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Senate plans fast action on Trump’s DNI pick

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Thursday he will try to get President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence confirmed “as quickly as possible.” “I don’t know what realistic is, but we’re gonna probe the limits of it,” the South Dakota Republican said. Trump on Thursday afternoon…

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Trump has once again chucked a grenade on the Senate floor ahead of a key funding deadline

ANALYSIS: Senate Majority Leader John Thune could well end up the loser of Trump’s war with Democrats over Bill Pulte simply because House Speaker Mike Johnson is closer to the president, writes John Bowden

The Independent UK

Trump ‘frustrated with everyone’ from his White House to Congress as his agenda stalls: report

‘When you put him in a box, then Trump’s going to blow the box up,’ a MAGA operative said

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Fund linked to key Trump allies backed push to sow doubt about 2024 election

Guardian review finds group tied to Cleta Mitchell and Heather Honey funded misleading ads in swing states

The Guardian - US

Surveillance reauthorization stuck amid Trump’s Pulte pick

Congress spent another day stalled on the renewal of a key surveillance authority Tuesday, as President Donald Trump declined to help clear a legislative path and instead dug in on his temporary choice in Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence. Lawmakers and the White House are sliding closer…

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Trump Lashes Out at Thom Tillis, Labeling the Retiring Senator ‘A Loser’ After a Direct Challenge to His Top Pick for Attorney General

Tillis has demanded that Blanche condemn the January 6 Capitol rioters or risk losing his vote.

The Mary Sue

Partisan blame game falls on the Senate parliamentarian … again

The Senate parliamentarian was never meant to be in the spotlight — let alone an office with political influence. But as Republicans lurch toward a habit of using the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process to fund key government agencies, they are increasingly putting the fate of the party’s biggest spending priorities…

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The Latest: House poised to fund immigration enforcement for the rest of Trump's term

House Republicans hope to approve nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement on Tuesday, which would fund Homeland Security throughout President Donald Trump’s time in office

The Independent UK

Thune hits breaking point with Trump

The Senate majority leader has publicly aired his disagreements with Trump lately.

Axios

Trump taps housing regulator turned MAGA enforcer as intelligence chief

Pulte became an unlikely figure of Trump's campaign of political combat.

Axios

Pulte pick sparks a Senate GOP rebellion

The choice for DNI is jeopardizing an extension of the government's surveillance authorities.

Axios

More Republicans are breaking with Trump. Is it conscience or politics?

Congressional Democrats say GOP majority is unraveling, but moves may in fact be aimed at retaining power

The Guardian - US

FISA reauthorization stalls in early-morning Senate vote

Senate Republicans early Friday could not muster enough votes to move forward on a long-term reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, leaving the key surveillance power, which expires next week, in limbo as both chambers leave the Capitol for the weekend. The Senate voted 47-52 on…

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Senate approves $70bn for immigration crackdown amid splits over Trump fund

Body votes 52-47 to fund ICE and border patrol for three years, ending partial shutdown, with House still to vote

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Trump urges pick for top intelligence official to fire ‘a lot of people’

President says he wants intelligence agencies to shrink as Senate blocks Fisa extension amid disquiet over Bill Pulte nomination

The Independent UK

Senate passes $70B immigration bill after rejecting efforts to permanently ban Trump’s ’slush fund’

The bill now advances to the House of Representatives, where it is anticipated to be considered next week

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Photos of the week | May 29-June 4, 2026

It was a packed week on Capitol Hill, as former Attorney General Pamela Bondi, Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and legendary football coach Nick Saban all made appearances. However, the absent Rep. Thomas H. Kean Jr., R-N.J. —…

The Independent UK

A surprise Trump pick just helped sink a key surveillance vote

A procedural motion to set up a final vote on the extension next week failed 47-52, with some Republicans joining Democrats. This complicates efforts to renew the critical program before its June 12 expiration

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The Independent UK

Trump’s pet project turns a simple vote into an all-night mess

Democrats and a faction of Republicans have been actively seeking to permanently block the creation of this fund, which is designed to compensate individuals who claim political persecution

The Economic Times

Senate rejects first effort to bar Trump from creating $1.8 billion settlement fund

Senate Republicans are facing challenges in passing funding for President Donald Trump's immigration agencies. Democrats are pushing for votes on various issues, including a settlement fund. Internal Republican disagreements are also surfacing. The bill aims to fund ICE and Border Patrol for three years. Republicans are trying to pass the…

The Guardian - US

Trump claims Bill Pulte will investigate ‘rigged elections’ in temporary intelligence role

Pulte, who is the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is a staunch loyalist of the president

The Mary Sue

Bipartisan Trust Crumbles as Critics Blast President for Placing an Inexperienced Loyalist in Control of National Security Secrets

Democratic senator Chris Murphy has raised alarms about Pulte’s record of using private information for political gain.

We Got This Covered

‘We don’t need a weaponized DNI’: Senate Majority Leader John Thune responds to Trump naming Bill Pulte acting intelligence chief

The country comes first.

The Guardian - US

Trump’s intelligence chief pick puts surveillance program renewal in doubt

Democrats say appointment of Bill Pulte could doom bipartisan agreement to renew section 702 of Fisa

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Cornyn, Tillis could create ‘wild card situation’ on Judiciary

Sen. John Cornyn’s loss to Trump-backed Ken Paxton in a primary last week means the Senate Judiciary Committee will have two Republican members who may feel less obligated to stick with President Donald Trump. Cornyn, R-Texas, joins Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., as Judiciary Committee members no longer facing reelection. Tillis…

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