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Senate Judiciary schedules confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche
The Senate Judiciary Committee has set a date for Todd Blanche’s two-day confirmation hearing next month, potentially…
Capitol agenda: Trump leaves Congress in dark on Iran deal
Senate Republicans want a say on a deal President Donald Trump is touting to end the monthslong war in Iran. The absence of…
Senate Republicans want a say on Trump’s Iran deal
President Donald Trump is touting a deal that would end the monthslong war with Iran — and potentially ease some of the…
Thune is ‘hopeful’ Mitch McConnell will return this week
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday he hopes his predecessor as top Republican, Mitch McConnell, returns this week…
Senate to confirm Jay Clayton as soon as Thursday
The Senate could vote as soon as Thursday on Jay Clayton’s nomination to serve as director of national intelligence — a…
Senate eyes vote on updated housing affordability legislation
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is planning to put an updated version of a bipartisan housing affordability bill on the…
Capitol Agenda: The new faces of the Freedom Caucus
The House Freedom Caucus is suddenly confronting an unsettled future after more than a decade at the center of GOP politics…
The Freedom Caucus is losing its stalwarts. Here’s who to watch next.
After more than a decade at the center of GOP politics on Capitol Hill, the House Freedom Caucus is suddenly confronting an…
House Oversight requests Alan Dershowitz testify in Epstein probe
The House Oversight Committee requested that Alan Dershowitz, the lawyer who once represented Jeffery Epstein, testify as…
Cornyn tells Mike Lee to lay off John Thune
Sen. John Cornyn isn’t a card-carrying member of the Senate GOP’s growing YOLO caucus. But with less than seven months left…