The meeting in January, arranged by the United Arab Emirates, is being scrutinized by the FBI as part of the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

The president must be paid but Trump had promised to forgo his salary.

Passing the 41-vote threshold sets the stage for Senate Republicans to enact the so-called ‘nuclear option.’

Dan Scavino Jr.’s tweet violated the Hatch Act, which prohibits the use of one’s office for political purposes, according to the chief White House ethics lawyer for the second Bush administration.