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Stephen Miran, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, following a television interview outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Aaron Schwartz | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Senate Banking Committee voted Wednesday to advance the nomination by President Donald Trump of Stephen Miran, a top White House economic advisor, to become Federal Reserve …

Mills is interviewing staff for a possible Senate run  Politico Democrats fight over how to defeat Republican Sen. Susan Collins  The Washington Post In Maine, a brewery owner and an oyster farmer hope to upend the establishment and oust Susan Collins from the Senate  CNN Maine brewery owner joins race to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins  NBC News Gov. Mills says she’s still …

Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico declares for U.S. Senate seat  Axios James Talarico Joins Senate Campaign in Texas  The New York Times In U.S. Senate bid, Rep. James Talarico promises to take on GOP billionaires and bridge political divides  The Texas Tribune The Millennial Seminarian Trying to Turn Texas Blue  The Atlantic Rising Democrat star James Talarico jumps into key Senate race in …

Senate Majority Leader John Thune took the first procedural step Monday toward changing the chamber’s rules to speed up the confirmation of lower-level Trump nominees, saying the move is necessary to combat obstruction from Democrats. Democrats this Congress have forced the GOP majority to use valuable floor time on procedural votes, slowing down the confirmation process and leaving spots unfilled …

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas Rep. James Talarico launched his bid for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, promising in an interview to bring …

On Tuesday, Aaron Siri, personal lawyer and close adviser to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., presented his “smoking gun” at a Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations hearing on vaccine science. Siri, who has represented Kennedy in multiple lawsuits against federal health agencies and reportedly helped interview candidates for Department of Health and Human Services positions, unveiled a study riddled with the …

Ousted CDC Director Susan Monarez to testify before Senate health committee next week  Politico CDC director who was fired amid clash with RFK scheduled to testify on Capitol Hill  CNN Ex-CDC chief to testify in Senate in 1st public appearance since firing  Axios Former CDC Director Susan Monarez to testify at Senate committee hearing  NBC News Fired CDC director who clashed with RFK Jr. …

FBI Director Kash Patel to testify before Senate Judiciary  Politico Source link

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican leaders laid the groundwork to make major procedural changes that would allow the party to approve President Donald Trump’s nominees en masse in hopes of breaking through a historic backlog created by Democrats. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., announced on Monday he would kick-start the procedural steps needed to change how judicial nominations are handled …

Texas state Rep. James Talarico announced Tuesday that he will run for U.S. Senate in Texas, setting up a competitive Democratic primary in a red state the party is hoping to put in play next year. Talarico, 36, has been billed as a rising Democratic star and was one of the party’s leading voices in Texas’ redistricting fight this summer. …