Maine Democrats pick Troy Jackson for Senate race against Collins
What's new: Jackson won the party convention 566-5 after Graham Platner quit the race amid sexual assault allegations he denies.
Axios, ABC News +3
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Maine Democrats move to nominate Troy Jackson for Senate race
Why it matters: Jackson would replace primary winner Graham Platner after his campaign collapsed amid a sexual assault allegation he denies.
Maine Democrats move to install Troy Jackson in key Senate race
Why it matters: The nominee will face Susan Collins in a contest that could help decide control of the Senate.
Trump clashes with Thune as Senate stalls election bill
What's next: Republicans still need 50 Senate votes or Democratic support before the August recess to move the SAVE America Act.
The New York Times, Fox News +1
Trump presses House GOP to back SAVE Act in $95B budget push
What's next: Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to move the measure through reconciliation, bypassing the need for Democratic votes in the Senate.
The New York Times, The Hill +1
Trump backs Lindsey Graham’s sister for South Carolina Senate seat
What’s next: Gov. Henry McMaster is set to name an interim senator as Republicans defend a narrow Senate majority and prepare for an Aug. 11 special primary.
Bloomberg, The New York Times +9
Graham’s death sharpens scrutiny of the Senate’s advanced age
Why it matters: More than a third of senators are 71 or older, renewing debate over incumbency, seniority and fitness for office.
The New York Times, The Straits Times +1
Maine Democrat Platner suspended Senate bid after assault claim
Why it matters: Democrats need Maine to help flip the Senate, and party leaders cut off support within hours of the allegation.
McConnell says June fall left him briefly unconscious
What's new: The 84-year-old senator said tests found no stroke, heart attack, tumors or hemorrhages, and he is in rehab after mild pneumonia.
The New York Times, Bloomberg +3
Maine Democrat Platner suspends Senate bid after assault claim
Why it matters: Democrats view Maine as a must-win seat in their push to flip four Republican-held seats and retake the Senate.
McConnell says fall, pneumonia led to 4-week hospital stay
What's new: The 84-year-old said tests found no stroke, heart attack, concussion, tumors or hemorrhages, and he is now in rehab.
McConnell says fall and pneumonia caused weeks-long Senate absence
What's new: The Kentucky Republican said he was briefly unconscious, had no stroke or heart attack, and is not ready to return to Senate votes.
CNBC, Fox News
McConnell reveals fall, pneumonia behind weeks-long Senate absence
What's next: The 84-year-old Kentucky senator said he is in rehab and still cannot return to the Senate floor to vote.
The Straits Times, Fox News +1
McConnell nears 1 month in hospital as pressure grows for details
What's new: Kentucky's governor urged an update on the 84-year-old senator's condition and ability to remain in office.
Pressure grows on McConnell, 84, to disclose illness after 4 weeks
What's new: Kentucky's governor formally urged the senator to explain his condition as emergency-call audio and stretcher video fueled questions about his ability to serve.
Beshear presses McConnell to disclose condition after 3-week absence
Why it matters: McConnell has missed three weeks in the Senate, and his office has not given a diagnosis or a return date.
Questions mount after McConnell’s June 14 hospitalization
What’s new: McConnell’s office has not disclosed why he was admitted, even as EMS audio from that day referenced CPR for cardiac arrest at his home.
McConnell remains hospitalized 3 weeks as GOP leaders describe calls
What's new: Senate leaders said they spoke with McConnell in recent days, countering online rumors as his office releases few details.
House sends bipartisan housing bill to Trump after 358-32 vote
What's next: Trump is scheduled to sign the measure Wednesday after the Senate cleared it 85-5, capping big investors at 350 homes.
The New York Times, Bloomberg +1
Zimbabwe lower house backs bill to keep Mnangagwa in power until 2030
What's next: The measure goes to the Senate and would also scrap direct presidential elections in favor of a parliamentary vote.
Mitch McConnell, 84, hospitalized as final Senate term nears end
What's new: The former Republican leader's office gave no reason for the hospitalization, and his condition was not disclosed.
NPR, The Hill
House blocks short-term FISA renewal as Section 702 nears lapse
What's next: The Senate may still try a vote, but the surveillance authority expires at midnight Friday if Congress fails to act.
Bloomberg, The New York Times +1
Colombia panel chair seeks Petro's suspension until June 21
What's next: The move would need backing from the full 16-member commission and then the Senate before it could take effect.
The Straits Times, Fox News
Trump taps Todd Blanche for attorney general after DOJ fund uproar
What's next: Blanche faces a tight Senate vote after backlash over a shelved $1.8 billion Justice Department fund.
The New York Times, The Straits Times +2
Senate passes $70 billion bill for ICE and Border Patrol
What's next: The measure goes to the House after Democrats failed to curb a disputed $1.8 billion fund tied to Trump allies.
Senate passes $70 billion bill for ICE and Border Patrol
What's next: The measure goes to the House after a 52-47 Senate vote, with Democrats failing to add limits on a $1.8 billion fund.
BBC News (US & Canada), PBS NewsHour +1
Senate passes $70 billion bill for ICE, Border Patrol funding
What's next: The measure goes to the House after a 52-47 vote that left Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund untouched.
Senate passes $70 billion bill for ICE, Border Patrol
What’s next: The measure goes to the House next week after a 52-47 Senate vote split mostly along party lines.
Senate advances $70 billion ICE bill after GOP drops Trump add-ons
What's next: Democrats plan amendment votes to permanently bar Trump's $1.776 billion settlement fund as the bill moves through reconciliation.
Bloomberg, PBS NewsHour +6
Schumer backs Platner in Maine race despite explicit-text furor
Why it matters: Democrats are defending a vulnerable Senate bid in Maine as control of the chamber is at stake in November.
The New York Times, Bloomberg +3
Trump picks Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief
What's next: Pulte can serve temporarily without Senate confirmation while keeping his housing finance post.
The New York Times, Bloomberg +9
Trump moves to make Todd Blanche attorney general
What's next: Blanche faces a Senate confirmation fight after backlash over a scrapped $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund.
The New York Times, Bloomberg +6