Senator Deb Fischer said she has “deep concerns” about U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to import beef from Argentina to help curb prices, adding that cattle ranchers have had “the rug pulled out from under them” by his administration. The Nebraska Republican, whose state is one of the top beef producers in the U.S., said…
Jared Sullivan promises vocal opposition to Trump in U.S. Senate | CloseUp WELCOME BACK TO CLOSE UP THE FIELD OF US SENATE CANDIDATES VYING TO CLAIM THE SEAT, OPENING WITH THE RETIREMENT OF SENATOR JEANNE SHAHEEN IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS. AT THE MOMENT. ALL OF THE ACTION AND COMPETITION IS ON THE DEMOCRATIC…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Democrats blocked Republicans’ attempt to reopen the government again, all but guaranteeing that the government shutdown rolls through the weekend. After a day off to observe Yom Kippur, lawmakers made little progress in finding an off-ramp to end the shutdown, which entered its third day on…
A bipartisan pair of senators hope to steer service members away from ultra-processed food and fast food through a measure that would give them coupons to shop at on-base grocery stores. Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) rolled out the Commissary Healthy Options and servicemember Wellness (CHOW) Act to launch a pilot program…
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called a special election Friday for a state Senate seat that has been vacant for nearly nine months, setting up a contest that could let Republicans hobble Whitmer’s agenda in the Democrat’s final year in office. The 35th Senate District has been unrepresented in the Legislature all…
President Donald Trump said he is being denied his constitutional right to appoint judges by the “blue slip” tradition that allows senators to object to presidential judicial appointments. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump complained that the process prevented him from appointing Republican judges. Why It Matters Trump appointed 234…
President Donald Trump said Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) should cancel the Senate’s summer break and long weekends in order to confirm Trump’s nominees, which include some controversial picks, more quickly in a Truth Social post Saturday. “Hopefully the very talented John Thune, fresh off our many victories over the past two weeks and,…
President Donald Trump set his sights on his next major policy push—a Rescissions Bill that includes a provision to cut some funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which oversees PBS and NPR. In a post on Truth Social, Trump threatened Republicans that they would lose his support or endorsement if they did not…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former labor union boss who drew national headlines in his race last year as an independent candidate challenging Nebraska Republican U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer is again throwing his hat into the political ring — this time to challenge Nebraska’s junior senator, Republican Pete Ricketts, in 2026. “I’m running for Senate…
With Republican Party majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate, it would be simple for an onlooker to assume US President Donald Trump would not have any trouble getting laws passed. But as his closest allies struggle to muscle the One Big Beautiful Bill Act through Congress, this idea has been disproved. After…