4:56 p.m. The Senate adjourned today at 4:56 p.m., until 10:00 a.m. Thursday January 23rd 2025. Following Leader Remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business.

Unless agreement is reached, the Senate will vote at 11:00 a.m. on the motion to invoke cloture on John Ratcliffe, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. If cloture is invoked on the Ratcliffe nomination, there will be two hours of debate. Following the use of time or by yielding back, the Senate will vote on confirmation of the Ratcliffe nomination. Following the Ratcliffe confirmation vote, the Senate will vote on the motion to involve cloture on the nomination of Peter Hegseth, to be Secretary of Defense.

Further votes are possible during Thursdays Session.

As a reminder – if cloture is invoked on the Hegseth nomination, there will be 30 hours of debate before the Senate can vote on confirmation

4:52 p.m. Majority Leader Thune spoke on President Trump’s cabinet nominations. He then received consent to file cloture on the nomination of Scott Bessent to be Secretary of the Treasury.

3:43 p.m. Senator Cantwell spoke on TikTok.

3:20 p.m. Senator Kaine spoke against the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense.

3:17 p.m. By a vote of 52-47, the Senate did not invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 6, a bill to prohibit a health care provider from failing to exercise proper care in the case of child who survives an attempted abortion.

The vote was party line with Senator Hagerty not voting.

2:38 p.m. The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S. 6, a bill to prohibit a health care provider from failing to exercise proper care in the case of child who survives an attempted abortion.

1:38 p.m. Senators Ricketts, Grassley, Hyde-Smith, Cornyn, Lankford, Cassidy, Schumer, and Senator Murray spoke on S. 6.

12:56 p.m. Senator Schatz spoke against the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be Secretary of the Department of Heath and Human Services.

12:24 p.m. Senator Murphy spoke on the nomination of John Ratcliff to be director of the CIA and presidential pardons.

12:17 p.m. Senator Britt spoke on passage of the Laken Riley Act

11:49 a.m. Senator Durbin spoke against the nomination of Kash Patel to be the Director of the FBI. He later spoke on President Trump’s recent pardons.

11:42 a.m. Senator Barrasso discussed President Trump’s cabinet nominations.

11:26 a.m. Democratic Leader Schumer spoke on the Trump Administration.

11:03 a.m. Senator Grassley and Majority Leader Thune spoke on S. 6, a bill to prohibit a health care provider from failing to exercise proper care in the case of child who survives an attempted abortion.

11:00 a.m. The Senate convened.

The Senate will convene at 11:00am. Following Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.6, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.

At 2:30pm, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.6.

As a reminder, Senator Thune filed cloture on the following nominations:

•        John Ratcliffe to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
•        Peter Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense.
•        Kristi Noem to be Secretary of Homeland Security.