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Lee Zeldin, Trump and Senate

Senate confirms Zeldin to lead EPA as Trump vows to cut climate rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles.

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Senate confirms Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency

Several Democrats voted in favor of Zeldin, a former lawmaker from New York who will oversee an agency tasked with protecting the environment and public health.

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Senate confirms former NY congressman Lee Zeldin as Trump's EPA administrator

Zeldin, 44, is from New York. He served eight years in Congress and lost a race for governor in 2022. He is expected to push deregulation.

Senate, Pam Bondi

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Party-line Senate committee vote advances Pam Bondi's attorney general nomination

The Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday approved the nomination of Trump attorney Pam Bondi to be the next U.S. attorney general. The party-line 12-10 vote sends the nomination to the full Senate for a vote.

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Trump AG pick Pam Bondi clears Judiciary Committee, will get confirmation vote in Senate

Pam Bondi, President Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, will get a vote on the Senate floor after the Judiciary Committee voted favorably on her nomination.

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Colorado ban on sale, purchase of certain semiautomatic rifles clears Senate committee in first vote

In a near-midnight vote, a Colorado Senate committee late Tuesday gave initial approval to a bill that would ban the sale or purchase of semiautomatic firearms that accept detachable magazines.

Senate Bill 2, school voucher

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Texas Senate committee quickly ushers school voucher bill, full chamber consideration next

After hours of testimony Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Education advanced Senate Bill 2, a school voucher bill, setting it up for a floor vote.

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Texas senators spar over whether school voucher proposal prioritizes vulnerable students

Under Senate Bill 2, families whose income is 500% at or below the federal poverty level would be considered a low-income household. Democrats say the roof is too high.

Houston Chronicle · 1d

Texas Senate school voucher plan gives students $10k to pay for private education

The proposal, a priority of Gov. Greg Abbott, budgets $1 billion over the next two years to fund the private school vouchers.

Scott Bessent, Treasury and United States Senate

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Bessent Confirmed as Treasury Secretary by Majority of Senate; Voting Continues

A majority of the U.S. Senate on Monday backed President Donald Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary and thus a leading voice in managing the country's economic, fiscal and sanctions policies,

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Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Trump's Treasury secretary

Bessent, 62, is a longtime hedge fund manager, Trump donor and adviser. He'll be the point person for Trump on a host of key economic issues.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Bessent Wins Senate Confirmation to Be US Treasury Secretary

The US Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as the next secretary of the Treasury, becoming the chief economic spokesman for President Donald Trump and his sweeping agenda of tax cuts, deregulation and trade rebalancing.

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Ohio Senate Republicans revive bill to restrict recreational marijuana

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Senate Republicans want to scale back Ohio’s voter-backed recreational marijuana program—cutting home grow ...

Trump's health secretary pick and vaccine sceptic RFK Jr faces Senate grilling

If Robert F Kennedy Jr's nomination is confirmed, he will lead a federal agency overseeing US medical research and food ...

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RFK, Jr. Faces Senate Confirmation Grilling: Live Updates

President Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services Secretary will face fierce opposition over his history of vaccine ...

With diminished minority, N.H. Senate Democrats push housing, child care, workforce

Action on housing, child care, and workforce development are high on their list this year. Accomplishing any of those ...

RFK Jr. Defended Record, Sidestepped Abortion Questions in Senate Confirmation Hearing

Senators press Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his past vaccine and abortion remarks in the first of two days of hearings before ...

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Iowa Democrats flip Senate seat in special election to cut into Republican majority

Democrat Mike Zimmer has defeated Republican Kate Whittington in the special election for Senate District 35, which was ...

Michigan Senate approves transparency bills, debate looms with House

Michigan has long been one of just two states nationally with Freedom of Information Act exemptions for the Legislature and ...

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How Menendez Destroyed His Legacy With Gold Bars and a Halal Hustle

The former New Jersey senator was sentenced to 11 years in prison after being convicted of bribery and corruption.

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