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Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the rescissions package on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Senators challenge Trump’s proposed cuts to foreign aid and public media in contentious hearing

Republicans and Democrats on a key Senate panel are challenging the merits of cancelling billions of dollars in spending for foreign aid and public media, as requested by President Donald Trump.
 
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference on President Donald Trump's spending and tax bill, Thursday, June 12, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

‘Shocked’ and ‘sickened’ Democrats react with fury to video of Padilla’s removal

 
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Republican senators to watch in the maneuvering over Trump’s big bill

 
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Thune’s first big test as Senate leader has arrived with Trump’s tax bill

 
Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought speaks to reporters at the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump formally asks Congress to claw back approved spending targeted by DOGE

 

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Senate Republicans haul Trump’s big bill to passage after a turbulent all-night session

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his office in the Capitol, Nov. 6, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker

 
President Donald Trump speaks with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, as he arrives at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., Oct. 13, 2018, to travel to Richmond, Ky., for a rally. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

McConnell tests the strengths and limits of his power opposing a trio of Trump’s Cabinet nominees

 
Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill, Jan. 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

As DOGE hammers away at the US government, Republicans stir with quiet objections

 
President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Scientists warn Trump’s medical research cuts endanger patients as judge blocks the move for now

 

Senate committee advances Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination along party lines to be health secretary

 
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

RFK Jr. appears on track to become US health secretary as he wins key Republican senator’s support

 

Tulsi Gabbard, nominee for National Intelligence Director, defends views in Senate hearing

 
Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, arrives to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Conspiracies, espionage, an enemies list: Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearings

 
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

RFK Jr. on defensive over his vaccine views as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance

 
Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, arrives to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to oversee US spy agencies, grilled about Snowden, Syria and Russia

 
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, speaks during a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s famous name and controversial views collide in his bid for top health job

 

Hegseth is quickly sworn in as defense secretary after dramatic Senate vote

 
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks with reporters outside the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Alaska Sen. Murkowski has faced Trump’s wrath. She was willing to defy him after his return to power

 
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense secretary, gives a thumbs up while leaving after his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hegseth confirmed as Trump’s defense secretary in tie-breaking vote despite turmoil over his conduct

 
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Defense Secretary, poses for a photo with Cabinet picks, other nominees and appointments, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump’s defense secretary, despite allegations

 
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., hugs Miriam Adelson before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)

Republican senators are mostly quiet on Trump’s sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 rioters

 
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, responds to reporters during a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Hegseth could lead troops who’d face getting fired for actions he’s done in the past

 
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be defense secretary, arrives for a meeting with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Fate of Trump’s Cabinet picks unclear as Republicans prepare to take power in Senate

 
The Capitol is pictured in Washington, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

 
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet as he speaks with reporters after meeting with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Hegseth meets with moderate Sen. Collins as he lobbies for key votes in the Senate

 
Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be director of National Intelligence, ight, meets with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout

 
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet, left, as they arrive to meet with Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump’s defense pick Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny in Senate

 
The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree is illuminated following the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree lighting ceremony on the West Front of the Capitol, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump and Republican senators plan agenda for first 30 days

 
FILE - President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the House GOP conference, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (Allison Robbert/Pool via AP, File)

Trump team signs agreement to allow Justice to conduct background checks on nominees, staff

 
FILE - Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks Thursday, May 2, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

After mass shooting, bill would require Army to use state crisis laws to remove weapons

 
FILE - Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, questions Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Washington, Oct. 31, 2023. Collins didn't vote for Donald Trump for president in 2016 or 2020, and told reporters Friday, July 12, 2024, that she intends to write in former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's name on the ballot in November. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

US Sen. Susan Collins says she will write in Haley, once again not vote for Donald Trump in 2024

 
FILE - Chair Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., left, and Vice Chair Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, right, arrives for a Senate Appropriations hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 16, 2023. The Senate will pursue a spending increase next year of about 3.4% for defense and 2.7% increase for non-defense programs under a bipartisan agreement reached by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The deal reached by Sens. Patty Murray and Susan Collins sets up a certain clash later this year with the House, which is pursuing less spending in both categories. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Key senators reach agreement on spending levels for next year, setting up clash with House

 

Sen. Susan Collins’ mother, a civic-minded matriarch, dies at age 96

 

Home energy aid reaches new high as Congress mulls funding

 
FILE - Salmon fisherman stack their nets on June 22, 2023, in Kodiak, Alaska. A group of lawmakers from New England and Alaska introduced a proposal Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, that says a federal program that protects the health and wellbeing of commercial fishermen should be expanded to include substance use disorder and worker fatigue. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

Commercial fishermen need more support for substance abuse and fatigue, lawmakers say

 
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