President Trump's nominee to lead the nation's intelligence community, Jay Clayton, is now headed toward a party-line confirmation vote after he declined Wednesday to state that Joseph Biden won the 2020 presidential election during his Senate confirmation hearing.
Sen. Jim Banks introduced legislation Monday to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants and birth tourists, using the very legal precedent the Supreme Court cited last month to rule against President Trump's executive order.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) has opened a congressional investigation into the U.S. Postal Service, demanding internal records on thousands of pieces of dumped mail, potential criminal wrongdoing, and millions of dollars in executive compensation paid while delivery failures mounted.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) circulated a letter to fellow Senate Republicans Tuesday calling for a six-month legislative push to lock in voter ID requirements and permanently shut down Democrat-engineered government shutdowns before the midterm elections.
The Senate GOP's campaign arm filed a complaint Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission, accusing a Democratic political consultant of helping launch a same-name Republican Senate candidate in Alaska in what Republicans say is a coordinated effort to confuse voters before the state's August primary.
President Donald Trump escalated his push for election integrity legislation Monday, calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to remove the Senate parliamentarian after the SAVE America Act was blocked for the second consecutive time last week.
President Trump on Monday formally submitted the nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as the permanent Attorney General of the United States, sending the name to the Senate for confirmation and setting up what is expected to be a contentious hearing process.
