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Senate heads home with no deal to speed confirmations as irate Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’
The chamber is calling it quits after days of contentious bipartisan negotiations and Trump posting on social media that ...
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"Nuclear option" lingers over Senate as members leave for August recess
Senate leaders failed to reach a bipartisan deal to speed through more of President Trump's nominees — so senators are ...
Senate GOP readies ‘nuclear’ option, set for August break after nominations deal falls apart
The Senate is set to finally begin its August recess without a deal on nominations as Republicans are intent on moving ...
Senate passes three funding bills after striking deal ahead of August recess
The Senate on Friday broke a multiday impasse by passing the first three fiscal 2026 spending bills, the first time the upper ...
Senate makes progress in averting government shutdown much earlier than usual
The Senate took a significant step Friday towards averting a partial government shutdown in the fall by passing a tranche of government funding bills, much earlier than usual.
Senate panel advances more than $1 trillion in government funding for 2026
The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced legislation Thursday amounting to more than $1 trillion in government funding ...
Schumer says century-old law forces Trump DOJ, FBI to release Jeffrey Epstein files by August deadline
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he was compelling the Justice Department and FBI to release the Jeffrey Epstein ...
Trump admin live updates: Trump, Schumer trade barbs over Senate nominations
The Senate on Saturday considered some of President Donald Trump's nominations before the August recess.Earlier this week, ...