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Senate Republicans blocked bipartisan war powers resolution to halt President Donald Trump's Caribbean drug boat strikes and possibly future military action without consent from Congress.
Senate Republicans have rejected legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela.
Bipartisan Senate talks aimed at ending the government shutdown continued as both parties grappled with the fallout from Tuesday's elections, and the FAA said it would cut airline capacity in dozens of markets.
A Senate committee hearing erupted in a tense exchange Wednesday when Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., accused Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, of stalking her car.
The politically charged request to urge the House to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva had no chance with Senate Republicans.
Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Bernie Moreno (R-OH) found themselves embroiled in a heated exchange during a Senate Commerce Committee meeting Wednesday, with Rosen accusing Moreno of tracking her car and spying on her.
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Cornyn “open to” changing Senate filibuster, Hunt and Paxton back Trump’s call to scrap it
The president has sharpened his calls for Senate Republicans to kill the longstanding legislative maneuver, saying the GOP’s electoral success could hinge on it.
The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate is expected on Monday to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, as the next justice to the Supreme Court, a move that will tilt the country's highest court further to the right for years to come.