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Senate leaders prepare to test Democratic unity on shutdown - Roll Call

Senate leaders plan to take up a stopgap funding measure Friday in a bid to break a Democratic logjam and end the partial government shutdown.

Roll Call · Nov 6, 2025

Bernie Sanders Says Trump 'Illegally' Withheld Billions In SNAP Funds, Defying Court And Congress: 'He'd Rather Let 16 Million Kids Go Hungry'

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump of illegally withholding billions in food assistance, charging that the move defied both Congress and the courts amid a nationwide hunger crisis.

Benzinga · Nov 5, 2025

Rand Paul Says Social Security Retirement Age Must Rise To 70, Warns Program Could Go Broke Before 2034: 'We Just Don't Have The Money'

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is sounding the alarm on the bleak future of the U.S. Social Security program, warning that it could run out of money by 2034, prompting tough decisions.

Benzinga · Nov 3, 2025

Growing Number of Republicans Are Breaking Ranks Over Strikes in the Caribbean: 'We Expect to Get Our Questions Answered'

Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma told C-SPAN that the White House "needs to give insight" to Congress

Latin Times · Oct 28, 2025

Senate rejects Trump tariffs on Brazil

The vote serves as a symbolic rebuke of Trump's trade policies.

Axios · Oct 28, 2025

‘Extrajudicial killings’: Rand Paul accuses Trump of turning the U.S. into authoritarian regimes like China and Iran after his boat strikes

Kentucky senator Rand Paul probably represents all the remaining brain cells in the GOP. But when a sitting senator starts comparing his own leader’s military actions to executions in China and Iran, it’s not hyperbole. It’s a warning now.

The Mary Sue · Oct 27, 2025

Scoop: White House pulls Joel Rayburn's nomination for top State job

Rayburn was controversial due to his alleged involvement in obscuring U.S. troop levels in Syria from President Trump in his first term.

Axios · Oct 27, 2025

GOP Sen. Rand Paul Again Slams Trump Admin Over Strikes Off Venezuelan Coast: 'Akin To What China, Iran Do'

GOP Sen. Rand Paul again slammed the Trump administration over its continued attacks against alleged drug vessels off the Venezuelan coast, saying they amount to extra judicial killings.

Latin Times · Oct 27, 2025

‘They are afraid’: Rand Paul thrashes fellow Republicans for not having the ‘guts’ to stand up against Trump in fear of being ostracized

Rand Paul remains oddly calm for a senator who just got snubbed from a White House lunch. But he has the relief of finally saying what everyone in his party whispers behind closed doors: The GOP is terrified of Donald Trump, and cowardice has replaced conviction.

The Mary Sue · Oct 27, 2025

Democratic Sen. Criticizes Legal Justification For U.S. Strikes In The Caribbean: 'Not a Good Meeting'

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly questioned the Trump administration's strikes in the Caribbean, adding that the legal justification given to lawmakers was far from satisfactory.

Latin Times · Oct 27, 2025