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Trump, GOP and Senate

CBS News on MSN · 3h

Senate GOP threatens confirmations rule change amid Democrats' "path of obstruction" on Trump's nominees

Senate Republicans are mulling a possible rule change to allow them to more swiftly confirm President Trump's nominees amid Democrats' efforts to slow the process in protest to the president's policies.

Associated Press News on MSN · 4h

Republicans consider changing Senate rules to speed confirmation of Trump nominees

Senate Republicans are considering changing Senate rules to speed up confirmation of President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees, forcing a possible clash with Democrats as Trump pressures them to fill dozens of administration posts before they leave town for the monthlong August recess.

CNN on MSN · 5h

GOP Senate leader rejects Trump call for end to bipartisan judicial nomination tradition

Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump’s call to disregard a Senate tradition to expedite the confirmations of his US attorney and federal judge nominees.

Republicans, bill and Senate

Deseret News on MSN · 2h

Senate Republicans spar over proposal to ban congressional stock trading

W ASHINGTON — Senate Republicans engaged in a tense back-and-forth on Wednesday as lawmakers debated whether to advance a proposal banning members of Congress from engaging in stock trading.

Roll Call · 1m

Senate panel approves bill to ban elected officials’ stock trades

The measure would bar lawmakers, the president and vice president from purchasing stocks and other “covered investments.”

Fox Business on MSN · 1h

'Not ready for prime time': Trump, Republicans slam GOP leader's stock trade ban bill

Sen. Josh Hawley's bill to ban lawmakers and future presidents from trading stocks advanced out of committee with the aid of Democrats, but Senate Republicans and President Donald Trump have slammed the bill.

Trump, Senate and judge appointments

Top Senate Republican admits he was ‘offended’ by Trump’s latest attacks

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) admitted on Wednesday he was “offended” by President Donald Trump’s latest attacks on the so-called “blue slip” tradition.

Newsweek on MSN · 23h

Trump pressures Republican senator over judge appointments

Donald Trump has urged Chuck Grassley to abandon the "blue slip" tradition that allows senators to object to presidential judge appointments.

Trump presses Grassley to end Democrats’ veto power on district judges, US attorneys

President Trump late Tuesday pressed Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, to end the panel’s “blue slip” tradition of allowing home-state senators to veto nominees to district courts and U.

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Senate confirms former Green Beret with extremist ties as counterterrorism chief

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Joe Kent to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, as Republicans looked past his ...

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Inside the escalating feud between the Pa. Senate GOP and a skill games company

For a decade, Pennsylvania lawmakers have been weighing whether to regulate so-called skill games, the untaxed slot ...

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Top Mass. Senate Republican ‘hopeful’ an end to bar advocates’ crisis is in sight

Lawmakers will have to avoid the temptation of any accord that’s “going to leave us back in this same situation months or ...

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Senate Republicans wants Americans to get $600 checks from tariff revenue

Sen. Josh Hawley proposed $600 per person rebates from the government's tariff revenue, with families of four receiving up to ...

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