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US Senate committee backs more Ukraine funding, following Trump shift on aid

A powerful U.S. Senate committee approved a military spending bill on Thursday that includes about $1 billion to support Ukraine, despite President Donald Trump's administration having asked Congress to eliminate such funding in its budget request.

The Washington Post on MSN · 5h

After Trump’s Ukraine pivot, Senate panel moves to fund more military aid

Bipartisan groups in Congress are attempting to preserve a weapons procurement program for Ukraine that the Trump administration proposed eliminating.

Axios Sneak Peek on MSN · 3h

Senate makes fresh $55 billion request for Ukraine funding

Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) have introduced new legislation to provide Ukraine with an additional $54.6 billion in foreign aid. Why it matters: It's the first formal attempt to convince President Trump to send fresh military assistance for Ukraine in his second term.

United States Senate, Democrats and Whatley

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Democrats got a top Senate recruit in North Carolina. Now they’re trying to find more

Democrats landed the biggest recruiting win of the 2026 midterm elections to date when former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper launched his Senate run Monday, boosting party hopes of winning the seat opened by retiring Republican Sen.

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Michael Whatley announces run for North Carolina Senate seat at Gastonia event

Michael Whatley announced Thursday afternoon that he is running for the U.S. senate seat currently occupied by Thom Tillis.

The Charlotte Observer on MSN · 4h

Democrats attack RNC chairman Michael Whatley’s entrance to NC’s Senate race

The attacks included the campaign of Gov. Roy Cooper, who could end up facing Whatley in the 2026 general election.

Trump, United States Senate and Republicans

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US Senate confirms Trump nominee Susan Monarez as CDC director

The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday night 51-47 along party lines to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee, Susan Monarez, as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, charged with leading the response to threats against public health.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Republicans Consider Changing Senate Rules to Speed Confirmation of Trump Nominees

Senate Republicans are considering changing Senate rules to speed up confirmation of President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees, forcing a possible clash with Democrats as Trump pressures them

Washington Examiner · 3h

Senate Republicans eye bipartisan deal to speed up Trump nominee votes

I honestly think we ought to winnow the number,” Thune said of the more than 1,000 executive branch positions requiring Senate votes. He floated an idea from the last Congres

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Senate panel advances more than $1 trillion in government funding for 2026

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday advanced legislation amounting to more than a trillion dollars in government ...

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Senate hearing on critical minerals reveals U.S. strategy in Africa

Senators turned their attention Wednesday to securing U.S. access to critical minerals in Africa, an increasingly urgent ...

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MSNBC Democrats mock Cory Booker's political 'theater' stunt on the Senate floor

Democratic panelists on "Morning Joe" derided Cory Booker's bombastic Senate performance, calling it political theater that ...

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Advocates hail ‘historic’ progress after US Senate vote on arms to Israel

Supporters of Palestinian rights say although bill to block arms to Israel failed to pass, vote shows ‘shift’ on issue.

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Who is Josh Weil? Florida teacher drops out of race for Senate. Here's why

But that all changed July 31 when the candidate posted on Facebook that he's dropping out of the race for health reasons. "It is with sadness I announce that today I will be withdrawing from the race ...

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Democrats invoke rare Senate rule to demand DOJ release Epstein files

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he was compelling the Justice Department and FBI to release the Jeffrey Epstein ...

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US Senator Wicker, head of Senate armed services panel, to visit Taiwan

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, will lead a congressional delegation to ...

Student senate scholars get lessons in democracy at Kennedy institute

Twenty-seven 10th-graders are the first group of the Kennedy-Breyer Civic Scholars at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the ...

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