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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and other members of Senate GOP leadership spoke with reporters in the Capitol on Tuesday afternoon. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America Two bills to fund the government have failed in the Senate, leaving Congress careening toward a shutdown with hours to go before a midnight …

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer debate government funding on Senate floor on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. Senate TV Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer got into a rare direct back-and-forth on the Senate floor ahead of the shutdown deadline. “Democrats have a choice to make. They can shut down the government and …

“Open mutiny”: Democrats furiously reject proposed Senate shutdown fix  Axios How Congressional Leaders Are Positioning Themselves in the Shutdown Fight  The New York Times Opinion | John Thune: What Democrats are demanding isn’t negotiation  The Washington Post Democrats Put Veterans, Seniors, Public Safety at Risk with Shutdown Push  The White House (.gov) GOP leaders say Obamacare tax credit fight can wait until after government …

Sep 29, 2025, 03:56 PM ET SEC Network host Paul Finebaum said Monday that he would consider leaving ESPN to run for the U.S. Senate, representing Alabama. The 70-year-old Finebaum said during a recent interview with Outkick that he’d run as a Republican to fill the seat vacated by former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville, who has said he’ll run …

Paul Finebaum, a college sports fixture on ESPN and the SEC Network and with his daily call-in show, is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in Alabama. Finebaum, a former sports reporter and columnist in Birmingham, told Clay Travis of Outkick in an exclusive interview that the Charlie Kirk assassination made him rethink his priorities. “I spent four hours …

Donald Trump’s US attorneys, unvetted by the Senate, move full steam ahead  Politico About those unconfirmed US attorneys  Politico ‘Unqualified goobers’: Expert says Trump’s new prosecutors are fumbling his revenge scheme  NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Source link

WASHINGTON — Democrats in Washington are ramping up efforts to investigate White House border czar Tom Homan over allegations that he accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents last year. In a letter obtained first by NBC News, Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee urged Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday to “immediately” release documents …

“DOGE isn’t making government more efficient—it’s putting Americans’ sensitive information in the hands of completely unqualified and untrustworthy individuals,” said Gary Peters, a Democratic US senator from Michigan and ranking member of HSGAC, in a statement on Thursday. “They are bypassing cybersecurity protections, evading oversight, and putting Americans’ personal data at risk. We cannot allow this shadow operation to continue …

Republicans hold onto Georgia state Senate seat as Democrats tout gains in red district  Georgia Recorder Republican wins special election in Georgia, as Democrat makes gains  The Washington Post State Senate runoff marks an early test for Georgia’s political parties  AJC.com Metro Atlanta runoff to decide state senator in a deep-red district where a Democrat made gains  WABE Republicans hold on to Georgia state …

Trump’s U.S. attorney pick could put him on collision course with Senate  The Washington Post Halligan, Trump’s Chosen Prosecutor, Takes Over Comey and James Cases  The New York Times Opinion | Trump’s lawfare escalates in Virginia  The Washington Post Trump aide takes over as US attorney in Virginia to replace prosecutor fired for not charging political opponent  CNN Bondi taps Trump’s former personal attorney …