Senate Democrats elevate Klobuchar to No. 3 leadership spot, succeeding Stabenow
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), vice chairman of the Policy and Communications Committee, had expressed interest in Klobuchar’s post, but he agreed to take the No. 4 position in Senate leadership, avoiding the prospect of a contested election. He will lead a new role as chairman of the Strategic Communications Committee.
Senate Democrats to hold leadership elections after losing chamber majority
Democrat senators will hold a vote on Tuesday to fill their leadership positions in the chamber after the GOP secured control in the Senate for the next congress.
Senate Dems expect seamless leadership elections. That’s by design.
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Senate Democrats approve leadership team for new Congress
Senate Democrats on Tuesday approved their leadership team for the next Congress, with Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar elevated to the No. 3 spot as the chair of the Steering and Policy Committee. She joins New York Sen.
Senate Democrats name top leadership positions after losing chamber majority
Democratic senators held an election on Tuesday to name who will assume their party's leadership roles for the 119th congress.
Senate Democrats reelect Schumer leadership team, promote Klobuchar
Senate Democrats on Tuesday reelected Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) to serve another two years as the Senate Democratic leader and promoted Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) to the third-ranking leadership position,
Trump’s Senate Backers Must Tell Him to Dump Kash Patel and Pete Hegseth
The consequences for the GOP of rubber stamping the worst of Trump’s nominees will be almost as bad for them as it would be ...
Trump rallies Senate Republicans with policy retreat phone call
President-elect Donald Trump called into Senate Republicans’ policy retreat on Tuesday, according to multiple sources ...
Senate Democrats hold leadership elections as GOP prepares to take control
Senate Democrats are meeting Tuesday morning to elect their leadership for the next two years, after Republicans flipped the ...
Senate Confirms General’s Promotion After Republican Senator Lifts Hold
On Monday, the Senate confirmed General Donahue’s promotion to four stars, or general. A decorated former Delta Force ...
Kash Patel avoids the Gaetz treatment as Senate weighs FBI director bid
Trump faced intense resistance the first time he nominated a firebrand like Patel to a senior post in the Justice Department.
Will Senate pass bill to end Social Security penalty for teachers, police before time runs out?
Republican Louisiana U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy implored Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to scheduled vote to end Social ...
US Senate Democrats secure confirmation of 2 new judges as clock ticks
U.S. Senate Democrats on Monday secured the confirmation of two federal district court nominees after striking a deal with ...
Why Republicans start out as favorites in the 2026 Senate elections
While the 2026 midterm elections are still two years away, we can already say that Republicans' position in the race for the ...
On party-line vote, US Senate confirms Worcester attorney to be federal judge
Brian Murphy's confirmation was part of the Biden administration's late dash to appoint two dozen judges before Donald Trump ...
US Senate approves promotion of general involved in Afghanistan withdrawal
The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed the promotion of Army Lieutenant General Christopher Donahue, who had been a commander in ...