Coons calls Gaetz nomination 'deadly serious challenge' to Senate
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware) said Wednesday that President-elect Trump's choice of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to be attorney general is due to the Senate's constitutional role of advising and consenting to the president. “This poses an extremely significant challenge,'' he said. candidate. In an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN's “The Lead,” Coons said he […]
Trump bewilders Senate GOP with Gaetz AG selection
President-elect Trump's decision to select Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) as attorney general has left Senate Republicans in complete discontent over one of the most high-profile and polarizing Cabinet picks. , immediately putting Republicans on the defensive. Two leading centrist senators, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), expressed shock and surprise, with the […]
Tom Cotton Elected Senate Republican Conference Chair
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) will become the third-ranking Senate Republican on Wednesday and win the race for conference president. Cotton defeated Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) by a landslide margin of 35-18, Politico. report. The primary responsibility of the conference chair is to support messaging for conference members and their staff. Cotton is known on the […]
Senate Democrat sees ‘a chance’ of more Ukraine funding in lame duck session
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Wednesday that Congress could pass additional funding for Ukraine ahead of the transition to a Republican-led Congress and President-elect Trump's administration. He said there is. , likely to oppose further aid to Kyiv. Mr. Kaine said that any package approved by the […]
John Thune Elected Senate Republican Leader in Tight Race
Sen. John Thune will replace Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as Republican Senate Majority Leader after a close race that required two votes to be decided Wednesday. Mr. Thune, Mr. McConnell's chief of staff and a favorite of the establishment, must use Mr. McConnell's iron hand to lead a conference demanding change. He will also be […]
John Thune elected to succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP leader
The Republican Senate conference on Wednesday selected Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to replace retiring Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Thune, who was running against Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, won 29 of the 53 Republican senatorial votes in the second round of secret ballot voting. did. Scott also […]
Rick Scott knocked out of Senate leader race on first ballot as Thune and Cornyn advance
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida) was defeated in the Senate majority leader race after the first round of secret ballots Wednesday morning, and none of the three candidates received a majority of votes. Officials told Fox News that Scott received the fewest votes in the first round. The senators proceeded to a second secret vote, with […]
Sen. Mike Lee Backs Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader After Candidate Forum
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) endorsed Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) as his first choice for Senate Majority Leader after hosting a candidate forum on Tuesday, leaving the session. He enumerated the lessons learned and encouraged his colleagues to join him. The candidate forum hosted by Sen. Lee featured three candidates seeking to take over the reins […]
Navarro: 'We're not gonna have a Trump Cabinet' if Thune, Cornyn elected Senate GOP leader
Former White House aide Peter Navarro said President-elect Trump's nominee could be approved if either Sen. John Thune (R-Texas) is elected Senate Majority Leader. I doubted whether there was. Navarro has been mentioned as a possible cabinet candidate, like Kash Patel, a former defense official during the first Trump administration. They argued that if they […]
Senator-elect Jim Justice’s team clarifies report claiming famous pooch Babydog banned from Senate floor
Sen.-elect Jim Justice's team is clearing the air after it was reported earlier Tuesday that his famous dog, Baby Dog, had been banished from the Senate chamber. “Even though I wasn’t in Washington, D.C. today, I made the most headlines,” Baby Dog and her team said in an exclusive statement to FOX News Digital. “But […]