Trump names his Fed chair nominee and strikes a deal with Senate Democrats ahead of a government shutdown deadline.

New Republican proposal would mandate photo ID to vote, require citizenship verification, and limit certain mail voting practices.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Tuesday that Republican senators will discuss employing a seldom-used interpretation of the Senate Rules to require that Democrats actively hold the Sente floor with continuous debate — a so-called standing filibuster — to increase the chances of Congress passing nationwide voting reform.