Senate Advances

• De Senaat heeft wetgeving goedgekeurd die het salaris van congresleden zou inhouden tijdens federale government shutdowns, waardoor de vergoeding van wetgevers wordt gekoppeld aan de uitkomsten van budgetonderhandelingen. • Het voorstel is een procedurele stap om gekozen functionarissen financieel verantwoordelijk te houden voor de verstoringen van federale operaties en publieke diensten als gevolg van shutdowns. • De maatregel weerspiegelt de groeiende frustratie over terugkerende budgettaire impasses en de impact daarvan op de functionaliteit van de overheid en het levensonderhoud van federale werknemers.

• The U.S. Senate voted to agree to a cloture motion on March 22, 2026, advancing the nomination of Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to be Secretary of Homeland Security, with the motion requiring only a simple majority to proceed. • The vote included bipartisan support, with Democratic senators including Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Padilla of California voting yes, while other Democrats like Schiff of California and Bennet of Colorado voted no. • Mullin's confirmation comes amid ongoing negotiations over DHS funding and border security policies during the current government shutdown.

If approved on Monday, as expected, Mullin would replace Kristi Noem, whom Trump fired in early MarchDonald Trump’s nomination of Republican senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma to be the president’s next head of homeland security on Sunday advanced toward final confirmation after the US Senate voted 54-37 to limit debate on the appointment.The confirmation vote could come sometime on Monday. If approved, as expected, Mullin would replace Kristi Noem, whom Trump fired from the role of homeland security secretary on 5 March. Continue reading...