Tag: Senate

Republicans release updated Senate text ahead of ‘big, beautiful bill’ vote

David Sivak · June 28, 2025 9:03 am

Why neither party is willing to run the Senate parliamentarian out of town

Ramsey Touchberry · June 28, 2025 7:00 am

War powers resolution to limit Trump’s military authority fails on Senate floor

Samantha-Jo Roth · June 27, 2025 7:06 pm

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent talks to reporters about his lunch meeting with Republican senators and the schedule for getting the Republican megabill to President Donald Trump's desk by July 4, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

White House breaks SALT logjam — but still no deal with the Senate

David Sivak, Rachel Schilke · June 27, 2025 11:23 am

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington.

Senate parliamentarian strikes school vouchers and gun provisions from Trump tax bill

Emily Hallas · June 27, 2025 8:48 am

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) arrives for a classified briefing about President Donald Trump's directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last weekend and his announcement on Monday that the two countries had reached a ceasefire agreement, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 26, 2025.

Iran briefing reveals GOP confidence and Democratic skepticism over nuclear setback

Samantha-Jo Roth · June 26, 2025 7:13 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), center, joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), the GOP whip, speaks to reporters after Republican senators met with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and worked on President Donald Trump's tax and immigration megabill so it can be on his desk by July 4, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

Trump tax bill vote risks sliding into weekend as Thune battles Senate holdouts

Ramsey Touchberry, David Sivak · June 26, 2025 6:52 pm

President Donald Trump claimed that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is "totally against Jewish people" during remarks delivered at the White House Thursday.

Trump calls Chuck Schumer ‘our great Palestinian senator’

Christian Datoc · June 26, 2025 5:55 pm

White House pushes for July 4 deadline for ‘big, beautiful bill’ as Senate weighs delay

Mabinty Quarshie · June 26, 2025 2:55 pm

Who is Elizabeth MacDonough? Meet the Senate parliamentarian catching flak from GOP

Mackenzie Thomas · June 26, 2025 2:41 pm

Byrd droppings: Trump tax bill provisions ruled out by Senate parliamentarian

Ramsey Touchberry, Ally Goelz · June 26, 2025 2:28 pm

New bill aims to allow states to return unused grant money amid battle to decrease federal debt

Samantha-Jo Roth · June 26, 2025 2:17 pm