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Senate GOP debates filibuster reform after Trump calls to 'nationalize' elections

President Trump’s call for Republicans to “take over” voting procedures in more than a dozen states and “nationalize” the midterm elections has Republican senators debating filibuster reform to get around Democratic opposition to a bill that would require voters to show proof of citizenship.

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Senate GOP Leader John Thune says he disagrees with Trump that Congress should 'nationalize' elections

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Trump wants to nationalize elections. Here's what Mike Johnson has said

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First Thing: Trump prompts outcry by suggesting Republicans should ‘take over’ elections

Donald Trump suggested on a conservative podcast released on Monday that Republican state officials “take over” and “nationalize” elections in 15 states to protect the party from being voted out of of...

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Trump's call to 'nationalize' elections draws furious pushback from Democrats

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Trump suggests GOP ‘take over’ voting process in multiple states | Morning in America

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Top Republican in Congress pushes back against Trump’s call to nationalize elections

Trump appeared Monday on former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino’s podcast, where the president repeated his claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, and said that “The Republica...

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Trump says Republicans 'should take over the voting' and 'nationalise' US elections

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‘The President of the United States needs to read the Constitution’: Fmr judge rebuffs Trump call to ‘nationalize’ elections

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White House, GOP leaders sway votes for rule on spending bill

Top House Republicans are plowing forward with plans to vote Tuesday on a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package that punts on full-year funding for the Homeland Security Department after securing sup...

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GOP leaders labor for support ahead of key test vote on ending partial government shutdown

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Trump signs bill to end partial government shutdown, setting stage for next fight

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House votes to end partial government shutdown

The House passed a funding package to end the partial government shutdown that began days ago.

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Trump signs budget bill bringing an end to partial government shutdown

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GOP leaders labor for support ahead of key test vote

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February 3, 2026 - Trump administration updates

“I’m thrilled to sign the Consolidated Appropriations Act to immediately reopen the federal government and fund the vast majority of operations through the rest of the fiscal year,” the president said...

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Partial government shutdown ends; Trump hosts cordial meeting with Colombian president

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Government Shutdown Ends as House Approves Trump’s Deal With Dems

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GOP leaders must stop tying relief for childhood sexual abuse survivors to ‘pet projects,’ Shapiro says

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Blue-leaning state emerges as top GOP trouble spot as Senate campaign chief sounds midterm alarm

Senate Republicans face polling deficit ahead of midterm elections as GOP defends 53-47 majority. NRSC chair warns of tough battles in key states.

The 10 races that will decide control of the US Senate

In the fight for control of the US Senate, the majority may come down to which factor carries more weight: the map or the environment.

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Top Senate Republican rejects Trump’s shocking election plan: ‘I think that’s a constitutional issue’

Senate Majority Leader John Thune broke with the president after Trump called for the GOP to take over elections and nationalize the voting process ahead of midterms.

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Top Senate Republican pours cold water on changing filibuster for Mike Lee’s election bill

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said no commitments had been made even as some House Republicans say they have assurances from the White House.

Republicans Make a Costly Push to Try to Save Cornyn in Texas

Senator John Cornyn, once seen as a potential Republican leader in his chamber, is now depending on wealthy party donors to survive a right-wing challenge.

Senate GOP Bets On Ex-Sports Broadcaster To Flip Minnesota — Local Republicans Aren’t Buying It

Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya’s bid for Senate in Minnesota is getting a big boost from the Republican establishment while local party activists bristle at national leadership for ignoring their concerns about Tafoya’s political history.

Maryland House approves new congressional map as Senate leaders warn of risks

The Maryland State House moved forward with a new congressional map backed by Democrats, even as state Senate leaders cautioned the plan could backfire.

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Trump says states are agents of federal government in elections

President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that “a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” as he defended his call for Republicans to nationalize elections.