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Senate Republicans voted early Thursday morning to approve a budget measure to unlock the path to fund ICE and Border Patrol without any Democratic votes.
Republicans are entering the 2026 midterms with a 53-47 majority in the Senate (including the two independents who caucus with the Democrats). This cycle, 35 Senate seats are up f
The Senate adopted a budget resolution after a five-hour "vote-a-rama," with the GOP moving forward to fund ICE without Democrats.
Sayed, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow discussed Medicare for all, the SAVE Act and economic justice at a clergy-only event in Detroit.
Sen. Roger Wicker said the administration needs to “finish destroying Iran’s conventional military capabilities.”
Far-left Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner drew criticism for urging U.S.-China cooperation to fight climate change.
New polls of the Alaska and New Hampshire U.S. Senate races gave Democrats a lead on Thursday.
The map still favors Republicans, but Trump’s declining popularity --- particularly on the economy --- makes Democrats’ once long-shot bid to retake the Senate more feasible than ever before.
The Senate adopted a GOP-written budget resolution early Thursday morning that marks a critical first step toward providing roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement for the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term.