U.S. Senate News

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Thursday introduced legislation with Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to bring back congressional authority over tariffs. The bill, the Trade Review Act of 2025, would require the president to notify Congress of any new tariffs within 48 hours of their imposition. The bill also…

Senate Republicans voted to repeal a Biden administration regulation pertaining to walk-in freezers and coolers Thursday, in a move they say will save small-business owners money. The resolution, HJ Res. 24, passed 53-42 on a straight party-line vote. The Congressional Review Act resolution eliminates then-President Joe Biden’s 2024 limits on the energy use of walk-in…

Weighing in on a Thursday evening Fox News interview with Elon Musk and members of his Department of Government Efficiency team, Rep. Eric Burlison said that he would like to see DOGE focus on reforming the Department of Energy. “The Biden administration’s energy policies created massive inefficiencies, driving up costs for American families while stifling…

DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Senate Republicans will reintroduce a bill Thursday to impose criminal penalties on individuals who leak confidential information pertaining to the U.S. Supreme Court. Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, and Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi are the primary sponsors of the Stop Supreme Court Leakers Act. The legislation would require…

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution met Tuesday to discuss censorship with a panel of expert witnesses from the media and the law. Witnesses criticized what they called broad cooperation in years past between the government and nongovernmental organizations to suppress unfavored speech. Mollie Hemingway, the editor-in-chief of The Federalist, contended that NGOs have…

The Senate on Friday voted 62-38 to end debate on a continuing resolution to fund the government through September, all but guaranteeing final passage of a GOP-crafted bill that would avoid a partial federal shutdown. Nine Democrats and one nominal independent who caucuses with them helped push the Republican-backed bill over the finish line. Democrats…

With the Senate Finance Committee preparing to interrogate Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, Friday morning, one Senate Republican says Oz’s record on transgenderism and abortion is “concerning.” Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told EWTN that Oz “promoted, I know, trans doctors and activists on his…

Editor’s note: After this article was published, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer reversed course on the funding bill. “Either proceed with the bill before us or risk Donald Trump throwing America into the chaos of a shutdown. This in my view is no choice at all. While the [House bill] is very bad, the potential…

Even as a bipartisan coalition of 17 lawmakers push to lock clocks in the U.S. in permanent daylight saving time, many Americans say they want permanent standard time, according to a new poll.  Americans lost an hour of sleep over the weekend as the clocks skipped from 1:59 a.m. to 3 a.m. early Sunday morning….

Amid reported mass killings of ethno-religious minorities in Syria, senators are reluctant to recommend intervention in a region that has been a focal point of American foreign policy in years past. It was a bloody weekend in Syria, where forces loyal to the government, jihadists, and individual actors reportedly killed hundreds of civilians.  Many were…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune didn’t mince words at a Tuesday afternoon news conference. If a government shutdown happens, the South Dakota Republican said, it “will be entirely on the Democrats.” Thune reaffirmed that Senate Republicans are prepared to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open. Nevertheless, some Democrats would have to join…