Senate Republicans have rejected legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela.

The Senate will take up one of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission when the chamber returns from recess next week. Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) moved Tuesday night to wind down debate on Ho Nieh, who cleared the Environment and Public Works Committee last month with bipartisan support.

During a budget hearing held by the Senate HELP Committee several months ago, HHS Secretary RFK Jr. openly admitted to Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) that the HHS Department "made mistakes" by accidentally canceling certain health programs.

In July 2019, Epstein was arrested on federal charges for recruiting dozens of underage girls to his New York City mansion and Palm Beach estate from 2002 to 2005 to engage in sex acts for money. He was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell Aug. 10, 2019, and investigators concluded he died by suicide.

The Ways and Means Committee could move ahead with legislation that would align with the president's calls to redirect insurance subsidies to Obamacare enrollees.

During a House Rules Committee hearing yesterday to debate the Senate funding bill, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) lambasted his House Republican colleagues for not only kowtowing to Donald Trump but also to the Senate.

Each meeting so far has covered a different subject: food assistance programs, health insurance, and the government shutdown. Thursday’s meeting focused on higher education.

The Senate approved a deal to end the nation's longest-ever government shutdown, putting Congress on the brink of resolving a weeks-long fight.