10 entries in the ledger
The Senate failed 49-50 on a procedural cloture vote Tuesday to advance the Clarity Act, a roughly 600-page bill that would have created the first comprehensive federal regulatory framework for the crypto industry...
The Senate voted 49-50 on July 30, 2026 against discharging from the Foreign Relations Committee a war powers resolution offered by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., that would require President Trump to withdraw U.S...
President Trump demanded on July 27, 2026 that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber's August break until senators pass the SAVE America Act, a proof-of-citizenship and photo-ID voting bill. "John Thune...
Trump publicly demanded on May 20 that Senate Republicans remove Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate parliamentarian, after she ruled that White House ballroom security funding could not be carried in a filibuster-proof...
The Senate parliamentarian ruled on May 17 that $1 billion in White House security funding could not ride on a roughly $72 billion budget-reconciliation package funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and...
On January 14, 2026, the Senate defeated a war powers resolution 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. The measure would have required the president to obtain congressional authorization...
In December 2025, Senate Republicans led by Mike Crapo and Bill Cassidy offered health savings accounts as a substitute for expiring Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits, which were set to lapse December 31...
On the evening of October 21, 2025, Paul Ingrassia withdrew his nomination to lead the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. Politico had reported the previous day on a group text chat in which Ingrassia wrote that the Martin...
On June 29, 2025, Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced he would not seek re-election in 2026. The announcement came a day after he was one of two Republicans to vote against advancing the Senate version of the...
On June 27, 2025, the Senate voted 47-53 against discharging Sen. Tim Kaine's war powers resolution, which would have barred further offensive U.S. military action against Iran absent a declaration of war or a new...