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Business groups are spending big to oust two Democrats in WA Senate
Sens. Deb Krishnadasan and Victoria Hunt were both appointed to their seats. Opponents want to see them replaced by ...
Vance casts Senate tiebreaker to advance Trump’s DOGE-inspired cuts
The Senate voted to advance a rescissions package despite the reservations of centrists over the Department of Government ...
Senate advances bill with Vance’s help to slash $9 billion from budget
The rescissions bill to claw back funding approved for foreign aid, NPR and PBS is a top Trump priority, but some Senate ...
Illinois public broadcasters in Chicago, and especially downstate, fear impact as Senate vote to cut funding looms
While Chicago-area public media outlets WBEZ and WTTW will get hurt if the Senate OK’s cuts, smaller stations in rural areas ...
Senate confirms Trump’s first judicial nominee of his second term
The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s first judicial pick of his second term, voting along party lines to approve ...
White House squeezes Senate holdouts to pass DOGE cuts
Russ Vought, the White House budget chief, will visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday to discuss his request to cancel $9.4 billion in spending.
Aiming to give Trump 'backup,' second Republican enters swing state race for Democrat-held Senate seat
New Hampshire state Sen. Dan Innis launches 2026 U.S. Senate campaign to succeed retiring Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, pledging to bring New Hampshire values to Washington, D.C.
Senate poised to hand Trump $9B in cuts, second big legislative victory
Senate Republicans say they have the votes to pass a package of $9 billion in spending cuts, which would give President Trump ...