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Senate Republican leadership looks to limit ability of judges to block federal policies
Republican leaders in the Senate are considering adding a provision to President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” that ...
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Senate strips most retirement cuts from reconciliation, but anti-civil service provisions remain
Under language released by a Senate panel Thursday night, new federal workers who decline to serve as at-will employees will ...
US Senate Seeks to Add Expanded Compensation for Nuclear Radiation Victims to Tax Bill
The U.S. Senate has added language to the major tax and budget policy bill that would restart and expand a compensation ...
California Senate halts major budget vote to protest Trump, ICE
The protest comes before leaders vote on whether or not to pass a budget that is expected to lock new undocumented immigrants ...
Senate GOP aims to pare back proposed food stamp work requirements for parents in Trump megabill
The Senate Agriculture Committee is proposing some notable changes to the controversial food stamp provisions in the ...
U.S. Senate moves to reimburse state border security expenses in its Big Beautiful Bill
Key Senate committees released their portions of the Big Beautiful Bill late Thursday that include a total of $13.5 billion ...
Illinois Senate President Don Harmon faces potential $9.8 million fine for improperly accepting campaign cash
Illinois Senate President Don Harmon has vowed to appeal the case alleging he broke a state election law designed to rein in ...
Senate seersucker tradition fosters bipartisanship in polarizing times
On Thursday, a day full of partisan politics and breaking news, the Senate upheld a tradition that brings Republicans and ...