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Senate, GOP and Trump

The Hill on MSN · 10h

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 forward with a rules change to limit length of time spent on individual

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.

CNN on MSN · 3d

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.

Fancy Farm, Mitch McConnell and United States Senate

The Associated Press on MSN · 12h

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

A renowned Kentucky picnic turned into a rapid-fire Republican political skirmish on Saturday, as three candidates competing to succeed longtime U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell tried to pick apart one another while seeking early momentum in their 2026 primary campaign.

USA Today · 56m

Race to replace Mitch McConnell heats up on stage: 3 takeaways from Fancy Farm 2025

The war of words to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell heated up on stage at Fancy Farm 2025, as another speaker contemplates a run for governor.

Kentucky GOP Senate candidates vie for spotlight with well-placed zingers at Fancy Farm

The top three Republican candidates hoping to represent Kentucky in the U.S. Senate — former Attorney General Daniel Cameron, U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and Lexington businessman Nate Morris — have been taking snipes at each other on the campaign trail this summer as they barrel toward the May 2026 primary,

Axios on MSN13h

Senate GOP eyes recess appointments as stalemate drags on

Fed-up Senate Republicans are starting to whisper about recess appointments again as Democrats stonewall them on nominees, ...

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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 ...

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Vance's and Marco Rubio's Senate successors avoid GOP primary drama

Sen. Jon Husted has a Trump endorsement and no primary rumblings in Ohio. And in Florida, Sen. Ashley Moody appears likely to ...

WIVB Buffalo on MSN5d

Senate GOP quietly urges House to shift approach on shutdown talk

Senate Republicans say President Trump has made it clear he doesn’t want a government shutdown, and they’re urging House GOP ...

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'Louder by the hour': Senate GOP wants the Epstein drama to end, but Democrats aren't letting it go

The political divide over documents related to the late Jeffrey Epstein grew in the Senate this week, when Democrats pushed ...

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Inside the GOP blowup over Brian Kemp’s Georgia Senate pick: ‘It’s a dumpster fire’

A fragile peace between Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and President Donald Trump‘s world is collapsing over Georgia’s Senate race, ...

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Democrats share why they're taking on GOP incumbents in early pitches to Iowa voters

Democratic candidates played to voters' frustrations with the Republican status quo at the West Des Moines Democrats' ...

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Senate heads home with no deal to speed confirmations as irate Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’

Without a deal in hand, Republicans say they may try to change Senate rules when they return in September to speed up the ...

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