller News…
Senate Leaves Town Without Passing SAVE America Act
The Senate skipped town Saturday for its August recess without passing President Donald Trump’s legislative priority, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act.Republican Sens. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Mike…
Senate Once Again Kicks Funding Can Down The Road
The Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) early Saturday to fund the government without addressing the national debt.The CR would fund the government through Dec. 11 to avoid a government shutdown ahead of the midterm…
Senate Confirms Todd Blanche After Handful Of GOP Holdouts Threatened His Nomination
The Senate confirmed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to be the next attorney general after holdouts threatened his nomination process.The upper chamber confirmed Blanche 50-49, with every Democrat and two Republicans,…
Senate To Vote On Massive Package Of Bills Before Heading For Exits
The Senate released a plan Friday to debate and vote on a massive package of bills before exiting for August recess.Leadership outlined a plan for voting on several bills and exiting for recess, which included voting on a…
Todd Blanche Reaches Deal With GOP Holdouts, Paves Way For Confirmation Vote
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche reached a deal Sunday with Republican holdouts who endangered his chances of being confirmed as the next attorney general.Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North…
Will Potential Debt Ceiling Increase Include Spending Cuts? We Asked John Thune To Find Out
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that he would “love” for spending cuts to be included in future negotiations over raising the debt ceiling.Thune said Wednesday that the debt ceiling would have to be raised in…
Will Potential Debt Ceiling Increase Include Spending Cuts? We Asked John Thune To Find Out
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that he would “love” for spending cuts to be included in future negotiations over raising the debt ceiling.Thune said Wednesday that the debt ceiling would have to be raised in…
Trump AG Nominee’s Confirmation In Limbo
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday postponed a vote to advance acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to become the next attorney general.Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Thom Tillis of North…
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