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'What a Stupid Question': Donald Trump Explodes at Journalist Querying Senate Filibuster Demand

President Donald Trump lashed out at a journalist on Monday, July 27, 2026, after being questioned about his demand to cancel the Senate's August recess.

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Lindsey Graham remembered as ‘true American original’ at Capitol memorial

‘He died doing the work he was born to do,’ Trump says as political leaders honor Republican US senator

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Sen. Thune refuses to back off crusade against Trump in rare Republican clash

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Sen. Lindsey Graham leaves the Capitol a final time

The late Sen. Lindsey Graham returned to the Capitol a final time Tuesday morning for a congressional tribute surrounded by his family, colleagues, staff and members of the Trump administration. The South Carolina Republican’s casket sat at the center of the Capitol Rotunda, underneath the Apotheosis of Washington fresco 180…

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John Thune Pushes Back on Trump’s Call to Cancel August Recess Over SAVE America Act: ‘Show Me How This Ends’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune responded cautiously to President Donald Trump‘s call to cancel the Senate’s five-week August recess to debate the SAVE America Act, saying he is open to the idea only if there is a realistic chance of success and not merely to hold unproductive procedural votes.

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What Is Reconciliation 3.0 and Why the SAVE Act Inside It Could Affect Millions of Voters

House Republicans tucked a proof-of-citizenship voting rule into their $95 billion reconciliation 3.0 package. Here is who the SAVE Act could hit and why the Senate may block it.

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Donald Trump demands Senate to cancel August break until it passes voting bill

President Trump urged Senator John Thune to cancel the Senate's August break. He wants senators to pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill. Republicans currently lack the necessary votes for this legislation. Thune stated he would support canceling the break if a path forward existed. This dispute complicates the Senate's legislative…

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John Thune leads Republican revolt over Trump demanding Senate cancel summer break for him

‘We could stay here ‘til Christmas’, a frustrated Thune tells Trump of chamber’s inability to pass his voter ID law

The Independent UK

Trump to Senate: Cancel August recess

As the Senate speeds toward its upcoming August recess, President Donald Trump is turning up the pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep his chamber in session and in Washington instead. So far, that’s unlikely. “You could stay here till Christmas” and the situation wouldn’t change, Thune said.…

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'Could Impact Elections': Republican Mutiny Threatens Thune's Leadership Over Trump Election Bill

Republican divisions over a Trump-backed election bill threaten Senator John Thune's leadership as the Senate faces a tight legislative schedule. The bill lacks sufficient support, complicating GOP dynamics.

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Trump demands GOP scrap filibuster to ram through voting bill

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The Independent UK

Trump’s dire warning if Senate goes on vacation without passing voter ID: ‘Losing & Death’

Majority Leader John Thune has repeatedly said the president’s pet voting restriction bill doesn’t have enough support in the upper chamber after passing in the House of Representatives

The Independent UK

John Kennedy Says John Thune Is 'Too Cautious,' Predicts Chuck Schumer Will Shut Down the Government

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) accused Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) of moving too cautiously in talks with Democrats to prevent a September government shutdown, predicting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) cannot deliver a deal.

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Trump-Thune tensions boil, but GOP leader seen as safe — for now

John Thune has yet to be branded with a derisive nickname from Donald Trump, but the president and his team have turned up the heat on the Senate majority leader. Yet, GOP sources are banking that the South Dakotan has the support of his caucus. The latest Republican-on-Republican drama has…

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Wrapup: House hustles home while Senate stays the course

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., defied expectations and kept his fractured conference together to pass several priority items before House members jetted home on Thursday to kick off a five-week recess. But how much of that legislation their colleagues in the Senate will take up is a different question, as divisions…

Fortune

Hopes for key crypto bill fade amid delays, Trump ethics controversy

The CLARITY Act has been kicked down the road once again, and could be a casualty of mid-term politics.

The Independent UK

Frustrated Thune tells Trump to ‘get on the phone and get the votes’ after Leavitt swipes at Senate over voter ID

White House escalates its issues with Majority Leader John Thune after declaring that the Senate is ‘where you send things when you want them to die’

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Capitol Lens | Trophy life

From left, California Sens. Adam B. Schiff and Alex Padilla and Senate Majority Leader John Thune escort the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two World Series trophies in the Russell Senate Office Building on Thursday, on their way to meet with members of the team. The Dodgers won the Major League Baseball…

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Trump’s ‘patience is running out’ with Thune over SAVE Act, Leavitt says

The White House’s growing frustration with Senate Majority Leader John Thune seeped into public again on Thursday, the second consecutive day team Trump has vented at the chamber’s Republican leader. “His patience is running out,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, referring to President Donald Trump’s feelings about Thune.…

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US Congress passes $95 billion Republican budget for Iran war

The House approved a Republican-only budget proposal for Iran war funding. This plan allocates significant funds for national security and farmers. Democrats argue the money should be spent domestically on lowering costs. Senate Republicans remain divided on the House's budget strategy. The budget battle occurs as military deaths in the…

The Guardian - US

House Republicans to write $95bn bill to fund Iran war and aid farmers

GOP-controlled chamber paves way for reconciliation bill, while making long-shot attempt at new voting restrictions

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GOP budget blueprint adopted in House as Senate resists

The House adopted a GOP-backed budget resolution along party lines Wednesday, taking a critical first step toward passing a $95 billion reconciliation package focused mostly on the Iran war. The vote on the fiscal 2027 budget blueprint was 216-214, with only two Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and…

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Trump in Georgia: Ossoff, Democrats ‘want to let the Marxists into power’

President Donald Trump was in Georgia’s Cobb County on Wednesday, diving into one of the nation’s most closely watched political battlegrounds where Republicans are looking to flip a Senate seat in November. The president and the GOP were hopeful his remarks at what was ostensibly an official White House event…

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Jay Clayton heads toward DNI confirmation vote

The Senate is on track to vote next week on President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, after he cleared a key committee hurdle. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., filed cloture on the nomination Wednesday, a day after the Senate Intelligence Committee advanced it 9-8…

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Funding extension passes House, heads for Senate rewrite

The House passed a short-term funding patch Tuesday night that is designed to head off a partial government shutdown this fall. The continuing resolution passed on a mostly party-line vote of 220-205, with only one Republican — Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie — joining most Democrats in opposition. Six Democrats broke…

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