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McConnell And Senate Republicans Vote To Kill Green New Deal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his Republican colleagues torpedoed the activist-backed Green New Deal Tuesday as Democrats called the…
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Republican Senators Pushing Members To Stand With Trump’s National Emergency Declaration
Republican senators remain conflicted over the constitutionality of President Trump’s national emergency declaration to secure the southern border. While some…
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Trump Says Senate Vote On Border Wall Emergency Funding Isn’t About ‘Constitutionality’
President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter Wednesday that a Senate vote to terminate his national emergency for border wall funding is…
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Senate Democrats Introduce Toned-Down Alternative To The Green New Deal
Senate Democrats introduced a toned-down alternative to the Green New Deal as members stress over having to vote on the…
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Trump Says Senate Shouldn’t ‘Go Home’ Until His Executive Nominees Are Confirmed
President Donald Trump called out Democrats for “slow walking” his executive nominees such as ambassadors in a tweet Sunday. “Democrats…
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Mitch McConnell To Introduce Short-Term Funding Bill To Avoid Government Shutdown
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday he would be introducing a short-term funding bill that would fund the government…
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Senate Passes Trump-Backed Criminal Justice Reform Bill
The U.S. Senate passed a criminal justice reform bill backed by President Donald Trump, on the Senate floor Tuesday night.…
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Lamar Alexander Is Leaving The Senate After 2020
Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander will not run for re-election in 2020, he announced Monday. “I will not be a…
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Jon Kyl To Resign From US Senate At End Of December, McSally Favored to Replace
Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl will resign from the U.S. Senate at the end of December, he announced Friday. Kyl,…
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McCaskill Trashes The Senate During Candid Farewell Address
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill blasted the U.S Senate Thursday during the Democrat’s farewell address, calling the legislative body a “dysfunctional,”…
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Senate To Take Up Trump-Backed Criminal Justice Reform Bill, McConnell Says
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the U.S. Senate will take up a criminal justice reform bill backed by President…
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Senate Approves Trump’s CFPB Director Nominee Kathy Kraninger In Tight Vote
The Senate narrowly confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 50-49 Thursday. Kathy Kraninger,…
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Watch: McConnell reacts after significant gains in Senate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell addresses the media after Republicans extend their majority in the Senate.
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CONFIRMED! Kavanaugh 102nd Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
At the end of a vote Saturday afternoon, Vice President Mike Pence announced that by a 50-48 tally, Brett M.…
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Watch Live: Senate holds votes to confirm Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
The U.S. Senate will convene Saturday to vote on the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. The…
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