Trump Treasury Pick Scott Bessent Turns Tables on Sen. Bernie Sanders After He Attempts to Corner Him

Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent turned the tables on independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at his Thursday confirmation hearing by pointing out that President Joe Biden awarded “oligarchs” with the highest honor.

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U.S. Senate Releases Legislative Calendar, Will Spend More Days in Session Than the House in 2025

Congress Building

The Senate is scheduled to spend more time on Capitol Hill than the House of Representatives next year, according to the new legislative calendar it released on Thursday.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise released the lower chamber’s legislative calendar for next year on Wednesday, which schedules lawmakers to be in the nation’s capital for 34 weeks. The regular work-week will last four days, primarily from Monday through Thursday. 

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Commentary: Republican Senators Were Deferential to Biden’s 2020 Cabinet; Now They’re Blocking Trump’s Picks in 2024

President Joe Biden

During President Joe Biden’s honeymoon in early 2021, Senate Republicans routinely deferred to the President’s selection for Cabinet secretaries, no matter how radical they were, how much they disagreed with the President’s policies and no matter how awful the selections turned out to be for national security and the individual liberties of the American people.

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Floridians Hulk Hogan, Lara Trump, Pitbull Floated to Replace Secretary of State Nominee Rubio in the U.S. Senate

Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, Lara Trump, co-chair of the Republican National Committee, and rapper Pitbull have been floated as possible replacements for outgoing Senator Marco Rubio who President-elect Trump nominated for secretary of State.

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Senate Races Begin to Shift Toward the GOP in Campaigns’ Final Stretch

As the presidential race increasingly appears to be shifting towards Trump, some down-ballot races seem to be following suit, bolstering the already strong prospects of a Republican-held Senate in the next Congress.

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