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Senate, Texas House of Representatives and budget bill

Texas House, Senate offer first glimpse at how $150 billion in tax money may be spent

Texas House and Senate budget writers filed the first drafts of the next state budget Wednesday, calling for more than $150 billion in general revenue spending over the next two years in GOP-driven efforts that prioritize property tax relief,

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Texas Senate, House unveil budget proposals, each just over $330 billion

The Texas Senate and House filed their respective versions of the 2026-2027 state budget on Wednesday. The two versions are just a few billion dollars apart. Significantly, both versions set aside an equal amount to pay for a school vouchers program,

The Center Square on MSN · 3h

State budget bill filed in Texas Senate, allocates $1 billion to school choice

The state’s budget bill has been filed in the Texas Senate by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, who chairs the Texas Senate Finance Committee. SB 1 is the Texas Senate’s proposed state budget for the 2026-2027 biennium and written by Huffman,

Michigan Senate, House and Democrats

Detroit Free Press on MSN · 1h

Michigan Senate's Democratic Leader prepares to take legal action against House

The Michigan Senate adopted a resolution opening the door to legal action against the Michigan House over nine bills passed last year stuck in limbo.

MLive - GrandRapids/Muskegon/… · 1h

‘Illegal, partisan games’: Michigan Senate Dems threaten lawsuit against House GOP over bill delays

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has yet to consider nine bills approved last session because House Republicans are withholding the bills for a legal review.

Janesville Gazette · 3h

Michigan Senate authorizes lawsuit to force House to send Whitmer bills passed last year

The Michigan Senate on Wednesday authorized its Democratic leader to pursue legal action against the Republican-led Michigan House for failing to send nine bills from the last

Pete Hegseth, Senate

CNN on MSN · 8h

Senate receives affidavit from Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law accusing him of being ‘abusive’ toward ex-wife

Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law gave an affidavit to the Senate Armed Services Committee accusing him of being “abusive” toward his second ex-wife, according to a copy of the affidavit obtained by CNN.

The Associated Press on MSN · 10h

Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law alleges abuse against second wife in affidavit to Senate

Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News was abusive to his second wife to the point where she feared for her safety.

USA Today · 2h

Pete Hegseth sister-in-law, in signed testimony, says he raged at ex-wife | The Excerpt

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Trump, Bessent and Senate Commerce Committee

Reuters · 2h

US Senate Committee advances Trump nominee to head Transportation Department

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted to advance President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Bessent Nomination to US Treasury Clears Senate Finance Committee

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted to send the nomination of billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary on to the full Senate for approval.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

Trump nominees Collins, Stefanik to face senate grilling as VA, UN picks; Bessent gets committee vote

Two more of President Trump's Cabinet picks, Doug Collins and Elise Stefanik, will receive confirmation hearings on Tuesday. His Treasury nominee, Scott Bessent, will get a committee vote.

Trump, Rubio and Senate

NBC News · 1d

Senate votes to confirm Marco Rubio as Trump's secretary of state

Hours after Trump was sworn in as president, senators confirmed his first Cabinet pick and advanced the nominations of several others through committee.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state in first Trump Cabinet post approval

Washington — The Senate on Monday confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, making him the first of President Trump's Cabinet nominees to win the approval of the upper chamber. The Senate confirmed Rubio in a 99 to 0 vote as his former colleagues in the Senate touted his qualifications for the job.

Yahoo · 9h

Trump Cabinet: What's the status of nominees' confirmation hearings? | Morning in America

Senate Republicans are moving "full steam ahead" on confirming President Donald Trump's Cabinet picks and are focused on speeding up the process. The GOP aims to hold votes this week on Pete Hegseth for defense secretary and Kristi Noem for homeland security chief.

Transportation pick Duffy wins full approval from Senate panel, awaits final confirmation

The former Wisconsin lawmaker received unanimous, bipartisan support from the Committee on Commerce, Science and ...

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New Ohio and Florida Senate-appointees sworn in as Vance and Rubio’s replacements

Two new senators were sworn in on Tuesday to replace new Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.

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Senate GOP reaches full 53-seat majority as Husted, Moody sworn in

Senate Republicans hit their full 53-member majority on Tuesday as Sens. John Husted (R-Ohio) and Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) were ...

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Stefanik mostly impresses at Senate Foreign Relations hearing

Rep. Elise Stefanik, the nominee to become ambassador to the U.N., seemed mostly to impress Senate Foreign Relations members ...

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Virginia Senate approves first step to get abortion and marriage on 2026 ballot

The Virginia state Senate completed the first step to send a set of amendments on abortion and marriage before voters in next ...

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Senate Democrats block GOP’s ‘born-alive’ abortion bill

Senate Republicans failed on Wednesday to invoke cloture on a bill legislating care for infants “born alive” during attempted ...

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Senate approves Laken Riley Act, sending immigration measure back to House

The Senate approved a bill known as the Laken Riley Act, which is aimed at expanding the federal government's mandate to ...

13 Democratic senators tell the GOP they are ready to collaborate on "fair immigration enforcement"

The senators said they would cooperate with the GOP to address "pressing border security and immigration needs” ...

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