Senate Republicans

Fighting against the wishes of their voters is a classic Republican pastime — and this week is no different. When they apparently thought nobody was looking, a cabal of GOP senators comprised of Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski, Utah’s John Curtis,…

Donald Trump’s first term began with an unsuccessful attempt to repeal Obamacare. His second term could begin with a successful attempt to expand it. That’s one possible outcome from a strategy Senate Republicans are attempting to use to…

The Senate Armed Services Committee voted on Tuesday to advance the nomination of Elbridge Colby to become the next under secretary of defense for policy at the Pentagon. The announcement was revealed in a committee press release. The…

President Donald Trump is trying his best to move on from last week’s “Signalgate” snafu and deliver on the agenda he promised the American people. But it’s become increasingly clear that some weak-kneed Republican senators didn’t get the…

The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has made commendable progress in identifying areas of waste, fraud, and abuse throughout the federal government. But failure by congressional Republicans to codify cuts…

In a big win for the Trump administration, the U.S. Senate voted Wednesday morning to confirm former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as the next director of National Intelligence. The final vote was 52-48, with Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., siding…

In a major win for America’s unborn, the Trump Defense Department officially revoked a Biden-era policy that authorized the use of taxpayer money to subsidize agency employees’ abortion-related travel expenses. In a memo issued Wednesday,…

Following a months-long media smear campaign aimed at tanking his nomination, the Senate voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as America’s next defense secretary Friday night. The final vote was 51-50, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the…

Newly sworn-in Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense, The Federalist has learned. “Senator Moody will be supporting Pete Hegseth’s nomination,” a Moody spokeswoman told The Federalist.…

The Senate Armed Services Committee voted on Monday evening to send Pete Hegseth’s nomination as the next secretary of defense to the full chamber for confirmation. The final vote was 14-13, with all Democrats on the committee voting in…