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Former Fox News host Pirro secures Senate confirmation with 50-45 vote, becoming US attorney general for the nation’s capital. The United States Senate has confirmed former Fox News television personality Jeanine Pirro as the top federal prosecutor in the nation’s capital, Washington, DC, filling the post after President Donald Trump withdrew his controversial first pick, conservative activist Edward Martin Jr. …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Hours after President Donald Trump told Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to “go to hell” in a Saturday post on social media, the Senate headed into recess without reaching a deal over confirming Trump’s nominees. Senate Republican leader John Thune, Schumer and the White House had been engaged in a round of intense talks to end …

The Senate voted on Saturday to confirm former Fox News host and prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for Washington DC. The vote was along party lines, 50-45, with Senators Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Tim Scott, R-S.C., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., not voting. Pirro had been serving as interim U.S. attorney for DC since May, …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital, filling the post after President Donald Trump withdrew his controversial first pick, conservative activist Ed Martin Jr. Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, was confirmed 50-45. Before becoming the acting U.S. Attorney for the District of …

Senate GOP readies ‘nuclear’ option, set for August break after nominations deal falls apart  The Hill Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’ amid standoff over confirming president’s nominees  CNN GOP senator warns Dems delaying Trump nominees ‘we can do this the easy way or hard way’  Fox News Senators set to leave Washington without Trump nominees deal  Politico Senate GOP eyes recess appointments …

Washington – The Senate on Saturday approved the nomination of Jeanine Pirro, an ardent loyalist of President Trump and a Fox News fixture, confirming the cable news personality to a top prosecutor post in Washington, D.C. Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, was confirmed in a 50-45 vote. She has been in the job as U.S. Attorney for …

Senate GOP eyes recess appointments as stalemate drags on  Axios GOP senator warns Dems delaying Trump nominees ‘we can do this the easy way or hard way’  Fox News Senate GOP barrels toward ultimatum over Trump nominees  Politico Trump rails against Democrats as Senate takes up his nominees  The Hill Senate delays August recess for now as Trump presses for more confirmations  AP News Source …

Senate aims to land deal on Trump nominees  Politico Senate delays August recess for now as Trump presses for more confirmations  AP News Confirmation Slowdown Forces a Senate Showdown  The New York Times Senate deal on nominees elusive amid Democratic anger at Trump  The Hill ‘DO YOUR JOB’: Trump urges senators to skip summer break  USA Today Source link

Why Cortez Masto Tangled With Cory Booker on the Senate Floor  The New York Times What a Senate floor clash between two Democrats says about where the party is headed  NBC News Sen. Cory Booker in angry outburst says ‘complicit’ Democrats need a ‘wake-up call’  AP News Senate floor erupts as Booker accuses Dems of being “complicit” with Trump  Axios Booker’s criticism of Democrats …

The first Emerson College Polling survey of the 2026 U.S. Senate race in North Carolina finds former Governor Roy Cooper starting the race with a six-point edge on Republican National Committee Chair, Michael Whatley, 47% to 41%, with 12% undecided. Cooper starts with significantly higher name recognition: 51% have a favorable view of the former Governor, 33% have a negative …