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• Dallas County: Countywide voting centers...

Senate War Powers Vote

• 🔥 Fetterman Deciding Vote: John Fetterman cast the deciding vote in the 49-50 defeat of a measure to limit Trump's Iran...

Local Texas stations frame the Cornyn-Paxton GOP Senate runoff as a national bellwether with Trump’s late endorsement tilting the scale.

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Congress cleared S. 2393, authorizing $1.76 billion to modernize the John J. Cochran Veterans Hospital in St. Louis.

• Bill funds new bed tower,...

• Trump's endorsement of Paxton tests his primary influence after ousting other critics
• Cornyn defends his seat against Paxton's challenge following...

Sen. John Fetterman cast the decisive vote against limiting President Trump's Iran war powers, the seventh time he has broken with Democrats on the...

Illinois lawmakers face a tight deadline to pass the Bears stadium bill as the legislative session winds down, directly impacting whether the team stays in Chicago.

John Cornyn and Ken Paxton face off Tuesday to decide the Republican Senate nominee, with political careers on the line. The outcome will set the party's standard-bearer in the general election.

MSNBC's PoliticsNation highlighted escalating political violence near President Trump, including a White House shooting that killed the attacker and...

Senate Legislative Actions

• 🔥 Padilla Introduces 'No Rewards For January 6 Rioters Act': Senator Alex Padilla introduced the bill to bar January...

How are domestic election security debates and Iran war fallout converging on the 2026 midterms?

• Senate clash: Gillibrand grilled Blanche over...

Elizabeth Warren bluntly called out a CBS anchor for repeating Republican claims that Democrats are fighting to fund healthcare for 'illegal aliens,'...

The House passed a housing affordability bill 396-13, marking rare bipartisan cooperation on America's housing shortage. Lawmakers agree on cutting...

Senator Alex Padilla introduced the "No Rewards For January 6 Rioters Act" to stop pardoned Capitol rioters from claiming payouts from a new $1.8...

Senators unanimously backed a resolution to withhold their own pay during government shutdowns, passing by voice vote and taking effect after the 2026...

• New poll shows June 27 race against Letlow now a dead heat after trailing by 17 points.
• Challenges her to three debates on DEI support, campaign...

• Iran breakthrough: US nears deal with Iran to end war and reopen Strait of Hormuz; Trump urges caution on details
• White House security breach:...

Senate Republicans' internal split over the DOJ's $1.8B anti-weaponization fund has blocked the $72B immigration enforcement bill, sending lawmakers...