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Liberals pressure Senate Democrats to confirm more Biden judges while they can

The Republican president-elect’s victory and the GOP takeover of the Senate leaves just seven weeks of Democratic control of the chamber.

Fox News on MSN · 48m

Senate Dems race to confirm Biden judges ahead of Trump's presidency

Democratic senators are fast-tracking Biden's judicial nominations before President-elect Trump takes office in January and after several of his nominees have come under fire.

KTLA-TV Los Angeles on MSN · 2h

Senate Democrats push to confirm federal judges

With a Republican trifecta on the horizon, Senate Democrats are working to confirm as many federal judges as they can in the final seven weeks of the session.

John Thune, United States Senate

Raw Story on MSN · 1d

Secret vote for Senate leader shows Washington isn't completely 'Trump-ified': columnist

John Thune’s win as GOP Senate majority leader exposed the first cracks in Donald Trump’s "MAGA-verse" that became more fortified after his decisive election night victory, according to a longtime conservative columnist,

Yahoo · 23h

Texas Senator John Cornyn loses bid for Republican leader. Who won secret vote?

Texas Sen. John Cornyn will not be the Senate’s next Republican Leader. Reports from Washington have Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, who serves as Senate Republican whip, winning the leadership role after two rounds of voting by secret ballot.

Dallas Morning News on MSN · 1d

John Cornyn of Texas will not be the U.S. Senate’s next majority leader

U.S. Senate Republicans did not select Sen. John Cornyn of Texas to be the next majority leader, going instead with Sen. John Thune of South Dakota. Cornyn survived the first ballot in Wednesday’s meeting of Senate Republicans,

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Cruz declines to back Gaetz before Senate holds confirmation hearing

Republicans have a comfortable three-seat majority in the Senate, but there is no guarantee every Republican will be on board ...

Two Republicans who lost Senate races refuse to concede

Eric Hovde in Wisconsin has questioned how the election was conducted, while Kari Lake in Arizona has stopped short of ...

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Trump issues early challenge to GOP Senate with defiant nominations

Trump is challenging congressional Republicans to defy him as he says he will nominate controversial figures to his Cabinet.

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How Democrats can still flex power in Trump's Washington: From the Politics Desk

Plus, Republicans prepare to scrutinize Matt Gaetz's attorney general nomination, and Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as ...

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Epic failures and sneaky loopholes in the Senate’s Cabinet confirmation process

For all the drama generated every four years by Cabinet appointments, defeat of a nominee by a vote in the Senate is ...

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Sparks fly in Senate over SBA disaster loan program

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) engaged in a rare bipartisan pile on against Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on ...

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Every uncalled race left in the fight for control in Washington

Former President Donald Trump has clinched a second term in the White House, and his Republican Party has won control of the Senate and the House. But several races remain uncalled.While Republicans ...

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Senate Judiciary Republican ‘absolutely’ wants to see Ethics report on Gaetz

Republican Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he “absolutely” wants to see the House ...

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Trump Sends Shockwaves Through Washington With Gaetz Pick

President-elect Donald Trump waited until after he had left Washington to stun the town. Hours after a cordial meeting ...

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