Senators demand answers as Trump expands military campaign against drug cartels
President Trump's military campaign against alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean is drawing bipartisan criticism in the Senate. Source link
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Jack Smith Destroys GOP Senators’ Claim He Was Spying on Them
Republican rage over Jack Smith’s investigation was apparently all for naught. Conservative lawmakers accused the former special prosecutor earlier this month of spying on them during his…
The Utterly Unsurprising ‘Revelation’ That the FBI Perused Senators’ Phone Records
Why is anyone shocked to hear that the FBI perused senators’ phone records around the time of a riot at the Capitol over which the president had been impeached? Source link
GOP senators urge FDA to reconsider approval of generic abortion pill
Nearly every GOP senator on Thursday urged the Food and Drug Administration to revisit its decision to approve a new generic form of the abortion pill mifepristone. Source link
Senators pressure company that owns Tinder, Match.com to do more to stop romance scams
Two U.S. senators are pressing for answers about online dating scams from Match Group, the parent of several popular online dating services including Tinder and OurTime. Source link
Senators push Match to act against dating scams on its apps
Two U.S. senators sent a letter to Tinder parent Match on September 24 pushing for action against dating scams on the company’s platforms and asking for information about its efforts to…
JD Vance Claims Senators Questioning RFK Jr. Are “Full of Shit”
Vice President JD Vance didn’t take well to senators pressing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his wanton mismanagement of the Department of Health and Human Services. In response to the health…
Trump’s Cabinet Picks Have Made Republican Senators Look Like Chumps
Pete Hegseth, then the nominee for Defense secretary, promised Joni Ernst he would make the conducting and passing of an audit at the Pentagon a major priority. Yet, since his…
Senators Press Howard Lutnick’s Former Investment Firm Over Tariff Conflict of Interest Concerns
Last month, WIRED reported that the investment banking arm of Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services company led by the sons of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, was exploring…
Iowa Senator’s Cruel Comments Lambasted in Powerful New Ad
Two-time Paralympic gold medalist and Iowa State Representative Josh Turek used current Iowa Senator Joni Ernst’s infamous “Well, we’re all going to die” comment against her in a new ad…
Skydance Tells Senators It Wasn’t Involved in Colbert ‘Late Show’ Cancellation, ‘Fully Complied’ With Anti-Bribery Laws in Paramount Deal
Skydance Media has responded to an inquiry from three left-wing U.S. senators who expressed concerns about “bribery” with respect to the Trump administration’s approval of its deal to…
US Senators Warn Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Against Meeting Chinese Military-Linked Firms During China Trip
Two prominent U.S. senators have urged Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to avoid meetings with Chinese companies suspected of undermining U.S. export controls during his planned visit to China. In…
Senators push changes to White House requested spending cuts as Trump threatens political support
The Senate is set to take up a White House-requested $9.4 billion spending-cut package in the coming days, but Republicans may need to pare it back to secure enough votes for passage.…
GOP Senators Stunned by Terrible Rule in Budget Bill They Voted For
In the latest installment in “Dude, What Law Did I Just Pass?” some Republicans were shocked to learn of a provision in Donald Trump’s behemoth budget bill that will tax gambling losses,…
Trump praises GOP senators for reaching deal on spectrum auction in Big Beautiful Bill
President Trump thanked the chairmen of two Senate committees for brokering a deal with GOP Sens. Mike Rounds of South Dakota and Deb Fischer of Nebraska on a provision in his massive…
California Senators Suggest Paramount-Trump Settlement Would Amount to a Bribe and Harm Independent Press
Two California state senators have called for a hearing on the settlement talks between Paramount Global and President Trump, alleging that such a deal would amount to a bribe in order to…
Why Are So Many U.S. Senators Heading for the Exit Doors?
The ‘world’s greatest deliberative body’ has become synonymous with gridlock. Source link
Senators question Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump’s Labor Department pick, on her past pro-union views
Members of a Senate committee grilled Labor secretary-designate Lori Chavez-DeRemer on Wednesday about her past support of pro-union legislation, her position on raising the federal…
Senators challenge Robert Kennedy Jr. on vaccines and fitness to lead HHS in fiery hearing
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has pledged to “make America healthy again” as President Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services, faced aggressive questions Wednesday from…
Two US senators call on FIFA not to choose Saudi Arabia as World Cup host
Two U.S. senators have called on the global soccer body FIFA to reconsider Saudi Arabia's unchallenged bid to host the 2034 World Cup. What Did the Senators Say? In a direct letter to FIFA…
Kenyan senators to vote on deputy president's impeachment
Kenya's Senate is set to vote on whether to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office at the end of the second day of his impeachment trial. The deputy president is on Thursday…