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Gridlock crumbles as Senate advances spending bills in race against shutdown

Senate advances spending package despite Republican concerns over increased funding levels as lawmakers race to prevent government shutdown by Sept. 30.

The New York Times · 14h

Senate Passes Its First Spending Bills, but Battles Lie Ahead

Overwhelming bipartisan passage of $488 billion in federal funding masked a bigger fight ahead over funding the rest of the government before a Sept. 30 shutdown deadline.

Roll Call on MSN · 15h

First three fiscal 2026 appropriations bills pass Senate

The Senate passed its first fiscal 2026 spending bills, making up for lost time in the long-delayed process before preparing to leave town.

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Associated Press News on MSN · 20h

Senate delays August recess for now as Trump presses for more confirmations

A stalemate over the pace of confirmations has delayed the Senate’s yearly August recess for now as President Donald Trump declares that his nominees “should NOT BE FORCED TO WAIT.”

Fox News on MSN · 1d

Senate GOP threatens to 'grind it out' through August as Trump nominees face Democratic delays

Senate Republicans push through Trump nominees as Democrats use delaying tactics, with GOP leaders threatening to cancel August recess to confirm pending appointments.

USA TODAY on MSN · 12h

Senate confirms Trump's pick to oversee higher ed, a man tied to for-profit colleges

The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee higher education policy, a man with deep ties to the for-profit college industry, by a 50-to-45 vote on August 1. Senate Majority John Thune filed cloture on Kent’s nomination earlier in the week.

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USA Today · 1d

Republican Michael Whatley announces his run for Senate

Republican Michael Whatley announces his run for Senate Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025, at Loray Mill in Gastonia.

Roll Call on MSN · 1d

RNC Chair Michael Whatley announces Senate bid in North Carolina

With a full-throated endorsement of President Donald Trump’s agenda, Michael Whatley on Thursday kicked off his campaign against Democrat Roy Cooper for North Carolina’s open Senate seat. “President Trump deserves an ally and North Carolina deserves a strong conservative voice in the Senate,

Axios · 1d

Whatley officially joins Senate race

Michael Whatley, the chair of the Republican National Committee, officially joined the race to fill North Carolina's open Senate seat next year. Why it matters: The Gastonia resid

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Republican Senate candidates seeking to replace McConnell aim to define themselves at Fancy Farm

Three Republicans competing to succeed longtime Sen. Mitch McConnell tried to define themselves before the political attacks ...

The Texas Tribune5h

Texas Senate passes bill to ban THC — again

The Senate’s decision signals another potential standoff with Gov. Greg Abbott, who vetoed a similar ban earlier this year as ...

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John Cornyn flexes conservative credentials in bitter Senate primary

Entrenched in the most brutal fight of his career, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is brandishing his conservative credentials as he ...

Inside MAGA’S chokehold on Washington as Senate confirms Trump lawyer Emil Bove to appeals court

The Republican-controlled Senate narrowly confirmed President Trump’s former personal criminal defense lawyer Emil Bove to a ...

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Senate appropriators defend the NIH

The amendment states that no funds appropriated in the fiscal 2026 spending bill can be used to increase the proportion of ...

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Alabama senate leader says he will repeal his own controversial bill: ‘This issue should be dead’

Alabama Senate Pro Tem Garlan Gudger, R-Cullman, announced Friday that he introduced a bill, SB12, to repeal SB322 after ...

Why Cortez Masto Tangled With Cory Booker on the Senate Floor

The Democrat from Nevada said she refused to be lectured about how to challenge President Trump, and she argues that her ...

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On the Senate’s ‘Kumbaya’ committee, John Kennedy is suddenly singing off-key

That’s a reference to the ongoing standoff Kennedy’s in with Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins of Maine over the ...

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