By March 11, 2026, The Hill confirmed that the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee formally scheduled the confirmation hearing for Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as the next DHS Secretary for March 18, 2026. Bloomberg reported on the shaping confrontation between Mullin and …
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On March 9, 2026, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul (R-KY) announced he was considering the following week — specifically March 18 — for the confirmation hearing of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as the next Secretary of Homeland Security. The Hill formally …
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On March 4, 2026, the U.S. Senate voted 47-53 to reject a War Powers Resolution that would have required President Trump to seek congressional authorization before continuing military strikes on Iran. The resolution was introduced by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and co-sponsored by 26 colleagues …
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On March 3, 2026, the Senate voted on a bipartisan War Powers Resolution introduced by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and co-led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA). The resolution, which had been introduced on January 29, 2026 - weeks before the strikes began - sought …
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies for nearly three hours before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about U.S. policy toward Venezuela, answering questions for the first time since U.S. forces captured President Nicolás Maduro on January 3. Rubio tells senators: “I can tell you right …
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The Senate voted 52-47 to advance a war powers resolution (S.J.Res.90) blocking further US military action in Venezuela without Congressional authorization, dealing President Trump a rare bipartisan rebuke. Five Republicans joined all Democrats: Senators Rand Paul (co-sponsor), Susan Collins, Lisa …
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The Trump administration’s naval blockade of Venezuela has killed at least 105 people in 29 strikes on 30 vessels as of December 22. The US Coast Guard seized the Centuries tanker carrying 1.8 million barrels of Venezuelan crude to China. Approximately 15,000 US troops and more than a dozen …
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Senate Republicans voted 51-49 to block Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s effort to force a vote requiring full release of Jeffrey Epstein’s files, with only Senators Josh Hawley and Rand Paul breaking ranks. The vote prevents Congressional action on releasing Treasury Department …
On June 20, 2019, the Senate voted 53-45 to pass resolutions blocking major components of the Trump administration’s $8.1 billion emergency arms sale to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, including specifically prohibiting the transfer of 64,000 Raytheon-manufactured Paveway precision-guided munitions. …
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President Barack Obama signed the USA FREEDOM Act into law on June 2, 2015, representing the most significant reform of U.S. surveillance programs since the 1970s and a direct response to Edward Snowden’s revelations about NSA mass surveillance. The Act prohibited bulk collection of all …
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