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- Biden DOJ and FBI considered criminal probe into Kyrsten Sinema after she left Democratic Party - The DOJ and FBI considered criminal investigation into former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema over possible campaign finance violations after she left Democratic Party in 2022.
- Graham leads bipartisan demand for tech reform vote to 'bring social media companies to heel' - Bipartisan senators call for February vote on Section 230 legislation that would strip tech companies' federal immunity for serious online crimes and harms.
- Democrats' last-minute move to block GOP funding plan sends lawmakers home early - Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., expressed hope Democrats would support government funding when Congress returns after Democratic opposition derailed Thursday's vote.
- Trump quietly signs sweeping $901B defense bill after bipartisan Senate passage - Trump approves massive defense bill with $800 million for Ukraine and restrictions on reducing U.S. forces in Europe and South Korea below specified levels.
- Trump gets 417 nominees confirmed by Senate in 2025, surpasses Biden's first-year total in record pace - Senate Republicans confirmed 417 of President Donald Trump's nominees this year after changing Senate rules in a bid to blast through Senate Democrats' obstruction of the process.
- Federal employees in the hot seat as GOP senator pushes transparency proposal: 'Historic opportunity' - Sen. Joni Ernst introduced her ‘Where’s WALDO’ Act aimed at compelling the government to build a public directory listing every federal worker’s name, salary, duties and more.
- Senate GOP moves 97 Trump nominees closer to historic milestone - Senate Republicans teed up another massive batch of President Donald Trump's nominees for confirmation as they sprint to finish out a busy year in the upper chamber.
- Defense bill bans males from women's sports at military academies - The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act will ban biological males from women's sports at U.S. military academies after passing the Senate 77-20.
- FCC Chair Brendan Carr accused of presiding over censorship, told to resign in tense hearing exchange - FCC Chairman Brendan Carr defended his enforcement actions while Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., accused him of running a "Federal Censorship Commission" during a heated Senate exchange.
- Senate Republicans block Schiff effort to force release of Caribbean strike footage - Sen. Adam Schiff's, D-Calif, legislation would have required that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth release the footage first to Congress, then to the public.