Senate Republicans approve budget resolution for Trump’s agenda

Senate Republicans voted early Saturday morning to pass a budget resolution that will be critical to advancing President Trump’s legislative agenda, but the measure breaks with House Republicans on several big issues, setting the stage for a showdown between the two chambers later this year. The Senate voted 51-48 to pass the measure after a […]

GOP senator supporting Trump tariffs despite 'short-term pain'

Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) said during a recent interview that he supports President Trump’s expansive tariff agenda despite the likelihood of short-term negative impacts. “There’s absolutely gonna be short-term pain,” Sheehy said Monday evening on CNN’s “The Source,” telling host Kaitlan Collins that “the president’s been clear about that. Everyone has.” “I mean, if you’re […]

Senate Republicans urge Trump, allies to stop threatening courts

Republican senators are warning that any efforts to impeach James Boasberg, the federal judge who ruled against President Trump’s deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members and is now handling a lawsuit related to senior Trump officials’ use of Signal, would be dead on arrival in the Senate. Senior Senate Republicans also say they will oppose […]

White House Correspondents’ dinner cancels comedian Amber Ruffin’s appearance : NPR

Comedian, writer and actress Amber Ruffin was scheduled to perform at the upcoming White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 26 in Washington, D.C., but the group that runs the event has canceled her appearance. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP In a break with tradition, this year’s White House Correspondents dinner will not […]

Mark Kelly hits back at Musk: ‘Elon standing with' billionaires

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) slammed what he called senior Trump adviser Elon Musk’s loyalties to billionaires Thursday after Musk accused the Arizona senator and decorated combat veteran of putting other countries ahead of the United States, the latest salvo in their rancorous feud. “I mean, who is Elon standing with at this point? A bunch […]

GOP lawmakers warn against federal records destruction in Signal chats

Republican senators are warning that any conversation taking place between senior Trump administration officials over the commercial app Signal needs to be preserved to determine whether classified information was compromised and to comply with the Federal Records Act. Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) says he’s working on a letter with Sen. Jack […]

Senate Republican chair challenges Trump over emergency funding move

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the head of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, and her Democratic counterpart are challenging the Trump administration’s handling of emergency funding included in legislation passed earlier this month. In the letter addressed to President Trump’s budget chief Russell Vought, Collins and Sen. Patty Murray (Wash.), the top Democrat on the funding committee, take […]

Warner: Trump admin’s defense of Signal chat ‘doesn’t pass the smell test’

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) argued that the Trump administration’s defense in the aftermath of its Signal group chat leak “doesn’t pass the smell test.” Warner, the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joined CNN’s Kasie Hunt on Wednesday, where he was asked about the fallout from The Atlantic releasing information received by Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey […]

Senate Armed Services chair confirms plans to investigate war plan group chat

Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) confirmed Tuesday that the committee plans to investigate The Atlantic’s reports of a Signal group chat where a journalist was apparently inadvertently added to a discussion regarding war plans with top Trump administration officials. “We’re going to look into this and see what the facts are, but it’s […]