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A Trump loyalty test for Republicans in the Senate: ANALYSIS
Some of Donald Trump's most fervent and loudest supporters on the MAGA right are pointing to Wednesday's Senate GOP leadership election as the first major test of Republican loyalty to the president-elect,
Trump demands Senate Republicans allow recess appointments as they elect new leader
As Senate Republicans prepare to vote Wednesday on a new majority leader, Trump is already weighing in with demands for recess appointments.
Donald Trump Demands Republicans Break With Senate Tradition
Trump suggested on Sunday bypassing Senate confirmation of his political appointments through the use of recess appointments.
Senate Republican leadership fight becomes a proxy for MAGA influence under Trump
An army of online pro-Trump voices is trying to boost underdog Rick Scott over two Mitch McConnell deputies, John Thune and John Cornyn, for the top job.
Trump pressures candidates for Senate GOP leader to fill his Cabinet right away
John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida are running in a secret ballot election Wednesday to lead the GOP conference and replace longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell,
Trump pressures Senate GOP leaders to bypass confirmation process for some Cabinet picks
Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the candidates to change the rules and empower him to appoint some nominees without a Senate vote.
Trump tells next Senate GOP leader to skip confirmations
President-elect Donald Trump Sunday weighed into the race for Senate Republican leader, saying any senator who wanted the "coveted" position "must agree to recess appointments" — allowing Trump to appoint Cabinet secretaries and other high-ranking officials for up to two years without Senate confirmation.
Trump pressures candidates for Senate Republican leader to fill Cabinet quickly
Trump has not endorsed any candidate in the race, but Sunday he made clear that he expects the new leader to go around regular Senate order, if necessary, to allow him to fill his Cabinet quickly
House, Senate GOP to consider new leadership as Trump administration approaches
House and Senate Republicans will huddle this week to select a new slate of leaders for next year’s Congress, the first step toward legislating in the looming Trump administration. The moves come as the GOP is on the brink of securing a trifecta in Washington: Former President Trump is headed back to the White House,
Here’s who could replace Mitch McConnell as Senate’s top Republican
Republican senators will cast a secret ballot on Wednesday, and whoever is elected to replace McConnell will inherit a solid ...
Senate, House Republicans gear up for internal elections this week
Contests for Senate majority leader and House Republican conference chair headline GOP leadership elections on Capitol Hill ...
Senate GOP likely to abandon key constitutional power and bend the knee to Trump
Donald Trump is already testing the limits of his control over Republicans in Congress. On Sunday, the president-elect ...
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Oklahoma Senate Republicans, Democrats name new leaders ahead of 2025 session
Oklahoma’s legislative leadership is shaping up in the Senate after Republican and Democratic lawmakers tapped their next ...
Republicans declare victory in hotly contested Pennsylvania Senate race as final votes are counted
NBC News hasn't called the Senate race in Pennsylvania, where Democrats are holding out hope even as Republican Dave ...
Republicans, on cusp of governing trifecta, look to overhaul Washington
After winning the presidency and the Senate, the GOP is on the cusp of regaining the House majority — and with it, a powerful ...
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Republican Vos reelected as Wisconsin Assembly speaker despite losing seats, fights with Trump
The Legislature approved the Evers map, which allowed Democrats to cut into Republican majorities in the Senate and ...