10:46 p.m. The Senate has adjourned and will next convene at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.
10:43 p.m. Majority Leader Thune filed cloture on S. 4016. The Senate passed S. Res. 349 by unanimous consent.
10:30 p.m. By a vote of 53-44, the Senate invoked cloture on Matthew Kozma to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, DHS. Senators not voting: Gallego, Kelly, and Slotkin.
10:11 p.m. The Senate began voting on the motion to invoke cloture on Matthew Kozma to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, DHS.
10:10 p.m. By a vote of 59-38 the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Gadyaces Serralta to be Director of the United States Marshals Service was agreed to.
- Senators not voting: Gallego, Kelly, and Slotkin.
- Democrat/Independent voting aye: Durbin, Hassan, Kaine, King, Peters, and Shaheen.
9:56 p.m. The Senate began voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Gadyaces Serralta to be Director of the United States Marshals Service.
9:55 p.m. By a vote of 24-73 the motion to discharge S.J. Res. 34-disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel was not agreed to.
- Senators not voting: Gallego, Kelly, and Slotkin.
- Democratic Senators voting no: Bennet, Blumenthal, Booker, Cantwell, Coons, Cortez Masto, Fetterman, Gillibrand, Hassan, Hickenlooper, Ossoff, Padilla, Peters, Reed, Rosen, Schiff, Schumer, Warner, Whitehouse, and Wyden.
9:46 p.m. The Senate began voting on the motion to discharge S.J. Res. 34-disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel.
9:45 p.m. By a vote of 27-70 the motion to discharge S.J. Res. 41-disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel was not agreed to.
- Senators not voting: Gallego, Kelly, and Slotkin.
- Democratic Senators voting no: Bennet, Blumenthal, Booker, Cantwell, Coons, Cortez Masto, Fetterman, Gillibrand, Hassan, Hickenlooper, Padilla, Peters, Rosen, Schiff, Schumer, Van Hollen, and Wyden.
9:12 p.m. The Senate began voting on the motion to discharge S.J. Res. 41-disapproval of the proposed export of certain defense articles to Israel.
8:43 p.m. Senators Merkley, Van Hollen, Durbin and Kaine spoke about Gaza and supplying weapons to Israel.
8:32 p.m. Senator Welch spoke about Gaza.
8:09 p.m. Senator Sanders made a motion to discharge S. J.Res.41 and S.J. Res. 34 from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
7:55 p.m. Senator Padilla spoke on the Trump administration.
7:41 p.m. Senator Merkley spoke on the rule of law. He then asked unanimous consent for the Senate to pass S.2557; Senator Barrasso objected.
6:32 p.m. Senators Shaheen, Welch, Wyden, Blumenthal, Schumer, Markey, and Kloubuchar spoke on tariffs.
6:31 p.m. Senator Welch asked unanimous consent to proceed to S. 2383-creating access to necessary American-Canadian Duty Adjustments Act. Senator Crapo objected.
6:30 p.m. Senator Shaheen asked unanimous consent to proceed to S. 151-protecting Americans from tax hikes on imported goods act. Senator Crapo objected
6:27 p.m. By a vote 53-44 of the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Tyler Clarkson to be General Counsel of the Dept. of Agriculture was agreed to. Not voting: Gallego, Kelly, and Slotkin.
6:02 p.m. The Senate began voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Tyler Clarkson to be General Counsel of the Dept. of Agriculture.
6:00 p.m. By a vote of 52-44, the Senate confirmed nomination of Joseph Kent to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
- Senator Tillis voted no.
- Not voting: Senators Gallego, Kelly, Markey, and Slotkin.
5:20 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the confirmation of the nomination of Joseph Kent to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
5:11 p.m. Senator Warner spoke against the Joseph Kent nomination.
5:06 p.m. Senator Murray spoke against the Joseph Kent nomination.
5:03 p.m. Senator Cotton spoke in support of the Joseph Kent nomination.
4:55 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke on political prisoners in the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan, Tunisia, and Guatemala.
3:15 p.m. Senators Blumenthal, Schumer, Markey, Whitehouse, Hirono, Hickenlooper, Merkley, Van Hollen, Cortez Masto, Klobuchar, and Luján spoke about the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid.
3:12 p.m. By a vote of 53-44, the Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Joseph Kent to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Party line vote with Senators Gallego, Slotkin, and Whitehouse not voting.
2:33 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Joseph Kent to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
2:32 p.m. By a vote of 53-45, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Thomas Gaiser to be an Assistant Attorney General.
- Party line vote with Senators Gallego and Slotkin not voting.
1:53 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the confirmation of Thomas Gaiser to be an Assistant Attorney General.
1:33 p.m. Senator Tillis spoke about Medicaid.
1:14 p.m. Senator Blackburn spoke about tax cuts.
12:39 p.m. Senator Peters spoke on the national debt.
12:11 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke on partisanship.
12:10 p.m. By a vote of 53-47, the Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Thomas Gaiser to be an Assistant Attorney General. Party line.
11:30 a.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Thomas Gaiser to be an Assistant Attorney General.
11:20 a.m. Senator Schatz spoke on Gaza.
11:07 a.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke on permitting reform.
10:58 a.m. Senators Capito spoke on permitting reform.
10:48 a.m. Senator Warren spoke on government funding.
10:36 a.m. Senator Barrasso spoke on Medicaid and AI.
10:27 a.m. Majority Leader Thune spoke on the Big Beautiful Bill and filed cloture on the following nominations:
- Brian Nesvik to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Luigi Rinaldi to be Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
10:17 a.m. Minority Leader Schumer spoke on the economy.
10:03 a.m. Senator Grassley spoke on safe harbor recapture rules.
10:00 a.m. The Senate convened.
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The Senate convenes at 10:00 a.m. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Thomas Gaiser to be an Assistant Attorney General.
At approximately 11:30 a.m. the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Gaiser nomination.
If cloture is invoked on the Gaiser nomination, there will be up to two hours of debate, followed by a roll call vote on confirmation. Upon disposition of the Gaiser nomination, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Joseph Kent to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
If cloture is invoked on the Joseph Kent nomination, there would be up to 2 hours of debate, followed by a roll call vote on confirmation. Upon disposition of the Joseph Kent nomination, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Tyler Clarkson to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture.
If cloture is invoked on the Clarkson nomination, there would be up to 2 hours of debate followed by a vote on confirmation. Upon disposition of the Clarkson nomination, the Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Gadyaces Serralta to be Director of the United States Marshals Service.
Additional roll call votes are expected during today’s session.
