After Gaetz, other controversial nominees test Trump's sway with Senate Republicans
President-elect Donald Trump has raised eyebrows with candidates for several top Cabinet posts. Will Senate Republicans challenge more of his picks or defer to their party's leader?
Senate hearings for Trump Cabinet will be ‘brutal’: Republican strategist
President-elect Trump saw his first cabinet pick fail to reach confirmations last week and questions hang over other controversial picks. Republican strategist Susan Del Percio and former Rep. David Jolly discuss the other cabinet picks’ prospects and what worries them should those individuals be confirmed.
Trump tees up policy clash with GOP Senate over Cabinet picks
Much of the drama over President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks has focused on personal scandals or their professional qualifications. But there are also brewing policy clashes between nominees and the Republican senators tasked with holding hearings and confirming them,
GOP senators need to 'find a backbone' when it comes to Trump's Cabinet nominees: lawmaker
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) issued a dire warning to CNN's Alex Marquardt about the dangers of confirming Tulsi Gabbard as Donald Trump's director of national intelligence — and urged Senate Republicans to step up and do what's right.
GOP senators squirm over sex allegations against Trump picks
Republican senators are squirming over the rash of sexual misconduct allegations against President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks.
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Senate Republicans should reject Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
We all know worldview matters. This is precisely why the United States Senate should reject the nomination of Robert F.
House, Senate GOP battle over length of Trump tax cut extension
House Republicans are pushing back on Senate GOP negotiators over how long to extend President-elect Trump’s tax cuts, which ...
Senate showdown: GOP secures deal with Schumer to save coveted appellate judges for Trump
Senate Democrats and Republicans struck a midnight deal that would secure four crucial appellate court judge nominations for ...
Conservative group calls on Senate GOP to block Biden’s pick for NLRB
The Americans for Limited Government added opposition to President Biden’s pick for chairman of the National Labor Relations ...
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Ohio GOP Gov. Mike DeWine signs transgender bathroom bill
Ohio GOP Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill that includes requiring schools and universities to designate bathrooms and other ...
Senate GOP motivated to rapidly confirm Trump nominations ahead of party trifecta in Washington
Senate Republicans have taken President-elect Donald Trump's cue and are prepping to fast-track his Cabinet and lower level ...
Why Republicans think their Senate majority could last the decade: From the Politics Desk
Republicans predict their newly won 53-seat Senate majority in the 2024 election could give the party control of the chamber ...
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California’s Republican caucus is growing and more diverse, but it’s a long way from power
While Democrats retain a supermajority, experts say Republican wins – and an increasingly diverse GOP Caucus – signal ...
What to know about Sen. John Thune, the new Republican leader in the Senate
Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is set to lead the Senate as majority leader in the new Congress, after Republicans flipped ...
Republicans trashing Cornyn bid for Senate leader didn’t just bash him. They hurt Texas | Opinion
It’s only good for a state to have the Senate majority leader. So, what were some Texas Republicans thinking? | Opinion ...
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2024 elections show more partisan splits between states’ presidential and Senate votes than in recent past
Four states that Republican Donald Trump carried in this month’s presidential election also elected Democratic senators.