U.S. Senate News
This section focuses on the upper chamber of Congress, from major policy debates to confirmation hearings. The Daily Signal provides a conservative look at Senate priorities.
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GOP Senators Rip Democrats’ Bill They Say Would Eviscerate Supreme Court
A bill from Senate Democrats to be marked up in committee Thursday would destroy the independence of the Supreme Court, a group of Republican senators said at a Wednesday press conference. Six GOP lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee spoke about how the Supreme Court “ethics” bill drawn up by Democrats on their committee would… -
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Jim Jordan Threatens to Hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in Contempt of Congress
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray Monday threatening to hold him in contempt of Congress after the FBI allegedly failed to comply with subpoenas issued earlier in the year. Jordan, R-Ohio, wrote that the FBI’s compliance in two separate subpoenas has been “wholly inadequate” and warned the House Judiciary… -
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These 49 Senators Voted to Confirm Biden EEOC Pick Seen as Likely to Force Transgender Ideology on Employers
The U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed Kalpana Kotagal, President Joe Biden’s pick to serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in a move critics warn will force transgender ideology on employers across America. “I’m incredibly concerned about Kalpana Kotagal’s record of support for radical transgender ideology,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal in a statement Wednesday… -
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Conservatives Urge Senators to Oppose Gen. Brown for Chairman of Joint Chiefs
Calling him the “wrong man for the job,” a group of conservative leaders strongly opposes the president’s nomination of Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown to be the nation’s highest-ranking military officer as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In an open letter to senators, the 30 leaders of conservative groups urge the lawmakers… -
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Senate Democrats’ Supreme Court ‘Ethics’ Bill Is Really About Disapproval of Rulings
If you hadn’t heard by now, Democrats in Congress and their left-wing allies are really in a state of panic about the Supreme Court, and it’s easy to see why. The Left can’t risk leaving the country to the American people and their elected legislators, but need politically driven judges to impose their agenda. Well,… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Senator Challenges Biden Admin to Fly Pro-Life Flags After Pride Celebration
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska is calling on President Joe Biden and his federal agencies to show inclusivity toward pro-life Americans by flying pro-life flags during October, which is Respect Life Month. The Nebraska senator sent 20 letters to Biden administration agencies with this request, first obtained by The… -
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Congress Expands Biden Corruption Probe to DOJ, IRS, Secret Service as Hunter Deposed
Amid whistleblower allegations that the Justice Department stymied the investigation of Hunter Biden by federal prosecutors and IRS agents, the president’s son was deposed Thursday in a civil suit regarding his laptop. Lawyers in a defamation suit brought by computer repair shop owner John Paul Mac Isaac questioned the younger Biden, who Isaac has said… -
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‘SEVER EVERY TENTACLE’: Va. Senate Candidates Pledge to Probe SPLC’s Federal Ties Amid Attack on Moms for Liberty
Two leading Republican candidates in Virginia’s U.S. Senate race have pledged to investigate the federal government’s use of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a left-wing smear factory that recently put parental rights groups like Moms for Liberty and Parents Defending Education on a “hate map” with chapters of the Ku Klux Klan. Scott Parkinson, former… -
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State Senator Tells Parents to Flee His Own State Amid Bill That Would Take Kids Away From Non-’Affirming’ Parents
A California state senator told a gathered crowd of parents at the California Senate Judicial Committee to flee the state on June 13 during a hearing on a bill which would put parents who don’t affirm their child’s “gender transition” in danger of child abuse charges. Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, is one of the… -
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Analysis of Voting Patterns in Congress Shows Hill Democrats Are the True Extremists
In an effort to divide the nation that he pledged to unite, President Joe Biden routinely decries "MAGA extremists in the Republican Party." A March 27 White House fact sheet, for example, excoriated "Extreme MAGA Congressional Republicans." Biden's regime-media bodyguards parrot that sentiment. MSNBC warned about House Speaker "Kevin McCarthy's GOP extremism problem," and Clean Technica reported Wednesday night, "Republican Extremism Could Be Major Threat To Home Insurance." Scary! If Biden… -
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Biden Official Says ‘We Need Congress to Act’ on Border; GOP Rep Calls Statement ‘Outrageous’
Members of Congress questioned two top immigration officials Tuesday to understand what the current situation is on the United States’ borders. “We’ll ask questions extensively from both sides of the aisle, again, seeking truth,” Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., said. “And there’s no benefit to any of us to conceal the actual numbers and the… -
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Senate Passes Debt Ceiling Bill
The Senate voted Thursday evening to pass the debt ceiling legislation, clearing the way for President Joe Biden to sign it into law. The Senate vote to pass the debt ceiling bill was 63-36. The Senate also voted on 11 amendments on Thursday night, none of which passed. >>> Scroll to end of article to… -
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Senate Votes to Block Biden’s Student Loan Handout, But There’s a Catch
The Senate has voted mostly along partisan lines to pass a resolution aimed at blocking President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan. The final vote was 52-46, with Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.V.; Jon Tester, D-Mont.; and Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., voting with Republicans. Two senators did not vote. Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.,… -
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Biden and Media Claim Sky Is Falling, Pressure Congress to Keep Growing Debt
“This is an urgent message! If you do not respond within 24 hours, we will be forced to terminate your account and foreclose on your assets!” You’ve probably received voicemails or emails like this that sound simultaneously threatening and vague. Chances are the messages came from scammers hoping to scare you enough that you’d be… -
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FBI’s Wray Fending Off Contempt Citation for Withholding Details of $5M Biden Bribery Allegation From Congress
The House is closer to holding FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress for not producing a document said to detail a $5 million bribery allegation against President Joe Biden involving a foreign national. House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., subpoenaed the FBI on May 3 for information about the alleged arrangement… -
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GOP Senators Back Tuberville’s ‘Courageous’ Tactic Against Pentagon Funding of Abortion Travel
Some Republican senators are expressing their support for Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s efforts to overturn the Pentagon’s policy of subsidizing abortions by holding up the promotions of high-ranking military officers. The first-term Republican senator from Alabama has spent months fighting against the Defense Department’s woke agenda by blocking the Senate’s approval of nearly 200 promotions for military generals… -
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Blinken, Austin Fail to Submit Reports on Taiwan as Required by Congress
Republican senators are sounding the alarm over the Biden administration’s apparent failure to follow requirements of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act. The law is part of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law on Dec. 23. Among other things, the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act requires Secretary of State Antony… -
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Conservative Senators Stop Weaponization of Child Abuse Bill Against Parents Opposed to Abortion, ‘Transgenderism’ for Children
In a rare show of bipartisanship last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill to combat child sexual abuse material online and establish reporting requirements for online platform providers. The bill also reactivated a decades-old provision obligating certain organizations and professions to report suspected child sexual abuse. But it wasn’t just the bipartisanship of… -
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‘Horror Story That Is Joe Biden’s America’: Senators Expect Border Catastrophe as Title 42 Ends
Senate Republicans predict more chaos to roil an existing humanitarian and national security crisis at the southern border and blame President Joe Biden’s inaction for allowing Title 42 to expire at 11:59 p.m. Thursday. The Biden administration “can’t even say the words ‘illegal immigration,’” and instead reword it as “irregular migration,” Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb.,… -
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Congress Must End the Exploitation of Unaccompanied Alien Children
One of the Left’s emotional weapons it uses to continue its open border agenda is unaccompanied alien children. A historic number of these children have crossed the southern border during the Biden administration—their parents were enticed by promises of entry into the U.S. and other immigration benefits for their children. But they are often brutally…