11:02 p.m. The Senate adjourned.

11:00 p.m. Senator Schatz spoke on on the government grant and loan funding freeze and President Trump.

10:26 p.m. Senator Hassan spoke on the plane crash into the Potomac River. She then spoke on the government grant and loan funding freeze and President Trump.

8:57 p.m. Senators Kelly, Blumenthal, Heinrich, Baldwin, Alsobrooks and spoke on the government grant and loan funding freeze and President Trump.

8:55 p.m. Senator Ricketts wrapped up for the evening. Passed by unanimous consent:
S Res 45, celebrating the 51st annual National Catholic Schools Week
S Res 46, designating January 2025 as National Stalking Awareness Month.

UC that when the Senate adjourns it do so until 12:00 noon on Thursday. At that time, resume consideration of the nomination of Doug Burgum to be Secretary of Interior, post cloture. Further UC that all time in adjournment, etc count post cloture.

8:24 p.m. Senators Kim and Padilla joined the discussion about the government grant and loan funding freeze.

8:12 p.m. Democratic Leader Schumer also spoke about the Inspector Generals dismissal and the January 6th pardons.

7:00 p.m. Senators Rosen, Shaheen and Schumer spoke on the government grant and loan funding freeze.

6:24 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke on the government grant and loan funding freeze.

6:00 p.m. Senator Warner spoke on the government grant and loan funding freeze, the federal employee “buyout” offer, and the nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.

5:23 p.m. Senator Van Hollen spoke on the government grant and loan freeze and the Impoundment Act.

5:09 p.m. Senator Welch spoke on the situation in Israel.

5:04 p.m. Senator Kaine spoke about immigration and the pardon of Ross Ulbricht.

5:03 p.m. The Senate invoked cloture on the Burgum nomination, 78-20. Senators voting against: Blumenthal, Blunt Rochester, Coons, Duckworth, Durbin, Hirono, Kim, Markey, Merkley, Murphy, Murray, Peters, Reed, Sanders, Schatz, Schiff, Schumer, Van Hollen, Warren and Wyden.
Senators not voting: Booker and Ossoff.

4:28 p.m. The Senate is now voting on the motion to invoke cloture on Doug Burgum to be Secretary of Interior.

4:27 p.m. The Senate confirmed Lee Zeldin to be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in a vote 56-42. Democratic senators voting in the affirmative: Fetterman, Gallego, and Kelly. Senators Booker and Ossoff did not vote.

3:48 p.m. The roll call vote for the nomination of Lee Zeldin to be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency commenced.

3:25 p.m. Senator Lee spoke in support of the Burgum nomination.

2:30 p.m. Senator Reed spoke about the federal funding freeze.

2:21 p.m. Senator Tillis spoke on presidential pardons of J6 protestors and law enforcement.

2:12 p.m. Senator Lankford spoke about International Holocaust Day of Remembrance, antisemitism and the ICC.

:03 p.m. Senator Sullivan spoke about the International Criminal Court.

1:54 p.m. Senator Ricketts spoke about the International Criminal Court.

1:49 p.m. Senator Fischer spoke about the International Criminal Court.

1:45 p.m. The Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Lee Zeldin to be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in a vote of 56-42.

12:56 p.m. Senator Whitehouse spoke in opposition to the nomination of Lee Zeldin to be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

12:51 p.m. Senator Barrasso spoke on President Trump’s Secretary nominations; he spoke in favor of Lee Zeldin.

12:41 p.m. Democratic Leader Schumer spoke on the OMB funding freeze. He then spoke on President Trump’s Secretary nominations, and paid tribute to Capitol Police Officer Mike Gazelle, who is retiring.

12:25 p.m. Senator Durbin spoke on the January 6 insurrection. He then spoke against the nomination of Kash Patel to be the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

12:15 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke in favor of the nomination of Lee Zeldin to be the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

12:07 p.m. Majority Leader Thune spoke on H.R. 23, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act.

12:00 p.m. The Senate convened.

The Senate will convene at 12:00 noon and following any Leader remarks will resume consideration of the nomination of Lee Zeldin to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.  

Absent an agreement, under the rule, the Senate will vote on cloture on the Zeldin nomination at 1:00 p.m.

If cloture is invoked, under regular order, at approximately 3:30 p.m. the Senate will proceed to two votes:
1. Confirmation of the Zeldin nomination.
2. Cloture on the nomination of Doug Burgum to be Secretary of Interior.

Cloture has also been filed on the following nominations:

Christopher Wright to be Secretary of Energy.
Doug Collins to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.