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Senate floor
Coverage of Senate floor in the Nexus archive.
- Lawmakers remember Lindsey Graham on Senate floor
The Senate convened Monday for the first time since the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, with lawmakers paying tribute to their colleague. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns provided context.
- McConnell says he ‘won’t be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet’
Sen. Mitch McConnell said he won't return to the Capitol for Senate votes yet due to medical advice as lawmakers prepare to return from recess.
- Cruz objects to Paul in testy GOP spat over ‘spy fridges’ on Senate floor
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) engaged in a heated exchange on the Senate floor when Cruz objected to Paul's request to transfer federal land to a local Boys & Girls Club. The dispute escalated into a broader political spat, highlighting tensions within the GOP.