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The GOP knives are out for Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick

Ramsey Touchberry, Christian Datoc · November 12, 2026 6:44 pm

Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

White House inches closer to ending Kevin Cramer blockade on Trump nominees

Sen. Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during a news conference after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill.

Thune open to passing party-line $350 billion military bill before Democrats take power

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Senators launch investigation into RFK Jr. over alleged lies in confirmation testimony

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.

Senate GOP urges White House to declassify key remaining Crossfire Hurricane documents

President Trump has proposed a "four pillar" immigration package that includes increased border security funding, ending chain migration, cancelling the visa lottery, and finding a "reasonable" solution for the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House refuses to back down from key immigration priorities after Senate rejects all proposals

Diana Stancy Correll February 16, 2018 3:24 am

Senate Votes Down Multiple Immigration Measures, Leaving DACA, Border Funding Unresolved

Haley Byrd February 15, 2018 9:30 pm

The first immigration-related proposal was offered by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Chris Coons, D-Del. It was voted down on Thursday as senators try to find the 60 votes needed to pass a compromise that would legally protect illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children while increasing border security. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

‘Best chance’ for immigration deal fails in the Senate

Susan Ferrechio February 15, 2018 7:56 pm

North Dakota Republican state Rep. Kevin Cramer will announce Friday he is entering the state's Senate race. This move would give Republicans the candidate they hoped would take on Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Kevin Cramer reverses course, will run for Senate in North Dakota

David M. Drucker February 15, 2018 7:00 pm

The clean energy package reconciles some of the key provisions from Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Joe Manchinâs sweeping bipartisan energy bill, the American Energy Innovation Act, and House Democratsâ similar Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act.

Short of votes, bipartisan Senate gang tweaks its immigration ‘compromise’

Susan Ferrechio February 15, 2018 6:57 pm

"While the Republicans and Democrats in Congress are working hard to come up with a solution to DACA, they should be strongly considering a system of Merit Based Immigration so that we will have the people ready, willing and able to help all of those companies moving into the USA!" the president tweeted. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Trump warns Senate against advancing immigration proposals that don’t rescind diversity visa lottery

Anna Giaritelli February 15, 2018 3:35 pm

Late Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., set up votes that could happen as early as Thursday, but on four immigration proposals that could each fail. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate’s ‘freewheeling’ immigration debate limps to the finish line

Pete Kasperowicz February 15, 2018 5:01 am

A proposal by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is the closet to President Trump's list of immigration demands he has requested in return for granting a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million illegal immigrants. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Republican Sens. Lamar Alexander, Johnny Isakson just endorsed Grassley’s immigration amendment

Anna Giaritelli February 15, 2018 4:22 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said late Wednesday night that the Senate is closer than ever before to a historic immigration deal. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Chuck Schumer: Congress is ‘closer than we have ever been to passing’ bill ‘to help the Dreamers’

Anna Giaritelli February 15, 2018 3:17 am

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's move to end debate on four amendments related to immigration means the Senate could finally hold a few votes on Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell sets up votes on four immigration amendments

Pete Kasperowicz February 15, 2018 1:25 am

The Blackburn campaign made clear the congresswoman would not drop out of the Aug. 2 primary. (AP)

Top Republicans favor Marsha Blackburn as Bob Corker reconsiders retirement

David M. Drucker February 14, 2018 10:45 pm

Just as the news broke indicating Mitt Romney (pictured above) will announce his candidacy for Orrin Hatch's, R-Utah, Senate seat on Thursday, Utah's Republican Party chairman, Rob Anderson, slammed the former presidential candidate. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Slammed by Utah GOP chairman, Mitt Romney’s Senate candidacy could be rougher than expected

Emily Jashinsky February 14, 2018 9:21 pm