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Jan 29

WATCH: Lee Zeldin confirmed as Trump’s EPA administrator in Senate vote

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations.

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Jan 24

WATCH: Senate narrowly confirms Pete Hegseth as Trump’s defense secretary

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation's defense secretary late Friday in a dramatic tie-breaking vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.

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Jan 23

Senate advances Hegseth as Trump’s defense secretary despite misconduct allegations

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump's defense secretary Thursday on a largely party-line vote, despite grave objections from Democrats and stirring unease among Republicans over his behavior and qualifications to lead the U.S. military.

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Jan 23

Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving Trump his 2nd Cabinet member

By David Klepper, Associated Press

Ratcliffe said that if confirmed, he would push the CIA to do more to harness technologies such as AI and quantum computing while expanding use of human intelligence collection. Democrats raised questions about Ratcliffe’s objectivity and whether his loyalty to…

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Jan 20

WATCH: Senate passes Laken Riley Act and confirms Rubio as secretary of state

By Associated Press

Convening shortly after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president, the Senate on Monday passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes.

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Dec 21

Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many retired public service workers

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through Congress in one of its last acts for the year.

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Dec 21

Rejecting Trump’s demands, Congress averts government shutdown just after midnight

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Matt Brown, Associated Press

President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt…

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Dec 20

Senate confirms 235th federal judge under Biden’s presidency, beating Trump’s first-term tally

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Biden and Senate Democrats placed particular focus on adding women, minorities and public defenders to the judicial rank. About two-thirds of Biden's appointees are women and a solid majority of appointees are people of color.

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Dec 20

WATCH: Mitch McConnell delivers final floor speech as Senate Republican leader

By Associated Press

McConnell warned that Republicans could “pay a political price” if they don’t pass legislation keeping the government open by midnight Friday, saying he's has reminded his colleagues “how harmful it is to shut the government down and how foolish it…

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Dec 15

McConnell says Trump’s nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine

By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press

The statement by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, appeared to be directed at Trump’s pick for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after a report that one of his advisers filed a petition to revoke approval for the…

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