Democrats are conspicuously silent about changing filibuster rules now that they’re in the minority
The filibuster is a procedural, not constitutional, requirement and can be changed. It’s been on the Senate books since 1917, ...
New senators on the block: Can Bernie Moreno, Jon Husted make a difference for Ohio?
For the first time in over a century, two freshmen senators represent Ohio: Sens. Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted.
Who Is Russell Vought? Senate Confirms Trump’s Controversial OMB Director Pick—As Dems Protest
Democrats protested Vought’s nomination overnight Wednesday on the Senate floor, with several referring to him as Trump’s ...
Trump’s ‘Thomas Cromwell’: How a little-known fixer is seizing control of the US government
The architect of Project 2025 has been confirmed as budget chief – securing his position at the heart of the White House ...
‘Trump’s Thomas Cromwell’ Is Waiting in the Wings
Russell Vought views American politics as a life-or-death struggle between the God-fearing right and a malevolent, secular ...
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The Senate’s Tulsi Gabbard Test
As it weighs the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard for the position of Director of National Intelligence, the United States Senate faces a fundamental choice: Should it reject those like Gabbard who ...
On This Day: George Washington elected 1st U.S. president
George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...
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Michigan Senate contest scrambles fight for next governor
Michigan could be the battleground state for the off-year election next year, with open races for governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and United States Senate. All seats in both ...
Chinese presence in Panama might trigger canal treaty violation, Senate panel told
President Donald Trump's suggestion of the U.S. taking control of the Panama Canal has a legal basis partly due to potential ...
When presidents would send handwritten lists of their nominees to the Senate, things were a lot different
The US now faces the likelihood of a bruising and raucous set of confirmation hearings − a clear break from the cooperative system the founders established.
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NYU Law Forum experts debate presidential power to hire and fire
The topic of the January 29 NYU Law Forum, held just nine days into the Trump administration, couldn’t have been timelier: the extent of the power of the US president to hire and fire government ...