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Senate: The Senate continued processing nominations. They have now failed 14 times to reach the 60-vote threshold to pass legislation to provide short-term government funding. The Senate is expected to vote for a 15th time on Friday and may remain in session through the weekend should the vote fail.    House:  The House was in recess.   Trump Administration:   On November 4, President Trump signed two Executive Orders on trade with China. The first order  reduces the tariff i

Senate: The Senate continued processing nominations. They passed three joint resolutions to terminate the national emergencies to impose global, Brazilian, and Canadian tariffs. The Senate has now failed 13 times to reach the 60-vote threshold to pass legislation to provide short-term government funding. House: The House was in recess.   Trump Administration:   On October 29, President Trump announced a trade deal between the U.S. and South Korea. The deal includes the lowe

Senate: The Senate continued processing nominations. They have now failed 12 times to reach the 60-vote threshold to pass legislation to provide short-term government funding. The Senate also failed to pass a government funding bill to pay federal employees during the shutdown. House: The House was in recess.   Trump Administration:   On October 20, President Trump announced a billion dollar deal with Australia. The deal announced a Critical Minerals Framework in partnersh

Senate: The Senate has now failed 10 times to reach the 60-vote threshold to pass legislation to provide short-term government funding. They also failed to pass a government funding bill for defense. House: The House was in recess.   Trump Administration:   On October 15, President Trump signed an Executive Order entitled Ensuring Continued Accountability in Federal Hiring . The Order directs agencies to establish a strategic hiring committee led by senior leadership and cre

Senate: The Senate passed the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act and continued processing nominations, including the second package of 107 Trump Administration nominations. They passed Congressional Review Acts H.J.Res.104 , H.J.Res.105 , and H.J.Res.106 to rescind Bureau of Land Management rules modifying land use plans for the Miles City Field Office, the North Dakota Field Office, and Central Yukon. The Senate has now failed 7 times to reach the 60-vote t

Senate: The Senate continued processing nominations, including the second package of Trump Administration nominations by a vote of 51-46. They failed to reach the 60-vote threshold to pass legislation to provide short-term government funding, leading to a government shutdown that began on October 1. The Senate is scheduled to vote again today, October 3, on the funding legislation.   House: The House was in recess.   Trump Administration:   On September 30, President Trump

Senate: The Senate was in recess.   House: The House was in recess   Trump Administration:   On September 16, President Trump signed an Executive Order entitled , “Saving TikTok While Protecting National Security.” The Order approves the divestment of TikTok which will now be operated by a new U.S. joint-venture company.   Next week in Washington     Senate: The Senate will reconvene on Monday, September 29 and is expected to continue processing nominations including Ambass

Senate: The Senate failed to pass   H.R.5371 , the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, to fund the government through November 21. They will have until September 30 to fund government agency operations. The Senate processed nominations including S.Res.377 authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar and Steven Miran to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. They con

Senate: The Senate processed nominations and continued consideration of the fiscal year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) ( S.2296 ).   House: The House passed the FY26 NDAA ( H.R.3838 ) and the Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025 ( H.R.3486 )   Trump Administration:  On September 9, President Trump signed a Presidential Memoranda directed to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. The Memoranda directs for there to be gre

This week in Washington, the Senate began consideration of the fiscal year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

Senate: The Senate was in recess. House: The House was in recess. Trump Administration:  On August 28, the Trump Administration sent its...

The Senate continued processing nominations over the weekend including Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, National Cyber Director, Chief Financial Officer for the Environmental Protection Agency, Assistant Secretary of the Army, Federal Transit Administrator, Attorneys for the Southern District of Florida and the District of Columbia, and Ambassadors to the European Union, the Holy See, and the Portuguese Republic.

Senate: The Senate continued processing nominations.   House: The House was in recess.   Trump Administration: On July 31, President...

This Week in Washington 07.25.25 the Senate continued processing nominations including Judges for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri

This Week in Washington 07.18.25 the Senate passed H.R.4, the Rescissions Act of 2025.

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Senate : The Senate passed H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB).   House: The House concurred with the Senate amendment to H.R.1...

Senate: The Senate continued processing nominations including Assistant Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Commerce, and Assistant...

Senate: The Senate continued processing nominations including Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Legislative Affairs, a...

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