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An Oyster Farmer Joins Race to Unseat Susan Collins

Veteran Graham Platner enters Maine Senate race seen by Democrats as vulnerable

(Newser) - There's no shortage of Maine Democrats looking to unseat Susan Collins, the state's stalwart moderate Republican senator. Graham Platner, a 40-year-old veteran of both the Army and Marines, has entered Maine's Democratic primary with hopes of foiling Collins' 2026 reelection bid, reports NBC News . Platner, who...

Senate Leaves DC With No Deal on Trump Nominees

Republicans say they may change rules to speed up nominations when they return in September

(Newser) - After days of contentious back-and-forth, during which President Trump told Chuck Schumer he could "go to hell," the Senate ultimately left Washington, DC, for its August recess Saturday night without a deal on confirmations for dozens of Trump nominees still awaiting advancement. Lawmakers say the president privately instructed...

Republicans, Democrats, Data Experts Rip Trump's Firing

Tillis suggests the dismissal over jobs report reflects a lack of maturity

(Newser) - A smattering of Republicans have aligned with the opposition party in denouncing President Trump's firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in response to Friday's bleak jobs report. Democrats called the firing corrupt and a totalitarian move, the Hill reports, with Sen. Brian Schatz saying...

New Counterterror Chief Has Ties to Right-Wing Extremists

Joe Kent is confirmed to run National Counterterrorism Center in 52-44 vote

(Newser) - The Senate on Wednesday evening confirmed Joe Kent, President Trump's pick to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, with Republicans looking past his connections to right-wing extremists and support for conspiracy theories about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol. Kent won confirmation on a 52-44 vote tally,...

Lindsey Graham Gets Challenged by Project 2025 Architect

Paul Dans is announcing his bid for the longtime South Carolina senator's seat

(Newser) - A chief architect of Project 2025, Paul Dans, is launching a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, joining a crowded field that will test the loyalties of President Trump and his MAGA movement in next year's midterm election. Dans told the AP the Trump administration'...

Murkowski Defends Her 'Agonizing' Yes Vote

'Do I like this bill? No,' says GOP senator, who hopes the House changes it

(Newser) - Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of the last Republican holdouts to switch her vote to yes on President Trump's spending bill , but the Alaska senator hopes the House doesn't simply rubber-stamp the legislation she just voted for in the Senate. "My hope is that the House is...

With JD Vance's Vote, Senate Passes Spending Bill

Vice president had to break the tie

(Newser) - Senate Republicans passed President Trump's spending bill on Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own GOP ranks after a turbulent overnight session. Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie to push it over the top, per the AP . The outcome capped...

Senate GOP Shy of Magic Number, With Murkowski Key

Vote marathon continues on the 'big beautiful bill'

(Newser) - The Senate has been up all night voting and haggling on the "big beautiful bill" that would pay for President Trump's agenda, but Senate Republicans still don't have the needed votes, reports Punchbowl News . Trump wants the bill passed by July 4.
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WSJ Editorial: Trump Just Gave Democrats a Big Break

By forcing Tillis into retirement, the president puts the Senate in play, write the editors

(Newser) - The conservative editorial page of the Wall Street Journal thinks President Trump blundered when he went after GOP Sen. Thom Tillis . And it might very well doom his presidency in two years, warns the editorial. The background is that Tillis voted against advancing the "big beautiful bill" in the...

Lara Trump a Top Contender for North Carolina Senate Seat

President's daughter-in-law is considering a bid to replace Thom Tillis

(Newser) - Sen. Thom Tillis won't run for re-election after friction with President Trump, but one of the contenders to replace him would seem to have an inside track with the president. The Hill confirms that daughter-in-law Lara Trump is considering a bid for the North Carolina seat in 2026. The...

GOP Senator Doubles Down: Bill Betrays Trump Promises

Thom Tillis denounces 'big beautiful' spending package after announcing retirement

(Newser) - When GOP Sen. Thom Tillis announced he wasn't running for reelection in 2026 after earning the wrath of President Trump, Tillis said he looked forward to "having the pure freedom to call the balls and strikes as I see fit." The North Carolina senator—one of only...

Senate Debate Rages Late Into the Night on Trump's 'Big Bill'

Overnight voting has been delayed until Monday

(Newser) - Debate has been underway in the Senate late into the night, with Republicans wrestling President Trump's big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts over mounting Democratic opposition—and even some brake-pumping over the budget slashing by the president himself. The outcome from the weekend of work in...

As Price Goes Up, Senate Begins Debating Trump Bill

Congressional Budget Office says measure would add $3.3T to national debt over 10 years

(Newser) - The Senate began debate Sunday afternoon on President Trump centerpiece domestic legislation of tax breaks and spending cuts, with Republican leaders still making changes to win votes . Debate could not begin until clerks finished reading the 940-page bill aloud, a nearly 16-hour endeavor that Democrats forced Saturday night to slow...

After Vote Against Trump Bill, Tillis Says He'll Leave Senate

Two-term GOP incumbent won't seek reelection next year in North Carolina

(Newser) - Hours after casting a preliminary vote against President Trump's bill of tax and spending cuts, sparking a series of blistering attacks from his party's leader on Truth Social, Sen. Thom Tillis announced he will not seek reelection next year. The North Carolina Republican issued a statement Sunday saying...

Despite 2 GOP Nays, Senate Advances 'Big Beautiful Bill'

51-49 procedural vote nearly derailed the measure

(Newser) - Senate Republicans cleared a major hurdle Saturday in their bid to pass the sweeping "Big Beautiful Bill" measure crucial to President Trump's agenda. They did so by a whisker, with a procedural vote of 51-49, reports the Washington Post . Among other things, the bill seeks to extend...

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Is 'Evolving'

Senate GOP will be hustling over the weekend to work on passing legislation by July Fourth deadline

(Newser) - The Senate is expected to grind through a rare weekend session as Republicans race to pass President Trump's package of tax breaks and spending cuts, aka his "big beautiful bill," by his July Fourth deadline. Republicans are using their congressional majorities to push aside Democratic opposition, but...

House GOP Balks as Senate Rewrites Trump Tax Bill

Senate changes on Medicaid, SALT drive Republican backlash

(Newser) - House Republicans are threatening to derail a sweeping tax and immigration bill backed by President Trump and Senate GOP leaders, citing major changes to the original House version. The Senate's rewrite of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act adds deeper Medicaid cuts, which detractors warn could hurt rural...

Republican Plan to Zero Out Consumer Bureau Hits a Wall

Proposal to zero out the agency violates the Byrd Rule, parliamentarian says

(Newser) - Republicans suffered a sizable setback Friday on one key aspect of President Trump's big bill after their plans to gut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other provisions from the Senate Banking Committee ran into procedural violations with the Senate parliamentarian. Senate Republicans proposed zeroing-out funding for the CFPB,...

GOP Changes Provision on AI Regulation by States

10-year prohibition has hit opposition in both parties

(Newser) - Senate Republicans have made changes to their party's sweeping tax bill in hopes of preserving a new policy that would prevent states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade. In legislative text unveiled Thursday night, Senate Republicans proposed denying states federal funding for broadband projects if they regulate AI....

Joni Ernst Goes on Defense: 'I'm Very Compassionate'

GOP senator's 'we all are going to die' comment continues to reverberate

(Newser) - On Monday, GOP Sen. Joni Ernst was forced once again to confront statements she made at a Friday town hall in Iowa, though this time around, she was considerably less flip about it. The senator's original remarks in Butler County came about when the event's conversation turned to...

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