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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Republicans will move forward as soon as next week with a plan to fast-track dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees with a permanent change in Senate rules. Leaving a conference lunch on Wednesday, Senate GOP…

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) fell as he exited the Senate chamber on Wednesday, though he did not immediately appear injured and walked away under his own power. McConnell, who stepped down as Senate GOP leader in January, was assisted to his feet by Sens. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Steve Daines (R-MT) and then walked to…

Congressional Democrats are protesting President Donald Trump’s efforts to shutter a federal humanitarian aid agency, calling the move illegal as Republicans give the new administration leeway. Democrats attempted to enter the closed headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development on Monday, only to be denied entry as X CEO Elon Musk, the head of…

EXCLUSIVE — Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has two challenges on his mind as he prepares to usher President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda through the Senate. Thune wants to push the envelope on what gets past the Senate parliamentarian, who weighs whether legislation is subject to the filibuster. THUNE WELCOMES TRUMP TO DRIVE GOP AGENDA…

Senate Republicans signaled an openness to Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for FBI director, even as some centrist voices withheld their approval. Trump faced intense resistance the first time he nominated a firebrand like Patel to a senior post in the Justice Department. Former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his nomination for attorney general in…