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January 24

Trump takes aim at Senate 'blue slip' tradition as GOP resists change

President Donald Trump battles Senate Republicans over the blue slip tradition that gives home state senators power to block judicial nominees.

January 24

Bill Maher predicts Republicans will get 'dogs--t kicked out' of them in midterms over immigration

"Real Time" host Bill Maher predicted Republicans will face electoral consequences over immigration policies, calling the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good an "execution."

January 23

'Far left' in Minneapolis just added to its long line of 'despicable' acts, says GOP Minnesota US Senate candidate

Minnesota U.S. Senate candidate Michele Tafoya ridicules Democrats' latest 'despicable' act on 'The Ingraham Angle.'

January 23

Senate Democrats rebel against their own leadership over DHS funding package, increasing shutdown odds

Virginia senator calls Trump's decisions 'deranged' while Connecticut Democrat says bill doesn't restrict DHS Secretary Kristi Noem enough.

January 23

Republican drops primary challenge against incumbent Sen Cassidy after Trump-backed candidate enters race

Louisiana state Rep. Julie Emerson announced on Thursday that she was abandoning her U.S. Senate bid because President Donald Trump-backed U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow entered the race.

January 22

House jams Senate by attaching repeal of Jack Smith provision to $1.2T funding package

The House voted to repeal a Senate GOP measure allowing lawmakers to sue the government for $500,000, attaching it to a funding bill that could keep the government open.

January 22

SEN TIM SCOTT: Republicans just getting started, but need time to stop radical leftists

Republicans delivered $3,752 average tax savings through the Working Families Tax Cut and stopped taxes on Social Security benefits and tips under Trump.

January 21

Ex-NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya launches bid for Minnesota Senate seat

Ex-NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya discusses her run for a Minnesota Senate seat, the state’s fraud scandal and more on ‘The Story.’

January 21

Michele Tafoya says Minnesota needs political outsider 'with a spine' in Republican Senate bid

Former NBC sportscaster Michele Tafoya launches Republican Senate bid, claiming Minnesota needs outsider leadership to tackle crime and corruption issues.

January 21

Kaine wants to rein in Trump's war powers, but never did the same for Biden, Obama

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., supported seven war powers resolutions against President Donald Trump but rejected two of three Republican-led efforts against former President Joe Biden.