All 100 senators agreed to leave Washington in the predawn hours of August 8, sidelining President Trump's push for voter-ID legislation and raising questions about the GOP majority's appetite for the fight. At 4:57 a.m. on a Saturday morning, with most of America asleep, the United States Senate wrapped up its business and scattered for […] The post Senate's unanimous August exit shelved Trump's SAVE America Act without a single objection appeared first on American Almanac .
All 100 senators agreed to leave Washington in the predawn hours of August 8, sidelining President Trump's push for voter-ID legislation and raising questions about the GOP majority's appetite for the fight. At 4:57 a.m. on a Saturday morning, with most of America asleep, the United States Senate wrapped up its business and scattered for a five-week recess. No senator, Republican or Democrat, objected. The SAVE America Act, Trump's signature election-integrity bill requiring voter ID and proof of citizenship, never came to the floor. And the chamber won't return for real votes until the afternoon of September 15. The mechanics of how it happened matter, because they reveal a quiet consensus that cuts against the public posture of a…Open
President Trump is working to give America’s hemp industry the breathing room it needs to expand. President Trump is working to give America’s hemp industry the breathing room it needs to expand, the same president who, during his first term, became the first to unlock the industry at the federal level by signing the 2018 […] The post Trump Presses Senate Republicans to Postpone Hemp-Derived THC Restrictions appeared first on StoneZone .
President Trump is working to give America’s hemp industry the breathing room it needs to expand. President Trump is working to give America’s hemp industry the breathing room it needs to expand, the same president who, during his first term, became the first to unlock the industry at the federal level by signing the 2018 Farm Bill. That law ended decades of prohibition on commercial hemp production, removed hemp from the Controlled Substances Act, and established the modern regulatory structure that allowed the sector to grow. The original framework was later knocked down after a restrictive redefinition of hemp was quietly slipped into the November 2025 continuing resolution that reopened the government. The change was so tight…Open
AI:President Trump is mobilizing Senate Republicans to delay new restrictions on hemp-derived THC products, ensuring American farmers and entrepreneurs aren't crushed by bureaucratic overreach. Building on his historic legacy of unlocking the industry via the 2018 Farm Bill, the President is fighting to provide essential breathing room for a sector that drives economic growth. While radical leftist agitators attempt to weaponize regulation to stifle domestic production, Trump remains focused on protecting American commerce and preventing unnecessary federal interference in a booming market.Open
Senate Democrats abandoned months of brinkmanship and backed a bipartisan spending bill to keep the government open, a retreat that Senate Majority Leader John Thune says was driven by cold electoral math ahead of the midterm elections. The Senate advanced a continuing resolution on Saturday to avert yet another government shutdown, with Minority Leader Chuck […] The post Schumer backs down on shutdown threat, giving Senate Republicans a political win appeared first on American Almanac .
Senate Democrats abandoned months of brinkmanship and backed a bipartisan spending bill to keep the government open, a retreat that Senate Majority Leader John Thune says was driven by cold electoral math ahead of the midterm elections. The Senate advanced a continuing resolution on Saturday to avert yet another government shutdown, with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his caucus supporting the measure after weeks of resistance. The CR would fund federal agencies at current levels through December 11, pushing the next budget fight past Election Night and into a lame-duck session of Congress. Thune told Fox News Digital that Democrats made a political calculation, not a principled one. He said the minority party did not want to spend…Open
OPINION: Lindsey Granger gives her lens on the reaction from Senate Republicans voting to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress. #Fauci #COVID #LindseyGranger About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media: Website: Hill.TV Facebook:…
Senate Republicans' planned vote this week on whether to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress is the latest escalation in their attempt to right perceived COVID-era wrongs and further disempower the federal health care bureaucracy. Why it matters: Critics fear the Senate Homeland Security Committee's efforts will deter scientific talent from taking government jobs, weakening America's public health infrastructure and ceding its dominance in biomedical innovation. Driving the news: The panel is expected to vote Thursday to hold the nation's former top infectious disease official in contempt for refusing to answer the committee's questions on the coronavirus during a hearing last week. - Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment…
The president vowed to push for the payout fund if Senate Republicans fail to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general, reigniting a dispute over the settlement.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune admitted Wednesday that Republicans cannot muster the 50 votes needed to advance President Trump's budget resolution, a concession that stalls the GOP agenda just days before a five-week recess. Thune's blunt assessment landed hours after Trump took to Truth Social to demand action, calling on the Senate to adopt the […] The post Senate Republicans fall short on votes for Trump's budget resolution as August recess looms appeared first on American Almanac .
Senate Majority Leader John Thune admitted Wednesday that Republicans cannot muster the 50 votes needed to advance President Trump's budget resolution, a concession that stalls the GOP agenda just days before a five-week recess. Thune's blunt assessment landed hours after Trump took to Truth Social to demand action, calling on the Senate to adopt the House-approved budget framework before lawmakers leave Washington. The South Dakota Republican did not sugarcoat the math. "Right now, we don't have 50," Thune told reporters . The budget resolution would unlock the reconciliation process, letting Republicans push an emergency spending package through the chamber on a simple majority vote, bypassing the 60-vote filibuster threshold that has…Open
Progressive groups are opening a vicious new front in the fight over crypto legislation , targeting Sen Kirsten Gillibrand as she tries to broker a compromise on the CLARITY Act, which has unresolved issues on its ethics provisions. Why it matters: The blistering — and deeply personal — attack from Indivisible, Demand Progress and the Revolving Door Project complicates already delicate negotiations. - It's also a warning shot to Democrats: Progressive groups are prepared to make support for the bill politically painful, even if it means another bruising intraparty fight over one of the crypto industry's top legislative priorities. - "Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), is a prime…
The Senate will hold the hearings before the August recess
The Senate scheduled several confirmation hearings starting Monday to confirm many of President Donald Trump’s nominees before the August recess. The Senate will move to confirm several nominees to serve in key positions, including the next director of national intelligence (DNI) and a new attorney general. Senate Republicans are hopeful they can fill the vacant government positions while time is running out. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton, Trump’s pick to be the permanent DNI, is expected to attend his confirmation hearing Wednesday. The Senate initially scheduled Clayton’s hearing for June 17 just days after Trump nominated him to replace former DNI Tulsi Gabbard, though the hearing was suddenly…Open
