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Trump, Gaetz and Senate

Trump issues early challenge to GOP Senate with defiant nominations

Just hours after Republican Sen. John Thune was elected as the incoming Senate majority leader on Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump presented him with one of his first tests — an announcement that he intends to nominate controversial Rep.

The Washington Post · 6h

Trump’s Gaetz nomination sets up test of Senate Republican loyalty

Several senators said they were shocked at the nomination, raising questions about whether they will check Trump.

Axios on MSN · 3h

Trump dares Senate Republicans with Gaetz nomination

The nomination of MAGA fire-breather Rep. Matt Gaetz for attorney general has put soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader John Thune on the hot seat. Why it matters: President-elect Trump is daring Senate Republicans to defy him,

John Thune, Senate and Republicans

CBS News on MSN · 6h

Senate Republicans elect John Thune to lead after 17-year McConnell run

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota won on the second round of voting against Sen. John Cornyn of Texas in the race for Senate Republican leader.

The New York Times · 6h

John Thune Rises to the Senate Top

The South Dakota Republican failed in his first try for the Senate but came back to defeat a chamber leader. Now he will be the leader himself.

Time on MSN · 6h

In Thune, Senate Republicans Picked The Most Anti-MAGA Leader In The Mix

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is one of the most powerful people in Washington that folks outside D.C. have never heard of.

Pennsylvania, Senate race

NBC News · 1h

Pennsylvania Senate race heads to a recount

Republican Dave McCormick leads Democratic Sen. Bob Casey by about 28,000 votes, under the 0.5 percentage point threshold for an automatic recount under state law.

U.S. News & World Report · 7h

Pennsylvania Senate Contest Headed Toward a Recount, and Possibly Litigation

The U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania between Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick is headed for a statewide recount, as counties continued Wednesday to sort through o

Philadelphia Inquirer on MSN · 7h

Pennsylvania Senate race headed to recount as Casey trails McCormick by less than half a point

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s nationally watched U.S. Senate race is headed to a recount after incumbent Sen. Bob Casey did not waive an automatic recount. The Associated Press called the race last week for Republican Dave McCormick,

Senate, Trump and Democrats

The Washington Post on MSN · 7h

Trump’s victory, GOP Senate win have Democrats racing to confirm judges

Republicans confirmed judges during the final weeks of Donald Trump’s first term. But the president-elect says Democrats should not do the same.

ABC · 27m

Liberals pressure Senate Democrats to confirm more Biden judges while they can

Demand Justice, a progressive organization focused on the judiciary, is set to bombard Capitol Hill with a message for the closing weeks of the 118th Congress: Do “whatever it takes” to confirm President Joe Biden’s nominees as a second Donald Trump

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

US Senate Democrats Rush to Confirm Judges Before Trump Takes Office

The U.S. Senate's Democratic majority began a crusade on Tuesday to confirm as many new federal judges nominated by President Joe Biden as possible to avoid leaving vacancies that Republican Donald Trump could fill after taking office on Jan.

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Explainer: Expect to hear the F-word a lot in the US Senate next year

Republican majorities in both chambers of the U.S. Congress will give Donald Trump the power to achieve many of his goals ...

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John Thune Will Be Senate’s New Republican Leader, Replacing Mitch McConnell

The mild-mannered South Dakotan and top McConnell ally recently made efforts to patch up his relationship with ...

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Wisconsin Republican acknowledges defeat in Senate race, but questions result and mulls recount

Eric Hovde, the Wisconsin Republican who nearly unseated Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, acknowledged this week that he lost ...

CBS News8h

Recount triggered in Pennsylvania Senate race as McCormick heads to D.C., Casey declines to concede

Sen. Bob Casey is not giving up on retaining his U.S. Senate seat. The three-term Democrat is currently locked in a tight ...

Gaetz Could Get Confirmed Without the Senate: How Recess Appointments Work

Gaetz's confirmation as attorney general may be met with resistance from the Senate. But President-elect Trump may have a way ...

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Senate race in Pennsylvania heads to a recount

The incredibly tight Pennsylvania race between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger Dave McCormick will head ...

8hon MSN

Matt Gaetz faces GOP Senate opposition after Trump selection for attorney general

Matt Gaetz's selection by Trump for attorney general led to immediate pushback from Republicans who forecast a bleak outlook ...

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