September 15 Schumer silent as Van Hollen blasts 'spineless' NY Democrats over Mamdani snub Neither Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., nor House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., have backed New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani.
September 11 GOP triggers nuclear option in Senate to break Dem blockade of Trump nominees Republicans changed Senate rules to allow President Donald Trump's nominees to be voted on in batches after months of Democratic opposition to fast-track confirmations.
September 11 Senate GOP hurtles toward nuclear option after deal with Dems falls apart After talks fell apart, frustrated Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., panned Democrats and their demand for more time to work out a deal, asking, "How much time is enough?"
September 10 Two Republicans join Dems to save Schumer's surprise push to force release of Epstein files Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., joined every Senate Democrat to stop a move to kill Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's attempt to force the release of the "Epstein files."
September 9 Schumer-linked PAC accuses senator of stock 'greed,' but financial disclosure contradicts claim Majority Forward PAC launched a $700,000 ad campaign targeting Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine for her opposition to congressional stock trade ban proposed by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.
September 8 Senate majority leader accuses Dems of throwing 'temper tantrum' in stalling confirmation of nominees Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on the Senate majority leader's effort to accelerate the Senate confirmation process and documents in the Epstein investigation on 'Special Report.'
September 8 Thune lays groundwork for nuclear option in Senate fight over Trump nominees Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., teed up the GOP to go nuclear on a Senate rules change that would allow sub-cabinet level nominees to be voted on in groups, known as en bloc.
September 7 Trump nominees pile up as GOP weighs rule shift once floated by Democrats Senate Republicans aren't afraid to go "nuclear" to change Senate rules for President Donald Trump's nominees but believe that Senate Democrats should support their new proposal.
September 4 Trump's foreign aid clawback rattles Senate ahead of funding fight Senate Republicans want to focus on averting a partial shutdown, with some worrying that the White House's move to cancel $4.9B in foreign aid could hurt a deal with Senate Democrats.
September 4 A time of testing for the Senate Republican majority Republican senators face pressure to use rule changes for faster nominee confirmations while preparing for an anticipated Schumer shutdown this fall.
