During his remarks from the Senate floor today, Senator John Thune celebrated the GOP's disastrous "Big Beautiful Bill." Thune stated, "We're reigning in waste, fraud, and abuse."

Senate Republicans are exploring changes to President Donald Trump’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved spending targeted by DOGE.

The Senate voted to advance a rescissions package despite the reservations of centrists over the Department of Government Efficiency-inspired cuts.

Trump on Monday threatened to impose “secondary tariffs” of up to 100 percent on countries that still trade with Russia. The Senate legislation would authorize even steeper duties on a list of nations that includes China, India and Brazil.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s first judicial pick of his second term, voting to approve Whitney Hermandorfer as a judge for the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune spoke with Donald Trump on Wednesday about how the president can “be a difference maker” in key 2026 Senate races, the South Dakota senator said in a wide-ranging sit-down interview with National Review on Thursday.

"There is absolutely no reason why the American people should be forced to foot the bill for Sesame Street in Iraq," Senator Joni Ernst told Newsweek.

More than 2,000 senior employees expected to depart from NASA, Politico reports

Though Trump's decision was welcomed by leaders in Kyiv, Ukrainians and their supporters abroad also raised concerns that the 50-day window may offer Russian President Vladimir Putin an opportunity to intensify his long-range strikes against Ukrainian cities and ongoing summer frontline offensive.