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Asked whether non-citizens deserve due process, Senate Majority Leader John Thune says: "I think the Bill of Rights has something to say about that." "I think in the end, these issues are going to be resolved in the courts," he adds, noting that Trump said he would need SCOTUS.

RT @thehill: Senate Democrat: Mike Waltz was "fall guy" for Pete Hegseth https://t.co/vQdpMxT2Jb

Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) says he’s not commenting on reports that National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is stepping down until he learns more about the “context.”

RT @thehill: GOP lawmakers say economic numbers are a major red flag for Trump https://t.co/Xugu6W8xQW

Senate Majority Leader John Thune on whether resolution on tariffs has the votes to pass later today: “We’ll see.” But he also notes that the Senate earlier passed a similar resolution.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) tells @alweaver22 that she will vote for today’s resolution to undo Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. “It’s my intention to vote for it,” she said. “I think it’s too broad but it sends the message that I want to send that we really need to be far more

RT @jordainc: USTR rep will be at Senate GOP lunch today as well as Vance GOP also expected to talk about Dem/Paul resolution to undo Tru…

Asked if she’s interested in running for Senate Democratic whip next year, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) says “I’m really focused on all the work that’s critical right now.” But she wouldn’t rule out a possible run, insisting when asked: “I am focused on my job right now.”

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), the chief deputy whip, is the early frontrunner to replace Sen. Dick Durbin as Senate Dem whip. But he could face competition from two powerful Democratic women: Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.). https://t.co/lrTvjZipXW

Ted Cruz for president? He has high name ID and a national fundraising network. He's filling the lane of "traditional conservative" by calling out tariffs as taxes, warning that Russia is not our friend & opposing tax hikes on the wealthy. https://t.co/88OirmHx2N

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in WashPost op-ed says working-class Americans should get to take mortgage interest, child tax credit and charitable deductions against payroll taxes. He says “blue-collar workers haven’t gotten a real pay raise in decades." https://t.co/1zTL9zqW3P

Thune announces the Senate will hold four votes at 1 am. The Senate will recess until 1 am. Votes will be limited to 15 minutes apiece.

Procedural hardball! Senate Majority Leader John Thune announces on Senate floor that cloture on John D. Caine will ripen at 1 am on Friday morning setting up a Senate vote at that time. He announces late-night cloture vote after Sen. Chuck Schumer objected to request to speed

Chuck Schumer slams Trump's zig-zagging on tariff policy. "This was not a week of 3-D chess, 4-D chess or even checkers," he said. "People think Trump is playing 3-D chess but most of the time the staff is just trying to keep him from eating the pieces," he added.

Sen. Josh Hawley, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Crime and Counterterrorism Subcommittee, said that Meta tried “desperately to prevent” him from holding hearing with whistleblower on company's dealings with China. https://t.co/UTgrAZVpls