The new Senate majority leader is also helping steer the party’s electoral ship. He talked to Semafor about how it’s going.

Senators now see every Senate recess as a Trump nominee cliff that gives Democrats too much leverage.

The president’s party wants to add five safe seats in a red state, and his opponents are still at odds over whether to bring a proverbial knife to the gunfight.

The president is broadly frustrated with Democrats delaying his nominees, but particularly irked about Jay Clayton, according to two people with direct knowledge.

The unclear plans for a replacement ‘diffusion’ rule are part of a broader softening on chip controls targeting China.

Sen. Josh Hawley based his new bill to send $600 tariff rebate checks to Americans off of an idea from Trump, but it’s running into criticism from Republicans.

The president talked about the devastation on the ground, but that may well be as far as his divide with Israel goes, according to allies and aides.

Republicans want a deal with Democrats on confirming nominees quickly.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune may move to set up piles of nominee votes and test whether Democrats are amenable to a deal to move them more quickly.

The bipartisan proposal has definitively stalled as the president gives Russia until September to show progress on Ukraine peace.

The Texas Republican discussed his state’s politics, including the Cornyn-Paxton primary, two people told Semafor.

The New Jersey senator has become the Democratic Party’s social media manager. It’s a hard job.