Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives to speak with reporters about the reconciliation process to advance President ...

For more than a dozen years and multiple changes in Senate control, Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has been the chamber’s referee, acting as a nonpartisan enforcer of its rules and precedents in ...

May 17 (UPI) --The Senate parliamentarian has ruled a provision earmarking $1 billion for President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom cannot be approved without obtaining a 60-vote margin in ...

Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has ruled that several key pieces of the massive bill to implement President Trump's agenda run afoul of the Byrd Rule and must be taken out of the package ...

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President Trump on Monday called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to “immediately fire” Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough to clear the way for Senate Republicans to pass the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for Senate Republicans to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A few Republicans reacted with indignation Thursday after the Senate parliamentarian advised that some of the measures in their tax and immigration bill could not be included in the ...