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Senate Confirms Scott Bessent as Trump’s Treasury Secretary

The first openly gay person in the role has the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan on tariffs that doesn’t jeopardize growth.

FOX News on MSN · 8h

Trump's transportation secretary nominee advances to final Senate vote

The Senate passed a cloture vote on whether to hold a final confirmation vote for Sean Duffy, Trump's nominee to head the Department of Transportation.

The New York Times · 7h

How the Senate Voted to Confirm Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary

The Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Mr. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, as the next Treasury secretary.

Minnesota Senate, Nicole Mitchell

CBS Minnesota on MSN · 8h

GOP-led effort to expel DFL Sen. Mitchell fails in Minnesota Senate; House DFL boycott continues

An effort to expel embattled DFL Minnesota state Sen. Nicole Mitchell failed in the chamber on Monday. Republican Sen. Jordan Rasmusson of Fergus Falls introduced the motion to expel Mitchell, who last year was charged with burglary.

TwinCities.com · 7h

Republicans in the Minnesota Senate fail to get a floor vote to expel Sen. Nicole Mitchell over burglary charge

The Senate vote was 33-33 on whether to consider on the motion to expel Mitchell. Motions die in the event of a tie so it was blocked.

Minnesota Senate GOP fail to oust Mitchell; Dems still boycotting House

It was chaos times two on Monday at the Minnesota Capitol as Senate Republicans tried again to expel DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell of Woodbury, who has been charged with felony burglary. The House also remains at a stalemate with Democrats continuing their boycott.

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Senate Democrats ready formal resolution to condemn Trump's pardons of Jan. 6 defendants

In one of President Trump's first executive actions, he pardoned roughly 1,500 people charged in connection to the Jan. 6, ...

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Top Senate Dem shuts down critics after meeting with Trump

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) responded to criticism he has received since meeting with President Donald Trump in ...

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Some Senate Republicans defend Trump's firing of 17 inspectors general

Several key U.S. Senate Republicans on Sunday defended President Donald Trump'sdecision to fire independent government ...

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Idaho effort against same-sex marriage heads to state Senate after Republican divide emerges

GOP lawmakers in Idaho are pushing to end same-sex marriage by sending a letter to the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to ...

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Senate slated to vote on South Carolina billionaire hedge fund executive to lead US Treasury

Trump's Treasury secretary pick, Scott Bessent, says extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is the 'single most important ...

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Senate gears up for what could be ‘explosive’ confirmation hearing for Kash Patel

Senators on both sides of the aisle are preparing for the confirmation hearing for Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s ...

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Trump’s Palestinian Refugee Idea Falls Flat With Jordan and Confounds a Senate Ally

President Donald Trump’s push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza has ...

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In ‘Hail Mary’ move, ICC prosecutor files surprise application as Senate set to vote on sanctioning court

As the ICC prosecutor files applications for warrants against the Taliban, the Senate is set to vote on sanctions in bill ...

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