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- Thune steamrolls Dems' DHS revolt as Fetterman defects, Schumer under pressure - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus want the DHS funding bill stripped from the broader package, teeing up a partial government shutdown in the process.
- Senate Democrats threaten shutdown by blocking DHS funding after Minnesota ICE shooting - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., leads Senate Democrats in demanding ICE reforms after Minneapolis shooting, threatening to split DHS funding from broader government spending package.
- Senate Dems revolt against DHS funding bill amid Minneapolis chaos, hiking government shutdown risk - Government shutdown looms as Senate Democrats break truce over DHS funding after border patrol agent fatally shot Alex Pretti with Friday deadline approaching.
- Republican drops primary challenge against incumbent Sen. Cassidy after Trump-backed candidate enters race - Louisiana state Rep. Julie Emerson announced on Thursday that she was abandoning her U.S. Senate bid because President Donald Trump-backed U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow entered the race.
- Michele Tafoya says Minnesota needs political outsider 'with a spine' in Republican Senate bid - Former NBC sportscaster Michele Tafoya launches Republican Senate bid, claiming Minnesota needs outsider leadership to tackle crime and corruption issues.
- Kaine wants to rein in Trump’s war powers, but never did the same for Biden, Obama - Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., supported seven war powers resolutions against President Donald Trump but rejected two of three Republican-led efforts against former President Joe Biden.
- Democrat senator accuses Trump of 'declaring war' on Minnesota with Insurrection Act threat - President Donald Trump is mulling turning to the rarely used 1807 Insurrection Act for Minnesota ICE operations. The executive power has only been triggered 30 times in history.
- Graham says Russia sanctions bill 'never going back on the shelf' after Trump backs push - Bipartisan Russia sanctions package would impose tariffs on countries buying Russian oil and gas, primarily targeting China and India energy purchases.
- White House-backed GOP bill would revoke citizenship after Somali fraud scandal - White House backs Sen. Eric Schmitt's denaturalization bill targeting the "Somali fraud scandal," creating legal triggers to revoke citizenship for fraud and several other acts.
- Dems relent, Senate sends $174B spending package to Trump's desk as shutdown looms over DHS funding - The Senate passed a trio of spending bills in a roughly $174 billion package on Thursday afternoon, sending it to President Donald Trump's desk.