Senate Democrats plan to kill Trump’s $2 billion anti-weaponization fund as GOP dissent grows and a reconciliation vote-a-rama approaches this week.
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Dan Sullivan vs. Dan Sullivan: GOP blasts clone candidate as lookalike enters Alaska Senate race
A Democratic strategist allegedly deployed a candidate named Dan Sullivan to challenge the incumbent Republican senator in Alaska’s ranked choice system.
Way harder than it should be: Why Congress may balk on $1.7B compensation fund
Senate Republicans pulled their ICE and Border Patrol funding bill after backlash over a $1.776 billion compensation fund created without Congress.
WATCH: Wesley Hunt flips script on Dems’ ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ attacks amid heated SPLC racism hearing
Rep. Wesley Hunt excoriates Democrats and the SPLC for allegedly perpetuating racist tropes by invoking Jim Crow to describe modern voting policies.
Senate Republicans confirm nearly 50 of Trump’s picks for energy, land management
Senate Republicans cleared 49 of Trump’s nominees Monday, including U.S. attorneys and ambassadors, as the GOP works to fill government positions.
Senate parliamentarian rejects $1 billion in reconciliation bill for White House security, Trump ballroom
The Senate parliamentarian ruled against including $1 billion in White House security funding tied to Trump’s planned ballroom in the budget bill.
Senators agree to go without pay during shutdowns after historic closures left workers unpaid
Senators unanimously voted to withhold their own pay during future government shutdowns after federal workers went unpaid in two historic closures.
Dem Senate hopeful’s ‘physician’ campaign pitch under fire after license records reveal key gaps
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed campaigns as a physician in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, but public records indicate he never held a medical license in Michigan or New York.
It never ends: GOP moves to fund border, Democrats blast Trump spending
Republicans move to fund border security while Democrats object to added Trump security funds, prolonging DHS funding in Congress.
Platner called PTSD excuse ‘bull—-‘ in 2020 post, now cites his own struggle to explain online controversies
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner once said PTSD is no excuse for “garbage behavior,” yet now cites the condition to explain his offensive social media posts.