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Lee Zeldin, Trump and Senate

Senate confirms Zeldin to lead EPA as Trump vows to cut climate rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday confirmed Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a key role to help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of electric vehicles.

The Washington Post · 1h

Senate confirms Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency

Several Democrats voted in favor of Zeldin, a former lawmaker from New York who will oversee an agency tasked with protecting the environment and public health.

USA TODAY on MSN · 18m

Senate confirms former NY congressman Lee Zeldin as Trump's EPA administrator

Zeldin, 44, is from New York. He served eight years in Congress and lost a race for governor in 2022. He is expected to push deregulation.

Pam Bondi, Trump and Senate

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Party-line Senate committee vote advances Pam Bondi's attorney general nomination

The Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday approved the nomination of Trump attorney Pam Bondi to be the next U.S. attorney general. The party-line 12-10 vote sends the nomination to the full Senate for a vote.

Fox News · 7h

WATCH LIVE: Senate votes on Trump's pick, Pam Bondi, to be America's next top lawyer

President Trump’s pick for attorney general, vows to lead a Justice Department free from politics and mismanagement, assuring critics she won’t weaponize the role against Trump’s so-called 'enemies.'

U.S. News & World Report · 6h

Trump Attorney General Nominee Pam Bondi Clears Senate Panel

The Republican-led U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, paving the way for the full Senate to vote to confirm the former Florida attorney general as soon as this week.

Senate Bill 2, school voucher

Austin American-Statesman · 1h

Texas Senate committee quickly ushers school voucher bill, full chamber consideration next

After hours of testimony Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Education advanced Senate Bill 2, a school voucher bill, setting it up for a floor vote.

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 20h

Texas senators spar over whether school voucher proposal prioritizes vulnerable students

Under Senate Bill 2, families whose income is 500% at or below the federal poverty level would be considered a low-income household. Democrats say the roof is too high.

Houston Chronicle · 1d

Texas Senate school voucher plan gives students $10k to pay for private education

The proposal, a priority of Gov. Greg Abbott, budgets $1 billion over the next two years to fund the private school vouchers.

Scott Bessent, Treasury and United States Senate

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Bessent Confirmed as Treasury Secretary by Majority of Senate; Voting Continues

A majority of the U.S. Senate on Monday backed President Donald Trump's nomination of Scott Bessent to be Treasury secretary and thus a leading voice in managing the country's economic, fiscal and sanctions policies,

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Trump's Treasury secretary

Bessent, 62, is a longtime hedge fund manager, Trump donor and adviser. He'll be the point person for Trump on a host of key economic issues.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Bessent Wins Senate Confirmation to Be US Treasury Secretary

The US Senate confirmed Scott Bessent as the next secretary of the Treasury, becoming the chief economic spokesman for President Donald Trump and his sweeping agenda of tax cuts, deregulation and trade rebalancing.

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Ohio Senate Republicans revive bill to restrict recreational marijuana

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Senate Republicans want to scale back Ohio’s voter-backed recreational marijuana program—cutting home grow ...

New York Magazine7h

RFK, Jr. Faces Senate Confirmation Grilling: Live Updates

President Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services Secretary will face fierce opposition over his history of vaccine ...

With diminished minority, N.H. Senate Democrats push housing, child care, workforce

Action on housing, child care, and workforce development are high on their list this year. Accomplishing any of those ...

RFK Jr. Defended Record, Sidestepped Abortion Questions in Senate Confirmation Hearing

Senators press Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his past vaccine and abortion remarks in the first of two days of hearings before ...

Watch live: RFK Jr.’s first Senate confirmation hearing

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is set to appear before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, as he looks to become the new ...

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Colorado ban on sale, purchase of certain semiautomatic rifles clears Senate committee in first vote

In a near-midnight vote, a Colorado Senate committee late Tuesday gave initial approval to a bill that would ban the sale or ...

Michigan Senate approves transparency bills, debate looms with House

Michigan has long been one of just two states nationally with Freedom of Information Act exemptions for the Legislature and ...

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Sources: Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg looking at U.S. Senate run in Michigan

Buttigieg is reportedly weighing a run for U.S. Senate in the seat that will be vacated by outgoing Democratic Michigan Sen.

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