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Energy executive Alan Armstrong, joined by his wife Shelly Armstrong.

GOP holdouts complicate Trump’s final chances to reshape US courts

Kaelan Deese · November 11, 2026 4:45 pm

Jensen Huang.

Republicans recoil over Nvidia CEO spy allegations as feds investigate: ‘I lost my breath’

Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., speaks before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine attend a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Ted Budd to run for second Senate term in swing state North Carolina

Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., speaks before President Donald Trump signs a bill that returns whole milk to school cafeterias across the country, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

Trump drops appeals court nominee opposed by Arkansas senators

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and members of the Republican Conference arrive to elect their leadership following the sweeping victory by Democrats in the midterm elections.

‘Forget 2028’: Senate GOP braces for a long stretch in the minority

Robert Wilkie of the Department of Veterans Affairs speaks during a hearing in D.C.

Senate committee approves Trump’s nominee Robert Wilkie to lead the VA

Katelyn Caralle July 10, 2018 6:58 pm

Brett Kavanaugh, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, walks through the U.S. Capitol before a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, not pictured, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Senate Republicans are pledging a swift confirmation process that would put Kavanaugh on the bench before the new term opens Oct. 1, and there is little Democrats can do to stop them.

Kavanaugh off to a ‘strong start’ among GOP moderates, court watchers say

Melissa Quinn July 10, 2018 6:01 pm

GOP Has 69 Percent Chance of Holding The Senate

David Byler July 10, 2018 3:32 pm

With reporters looking for updates, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, pauses in an elevator for a reporter's question as senators head to the chamber.

Susan Collins praises Brett Kavanaugh for ‘impressive credentials,’ promises to vet

Melissa Quinn July 10, 2018 2:08 am

"Future generations will look back on President Trump's decision as one of the worst policy moves made in the 21st century because of the huge damage to our economy, our environment and our geopolitical standing." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chuck Schumer to oppose Brett Kavanaugh nomination to Supreme Court: ‘Now is the time to fight’

Al Weaver July 10, 2018 1:27 am

Sen. Orrin Hatch: I will lift heaven and Earth to get Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court

Orrin Hatch July 10, 2018 1:19 am

FILE - In this June 22, 2018, file photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, answer a question during a news conference after participating in a roundtable discussion on immigration in Weslaco, Texas. Cruz and the ex-punk rocker turned Democratic congressman trying to upset him, Beto OâRourke, donât agree on much. But both introduced bills prohibiting U.S. authorities from separating children from parents charged with crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally prior to President Donald Trumpâs executive order last week doing much the same thing(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file

Ted Cruz mocks speculation over next Supreme Court justice

Caitlin Yilek July 9, 2018 8:41 pm

Chris McDaniel struggles for traction in Mississippi Senate race

David M. Drucker July 9, 2018 8:31 pm

Amy Coney Barrett sits during a hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Orrin Hatch: It would be ‘wonderful’ if Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

Melissa Quinn July 9, 2018 8:23 pm

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, June 3, 2019.

EPA defends hiring of Trump nominees before their confirmation

John Siciliano July 9, 2018 8:19 pm

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., arrives for a vote in Washington.

Senate Dem: No more ‘ordinary deference’ for Trump’s Supreme Court pick

Pete Kasperowicz July 9, 2018 6:50 pm

Leonard Leo, then-executive vice president of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy, takes questions from the Washington Examiner during an interview at his office in Washington, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018.

Trump’s outside adviser for judicial nominations ‘very confident’ Senate ‘can get anybody confirmed’ to Supreme Court

Melissa Quinn July 8, 2018 2:35 pm