Marco Rubio Took Almost $100,000 From Betsy DeVos’ Family Before Confirming Her Today

Rubio now has a sterling 100 percent voting record backing all of President Trump's nominees and plans , according to FiveThirtyEight's Trump tracker. He did his latest solid for the Don today by voting to confirm Betsy DeVos as secretary of education over protests from basically every public school teacher in the nation.

Gorsuch meets with Democrats

In this Jan. 31, 2017 file photo, Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. WASHINGTON -- Republicans and conservative groups stepped up their campaign to secure confirmation of President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee as the federal judge courted two Senate Democrats crucial to his winning a seat on the high court.

Sen. Kamala Harris looking to conquer 2020 presidential election for Democrats

New York [USA], July 2 : Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris, who has been in the news for the session regarding the Congressional testimony of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, is reportedly on a fund-raising drive for her Democratic colleagues ahead of the United States presidential elections in 2020. In the first six months of 2017, Harris has raised more than USD 600,000 for a dozen Senate colleagues -- including USD 365,000 from small-dollar online contributions, reports CNN.

(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, talks…

The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, talks with constituents from Utah during a reception in the Oversight Committee Room in the Rayburn House Office Building Thursday January 19, 2017. The Salt Lake Tribune) Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, talks with constituents from Utah during a reception in the Oversight Committee Room in the Rayburn House Office Building Thursday January 19, 2017.

Paul to announce opposition to possible Trump pick for State Dept. No. 2

Republican Sen. Rand Paul, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and potentially the deciding vote, will announce Tuesday his opposition to the possible picking of Elliot Abrams for deputy secretary of state, according to a senior aide close to the Kentucky senator. Paul's disapproval could set up a rocky confirmation process for the No.

Prodded by Sen. Angus King, U.S. military eyes defense of arctic

The arctic region at the top of the world usually comes up in discussions about polar bears, global warming or where Santa Claus might live. Prodded in part by U.S. Sen. Angus King, an independent from Maine, the U.S. Department of Defense recently issued a report about national security issues in the arctic , an area that includes eight countries and a lot of ice.

Round-the-clock Senate sessions start with DeVos nomination

The Senate will be in session around the clock this week as Republicans aim to confirm more of President Donald Trump's Cabinet picks over Democratic opposition. Democrats intend to drag out the process as much as possible using all the time they can under the Senate's arcane rules.