Trump, Senate

Trump’s Demand to Skirt Senate Confirmations Poses Early Test of a Radical Second Term
The once and future president is pushing Republicans to systematically abdicate the Senate’s constitutional role in vetting his nominees.
Trump’s demand for Senate recess appointments could undercut his agenda
It’s a route that is likely more precarious and cumbersome for a GOP majority that will have 53 seats and confirm nominees with a simple majority.
Trump makes demand as Senate Republicans prepare to elect new leader
As Senate Republicans prepare to vote Wednesday on a new majority leader, Trump is already weighing in with demands for recess appointments.
Senate leadership race heats up as Trump issues demands
Senate Republicans are poised to make a historic decision on Wednesday when they'll gather behind closed doors to select their new party leader.
Trump demands Senate majority leader allow recess appointments
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday involved himself publicly in the Senate leadership race for the first time, writing on Truth Social that anyone running to be the next Senate majority leader should agree to let him make recess appointments to his cabinet.
Trump Demands Next GOP Senate Leader Agree To ‘Recess Appointments’
Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which we will not be able
Trump’s bold moves to test loyalties of GOP senators
President-elect Trump is testing the loyalty of Senate Republicans, calling on them to allow him to make recess appointments to the executive and judicial branches without the advice and consent of the Senate.

Democrats, Senate and Republicans

Republicans won big in the Senate. A warning lurks in the purple states.
Republicans’ primary intervention strategy propelled them to a majority, but they failed to flip four battlegrounds that ...
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Oklahoma Senate Republicans, Democrats name new leaders ahead of 2025 session
The GOP controls 40 of the 48 seats in the Senate. The final vote to install Paxton as pro tem will take place Jan. 7, a ...
Recess appointments could short-circuit Senate opposition to Trump nominees: ANALYSIS
The use of recess appointments to install members of Donald Trump's Cabinet would circumvent a key Senate process, ...
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Leadership scrap and judiciary blitz: Senate hits the ground running in lame duck session
While the upper chamber’s incoming Republican leadership prepares to select its champion, Democrats hope to limit the Trump ...
Texas’ most senior senator looks ahead at upcoming legislative session
As of 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Texas Legislature’s online database showed 1,506 bills have been filed by lawmakers. The ...
Texas lawmakers begin filing bills for the 2025 session of the Legislature
Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate can begin filing bills for the 2025 session on Tuesday, giving a first glimpse into ...
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Texas lawmakers target property taxes, abortion, immigration and education in first bills for the 2025 session
Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate filed more than a thousand pieces of legislation Tuesday, offering an early look at ...
Texas Senate: School choice bill is top priority
After Republicans swept many state legislative seats on Election Day, Gov. Greg Abbott said he had more than enough votes to ...
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Montana Legislature elects leadership for 2025 session
Republican Matt Regier of Kalispell, who was House speaker in 2023, will be Senate president this session. Brandon Ler, a ...
Ruben Gallego defeats Republican Kari Lake to win Arizona Senate seat
Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing ...