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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. The move forces a possible clash with Democrats in the coming days as Trump pressures them to fill dozens of administration posts before they are scheduled to leave town for the monthlong August

CBS News on MSN · 2d

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.

CNN on MSN · 2d

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.

Whatley, GOP and North Carolina

The Charlotte Observer on MSN · 1d

Michael Whatley, Republican leader, officially enters US Senate race in NC

President Donald Trump declared last week on social media that Gastonia’s Michael Whatley would “make an unbelievable senator” for North Carolina. On Thursday, Whatley, chairman of the Republican National Committee, is set to officially announce his U.S. Senate campaign from his hometown of Gastonia, according to his campaign.

Yahoo · 1d

GOP Chair Michael Whatley officially announces run for US Senate in North Carolina

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley has formally announced that he’s entering the U.S. Senate race in North Carolina ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

WRAL · 1d

Trump-backed GOP leader Michael Whatley launches U.S. Senate campaign in North Carolina

The decision sets the stage for what is likely to be a heavyweight battle between a behind-the-scenes political insider and a former governor with a knack for winning unaffiliated voters.

Trump, Senate and Josh Hawley

Roll Call on MSN · 1d

Trump ‘in discussions’ with Hawley, senators about stock trading bill

President Donald Trump spoke with Sen. Josh Hawley about a Senate measure that would ban trading and ownership of stocks and certain other assets by lawmakers, the president and vice president and their spouses and dependent children shortly after he panned the Missouri Republican.

CBS News · 1d

Senate advances bill banning lawmaker stock trading

A bill that would prevent lawmakers and future presidents and vice presidents from trading stocks has advanced in the Senate. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Trump attacks GOP senator Josh Hawley over bill to ban stock trading

Donald Trump attacked GOP Sen. Josh Hawley as “second-tier” over his bill to ban stock trading among lawmakers, presidents and vice presidents.

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Senate Republicans eye bipartisan deal to speed up Trump nominee votes

Republicans are laying the groundwork for a change in Senate rules that could expedite hundreds of President Donald Trump‘s ...

3don MSN

Republicans in ‘active conversation’ over whether to change Senate rules and speed up stalled Trump nominees

Senate Republicans are weighing a number of options to expedite the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominees on the ...

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Before the attacks, Senate candidates seek to define themselves in Kentucky

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

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 ...

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Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Dept. official

Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday after the agency released a jobs report that showed a ...

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'Drag him out': Senate Republicans call on Powell to lower rates after poor jobs report

Senate Republicans demand that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell lower interest rates after a subpar July jobs report, with ...

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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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