Down in Florida on Wednesday, House Republicans tried to coalesce around a plan to pass “one big, beautiful bill.” Meanwhile, up in Washington, Senate Republicans are ready to go with their own Plan B. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in an interview that “text is ready” for a budget blueprint that would tee up a two-bill approach to the GOP’s ambitious border…
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Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick for FBI director, will have his day before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday — and Senate Democrats have been battle-testing their message in hopes it might break through. It started a few weeks ago, when Democrats turned attorney general nominee Pam Bondi’s confirmation hearing into a practice round for Patel’s grilling…
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The Senate voted 78-20 Wednesday to invoke cloture on the nomination of former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department. The Senate is expected to vote tomorrow whether to confirm Burgum’s nomination. It would put the former governor in the department’s top chair as the Trump administration is pushing for spending freezes that would halt Interior’s payments to tribal communities and certain energy programs…
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