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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, speaks about the Trump administration following reports that only Republican lawmakers received security briefings on the Trump-ordered military strikes against boats in the Caribbean, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top Intel Democrat rips Trump administration over exclusion from boat strike briefing

October 30, 2025

A briefing held only for Republicans in Congress on U.S. military strikes is drawing a fierce rebuke from a key Democrat. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia criticized the Trump administration Thursday for excluding Democrats from the briefing. He said it is “against every norm of how national security policy has worked.” Lawmakers in both parties have had questions about the administration’s strikes on boats in the waters off South America and the legal justification for them, since Congress has not weighed in. President Donald Trump has justified the attacks on the boats as necessary to stem the flow of drugs into the United States.

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As lawmakers debate a government funding extension, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., awaits the arrival of the leader of the Orthodox Christian Church, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for a meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republican leaders reject Democratic health care demands for bill to avoid shutdown

September 17, 2025

Republican leaders in the House and Senate are rejecting Democratic demands for health care subsidies in a bill to avoid a government shutdown. Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Democrats “have a choice to make” as the Sept. 30 deadline approaches. Democratic leaders have so far shown no signs of backing off their demands, arguing that it’s Republicans’ responsibility to negotiate. If the government does shut down on Oct. 1, most federal agencies will close and millions of federal employees deemed non-essential, including many in the military, won’t receive paychecks. Republicans are proposing a bill to keep federal agencies funded through Nov. 21.

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Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference on tariffs, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Senate heads home with no deal to speed confirmations as irate Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’

August 2, 2025

The Senate is leaving Washington Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to advance dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees. The chamber is calling it quits after days of contentious bipartisan negotiations and Trump posting on social media that Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer can “GO TO HELL!” Without a deal in hand, Republicans say they may try to change Senate rules when they return in September to speed up the pace of confirmations. Trump has been pressuring senators to move quickly as Democrats blocked more nominees than usual this year, denying any quick unanimous consent votes and forcing roll calls on each one.

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FILE - Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., speaks during a confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Congress is holding emergency briefings on security after Minnesota shootings

June 16, 2025

Members of Congress are attending emergency security briefings after the killing of a Minnesota state lawmaker. The shooting at the lawmaker’s home has raised fresh fears about the safety of members of Congress. The suspect in the Minnesota attack had dozens of federal lawmakers listed in his writings, in addition to the state lawmakers and others he allegedly targeted. The shootings come after credible threats to members of Congress have more than doubled in the last decade and after several violent attacks on lawmakers and their families. Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said lawmakers are “clearly at the point where we have to adjust the options available to us.”

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