Clapping and cheering erupted during a Senate Republican luncheon when news broke that Trump planned a 90-day pause on tariffs, senators in the room said.

The Senate Judiciary committee will examine federal district judges issuing nationwide orders that are being increasingly frequently levied against the Trump administration.

In a letter to Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz, Raskin argued Martin, was using his office to “illegally attack critics and perceived enemies of the Trump Administration while endangering the public safety of the citizens of and visitors to our nation’s capital.”

House Finance and Senate Ways and Means committees are supposed to deal with fiscal measures, but their influence runs much deeper.

There is some disagreement among experts and Republicans over whether enough was done to block Democratic-nominated judges, particularly those who are now blocking the Trump administration.

The countdown to the end of the 2025 session at midnight Saturday is on, with the Senate passing bills dealing with education rule-making and child welfare, with efforts to add provisions weakening school-age immunization into other legislation stripped out.

The bill would have allowed firearm permit holders to carry around a loaded long gun, including shotguns and high powered rifles, pretty much anywhere. It was defeated Tuesday in a Senate committee.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for the U.S. Senate in a primary challenge against Republican Sen. John Cornyn, setting up what is likely to become one of the GOP’s most contentious and expensive contests of 2026.

The countdown to the end of the 2025 session at midnight Saturday is on, with the Senate passing bills dealing with education rule-making and child welfare, with efforts to add provisions weakening school-age immunization into other legislation stripped out.

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