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Senate Republicans are gearing up to make some “changes” to their version of the House of Representatives’ “big, beautiful, bill” before they try to pass it by Independence Day, multiple lawmakers said.

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune told Breitbart News exclusively last week that President Donald Trump’s successes at the U.S. border with Mexico have already been “staggering” and “mind-blowing.”

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune told Breitbart News that the Democratic Party is “floundering” right now and suffering from a severe case of “Trump Derangement Syndrome.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is celebrating the Republican Party majority’s breakneck pace, telling Breitbart News he is proud.

The ex-Democrat staffer who filmed himself allegedly having anal sex in a Senate hearing room claims he spent time in a psych ward after the clip leaked online in 2023.

Elbridge Colby, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, was confirmed by a 54-45 Senate vote on Tuesday, without the help of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

Senate Republicans may not be able to pass President Donald Trump’s border security, energy, and tax agenda until July at the earliest due to internal differences, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) reportedly warned.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) has launched his campaign for re-election with a record $8 million and endorsements from top Trump-allied senators, he revealed to Breitbart News on Thursday.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday at the U.S. Capitol, Thune told Breitbart News on Wednesday, a meeting in which Thune hopes to convey the importance of U.S.-Israel ties to deepen peace talks in the region.

WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Majority Leader John Thune told Breitbart News exclusively on Wednesday morning that the U.S. Senate is moving at a rapid clip to confirm President Donald Trump’s entire Cabinet.

Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) said Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “The Story” that President Donald Trump’s FBI director nominee Kash Patel took a lot of “cheap shots” from Democratic Senators at his confirmation hearing.

Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his proven corruption, after being found guilty of 16 federal charges in July 2024.

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is considering a return to public life by running for the Michigan senate seat soon to be vacated after the surprise retirement of Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), Axios reported Tuesday.

Rumored Kentucky candidate for U.S. Senate Nate Morris slammed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for voting against newly-confirmed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, arguing that Kentuckians deserve elected officials who “stand with President Trump and always tell it like it is.”

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a Saturday 59-34 vote.

The U.S. Senate debates the confirmation of Pete Hegseth to become President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense on Friday, January 24.

During a meeting on Wednesday of the Senate Committee on the Budget, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) told Office of Management and Budget Director Nominee Russell T. Vought that his America First Act would ban illegal immigrants from receiving welfare and other benefits.

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s nominee for DNI, is one of the only members of the national security team in his Cabinet to not have a Senate hearing scheduled yet.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the chairman of the Senate GOP Conference, told Breitbart News that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is personally to blame for slow-walking the cabinet confirmations of President Donald Trump.

MSNBC host Jen Psaki said Friday on “Morning Joe” that Republican senators were using “quiet defiance” to oppose some of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees.

A Democrat Bucks County, Pennsylvania election official who brazenly defied the state’s Supreme Court by moving to count provisional ballots missing a signature in the U.S. Senate race has apologized for saying that “precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore in this country.”

CNN commentator Scott Jennings said Thursday on CNN’s “OutFront” that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead Health and Human Services might be stopped by pro-life Republican senators.

Senate Republicans are set to gather behind closed doors on Wednesday to select a new party leader after securing the majority—and as Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) serves his final days as Senate minority leader.

We need a Majority Leader who understands the needs of the American people and has a proven track record of fighting for them.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) joins host Mike Slater to discuss the ongoing process of selecting a new GOP Majority Leader in the Senate now that Republicans have retaken control.

Democrat Ruben Gallego has claimed the open Senate seat in Arizona, defeating Republican opponent Kari Lake, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.

Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) said on Fox News Channel’s “The Ingraham Angle” that voters not only gave President-elect Donald Trump a mandate but also gave one to the U.S. Senate.

Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk endorsed Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) to be the next Senate Majority Leader, days after Republicans secured a majority in the Senate.

Democrats and allied operatives wasted nearly half a billion dollars on Senate races that they were doomed to lose, campaign finance filings obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation revealed.

Democrat Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) spent tens of millions of dollars trying to swipe Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) Senate seat. 

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) on Friday announced his bid for National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman.

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) has won Michigan’s U.S. Senate race and will replace outgoing Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).

Trump-backed Navy SEAL veteran Tim Sheehy (R) has unseated three-term Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) in Montana, beefing up the Republicans’ Senate majority in the next Congress.

Republicans ensured Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will lose his gavel as enough races were called Tuesday night to give them a majority in the upper chamber of Congress.

Incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) will remain in his Senate seat after a challenge from three-term Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), Fox News projected.

Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) and his beloved “Baby Dog” are heading to Washington, DC, as he has won West Virginia’s U.S. Senate race, marking the first Senate seat pickup for Republicans of the evening. The Associated Press projected Justice, who