Ted Barrett - Producer
Ted Barrett
Producer
Ted Barrett is a senior congressional producer for CNN Politics.
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Tensions rising in GOP over Trump border plan as Rand Paul squares off with Stephen Miller
Jun 13, 2025
A bitter feud is escalating between Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Donald Trump’s top border official, injecting uncertainty into Congress’s attempt to pass the administration’s signature policy bill this month.
US senator forcefully removed from DHS event in LA, triggering Democratic outcry on Capitol Hill
Jun 12, 2025
US Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla was forcefully removed from a press conference in Los Angeles Thursday and coerced to the ground after attempting to ask Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem a question.
Trump leans on GOP senators as they gear up to make changes to his domestic policy bill
Jun 3, 2025
President Donald Trump spoke with several GOP senators on Monday, including ones who have raised concerns about his domestic policy bill, as the chamber gears up to make changes to the legislation and congressional leaders aim to put the package on Trump’s desk by July 4.
Senate nullifies California’s electric vehicle mandate, using fast-track authority to bypass filibuster
May 22, 2025
The Republican-led Senate on Thursday overturned several key Biden-era waivers allowing California to set its own vehicle emissions, a major blow to that state’s effort to regulate pollution from cars and trucks that could have broad environmental impacts for the rest of the country.
Some GOP senators express misgivings over Trump plan to accept Qatari jet
May 13, 2025
Several Republican senators expressed misgivings over President Donald Trump’s plan to accept a jet from the Qatari royal family to be retrofitted and used as Air Force One for his second term, noting the potential security and legal risks.
Vice President Vance casts tie-breaking Senate vote to kill bipartisan effort to rebuke Trump’s trade policy
May 1, 2025
Vice President JD Vance late Wednesday cast a tie-breaking vote to kill a bipartisan effort to rebuke President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the Senate.
Democrats mark Trump’s first 100 days with speeches, sit-ins as party looks to project strength against administration
Apr 30, 2025
Perhaps the only greater challenge for congressional Democrats than President Donald Trump’s sledgehammer approach to governing is a growing anxiety that the party’s base voters don’t feel they are doing enough to fight back.
Johnson says it’s ‘game time’ as House committees draft first piece of Trump agenda
Apr 29, 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday said the coming days will be critical in the House as committees begin to draft the contents of President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda.
Cory Booker’s historic speech energizes a discouraged Democratic base
Apr 2, 2025
As Democratic Sen. Cory Booker neared Strom Thurmond’s record for the longest speech in Senate history Tuesday night, the typically sparsely filled viewing galleries above the Senate floor grew packed.
Cory Booker makes history with longest Senate floor speech in protest of Trump agenda
Apr 2, 2025
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker mounted a historic protest on the Senate floor across two days, warning against the harms he said President Donald Trump’s administration is inflicting on the American public.
Top senators ask for watchdog to probe Signal chat as some in GOP say it’s ‘time to move on’
Mar 28, 2025
Congressional Republicans are grappling with how to respond to senior Trump administration officials’ use of a Signal group chat to discuss a military strike, with a key Senate committee requesting a watchdog probe of the matter as some in the GOP say there’s no need for further investigation.
Republicans push Musk to let Congress vote on DOGE cuts
Mar 6, 2025
Republicans pushed Elon Musk on Wednesday in a pair of private meetings to move his efforts to slash federal spending and the federal workforce through Congress, as lawmakers vie for a seat at the table in the sweeping effort to overhaul government.
Senate Democrats block GOP-led bill to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports
Mar 4, 2025
Senate Democrats on Monday blocked a GOP-led bill that would ban transgender athletes from women’s and girls’ sports at federally funded schools and educational institutions.
Senate GOP adopts budget blueprint to advance Trump agenda, setting up clash with House Republicans
Feb 22, 2025
Senate Republicans took a major step to advance President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda early Friday morning, voting to adopt a budget blueprint that sets up a clash with House Republicans, who have put forward a competing plan.
Senate confirms RFK Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary
Feb 13, 2025
The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Health and Human Services secretary, a victory for President Donald Trump after Kennedy faced intense scrutiny over his controversial views on vaccines and public health policy.
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Ted Barrett is a senior congressional producer for CNN Politics.
