Nominations and appropriations remain at the forefront of the Senate's agenda for the final scheduled workweek before August recess.

The president’s daughter-in-law confirms she will not run for the open U.S. Senate race in North Carolina. Her Republican Party co-chair Michael Whatley is set to run.

President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump on Thursday said she would not run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina next year, setting the stage for an expected matchup of former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley.