Angus King calls RFK Jr. ‘a danger.’ Susan Collins votes yes.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won confirmation as Health and Human Services secretary hours after King delivered a floor speech ...
HHS pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clears final hurdle before Senate confirmation vote
The Senate voted 53-47 to end debate on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination, following public statements of support from some ...
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Angus King calls RFK Jr. ‘a danger.’ Collins votes yes
In a speech on the Senate floor leading up to the vote, King said he was incredulous about the notion that Kennedy has suddenly had a "miraculous conversion" after spending decades calling vaccines ...
GOP senators fall in line behind Trump’s nominees, even the contentious ones
Efforts by conservatives to pressure Republican senators to support Trump’s Cabinet nominees have largely been successful so ...
McConnell takes on a new role in the Senate: Lone wolf: From the Politics Desk
As the longest-serving Senate leader in history, McConnell developed a reputation for keeping his rank-and-file members in line and frustrating Democrats by relentlessly using procedural tactics to ...
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Sens. Collins and King cast opposite votes on Trump's controversial budget director
Russell Vought formerly led the Office of Management and Budget. But he was also a key architect of Project 2025, the ...
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Senate tees up final vote on Tulsi Gabbard nomination to be nation’s intelligence chief
Susan Collins (R-Maine), another member of the ... and John Curtis (R-Utah), both voted to advance her nomination on the Senate floor Monday. McConnell, however, also voted in favor of a ...
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Tulsi Gabbard faces next test in confirmation battle with key Senate hurdle
If the cloture motion passes, there will be 30 hours of debate on the Senate floor. Frequently ... snagging the support of crucial GOP Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Todd Young, R-Ind.
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Tulsi Gabbard Confirmation: Senate Advances Trump’s Spy Chief Nomination To Final Vote
to the Senate floor for approval, where she can only afford to lose three Republican votes if every Democrat votes against her confirmation, as is expected. Feb. 3 Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine ...
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GOP senators fall in line behind Trump’s nominees, even the contentious ones
Efforts by conservatives to pressure Republican senators to support President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees have largely been successful so far, as the Senate appears set to maintain its fast ...
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Trump on verge of next Cabinet victory with late-night Tulsi Gabbard Senate vote
Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski ... helping advance it to the full Senate floor. Gabbard also snagged the backing of key Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Todd Young, R-Ind., ...
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Tulsi Gabbard clears first key test vote in Senate on DNI nomination
Todd Young (R-IN), Susan Collins (R-ME), James Lankford (R-OK ... in a speech on the Senate floor. “Now, that’s welcome, but not credible. Just last May, she criticized the reforms we ...