Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso discusses the questions surrounding Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and her associates alleged connection to the Minnesota fraud case on ‘The Faulkner Focus.’

If all four men are confirmed, two spots on the nine-member board will remain vacant. One remaining nominee for a spot on the TVA board, Lee Beaman, recently went before a Senate committee for a hearing at which he was grilled by Senate Democrats. One week after the hearing, a vote on his nomination was postponed.

South Dakota senator praises $12 billion aid program for farmers facing economic strain.

Failed Senate votes on Obamacare fixes leave lawmakers divided on healthcare subsidies as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blames Republicans for looming crisis.

Georgia plans to dedicate an intersection to honor Sgt Major John Barry Dean for his military and educational service.

The majority whip position has been vacant since Sen. Mike Klimesh, R-Spillville, left the role to become majority leader in September.

AdImpact, an organization tracking political ads, estimates the Maine Senate contest could help draw more than $300 million in spending on congressional races in the state next year. That’s nearly a third more than the record-smashing amount spent in 2020 when Republican U.

Majority Leader John Thune announced that the Senate will vote on a Republican-led measure alongside a Democratic bill to extend expiring tax credits.