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Senate GOP resists 'nuclear option' as Dem shutdown standoff deepens

Senate Republicans aren’t ready to go "nuclear" again to change the rules around the Senate filibuster as Senate Democrats dig deeper against the GOP’s push to reopen the government.

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A handful of Senate Democrats could end the shutdown. Is anyone budging?

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These Democrats Could Hold the Key to Ending the Shutdown

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Watch: Senate votes on funding bills to reopen government

The Senate on Thursday morning will hold its seventh vote on the GOP- and Democratic-led stopgap funding bills that could reopen the government.

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Republicans’ shutdown compounds the damage they have already done

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Government shutdown: GOP members react to Dems

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Senate Republicans vote down legislation to check Trump's use of war powers against cartels

Senate Republicans voted down legislation Wednesday that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels after Democrats tried to counter the administration’s extraordinary assertion of presidential war powers to destroy vessels in the Caribbean.

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Bipartisan measure to restrict Trump’s war powers fails in Senate

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Two Republicans vote with Dems as Senate GOP spikes bid to block Trump's strikes on drug-smuggling boats

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Senate rejects effort to curb Trump's power to target alleged drug boats

A measure to stop President Trump's strikes on alleged drug vessels in the Caribbean failed to advance the Senate on Wednesday, despite some Republican support.

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Senate vote tests Trump’s authority to strike vessels he says are carrying drugs

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Democrats to force vote to limit Trump war powers after strikes on Venezuelan boats

In Senate races, Democrat leads Republican in Arizona, North Carolina a dead heat-Reuters/Ipsos

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kelly held a big lead over Arizona Republican incumbent Martha McSally on the eve of the election while Republican and Democrat vying for Senate seat in North Carolina were running neck-and-neck,

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Senate Democrats defy White House warnings, again block GOP bid to reopen government

External pressure from the White House has had little sway on Senate Democrats in their bid to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, forcing the government shutdown into an eighth day.

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Senate Republican slams Greene shutdown criticism: ‘Totally unfair’

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) on Thursday slammed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for breaking with party leadership in her criticism of the government shutdown. “I understand the frustrations,

Republican incumbents hold off Democratic challengers for U.S. Senate

Democrats picked up seats in Colorado and Arizona, and Republicans picked one up in Alabama in the battle for control of the U.S. Senate in Tuesday's elections. In Georgia, a Republican-held seat was now headed to a January runoff.

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Senate Republicans confirm more than 100 Trump nominees as government shutdown continues

Republicans confirmed 107 Trump nominees including Herschel Walker and Sergio Gor as ambassadors, marking the second use of new Senate confirmation rules.

First woman launches Louisiana Senate campaign challenging incumbent Republican Bill Cassidy

Louisiana's 2026 Republican Senate primary promises to be one of the most watched in the nation as challengers target Senator Bill Cassidy.

Independent Journal Review

Senate GOP Confirms Herschel Walker, 106 Others In Massive Single Vote After Backlog

The Senate confirmed 108 of President Donald Trump’s nominees in a single vote on Tuesday evening, significantly clearing the backlog

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Rep. Wesley Hunt is running for US Senate in Texas, defying GOP leaders to take on Cornyn and Paxton

Republican congressman Wesley Hunt is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, defying Senate GOP leadership and adding a new element to an already contentious primary campaign.

E&E News

Emails show Senate GOP fuming at Interior DOGE aide

At this point you’re just being rude,” a frustrated Senate aide wrote to Interior official Tyler Hassen after weeks of requesting a briefing on Interior

The Republic

VP Vance to visit Indiana Friday to meet with Senate GOP amid redistricting standoff

By: Niki Kelly and Casey Smith Indiana Capital Chronicle For The Republic INDIANAPOLIS — Vice President JD Vance is slated to return to the Hoosier State on Friday to meet with Indiana’s Senate Republican caucus as redistricting deliberations appear to be at an impasse.

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Government shutdown live updates as Senate fails to break stalemate in 7th round of votes

The government shutdown stretched into Day 9 on Thursday with another round of failed votes in the Senate. Follow live updates here.