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Senate adopts GOP budget plan after marathon
Washington — Senate Republicans adopted a narrower budget proposal focused on defense, border security and energy priorities after a marathon…
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Mitch McConnell announces retirement from Senate, won’t run for reelection in 2026
Former Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell says he won’t run for reelection in 2026, announcing his impending departure from the…
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Minnesota Lt. Gov. Flanagan says she’ll run for U.S. Senate after Sen. Smith rules out reelection
Sen. Smith rules out reelection, Lt. Gov. Flanagan announces intent to run. Here’s what to know. Sen. Smith rules out…
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Senate to vote on RFK Jr.’s confirmation as HHS secretary
Washington — The Senate appears poised to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and…
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Fred Harris, former Democratic U.S. senator and presidential candidate, dies at 94
Fred Harris, a former U.S. senator from Oklahoma, presidential hopeful and populist who championed Democratic Party reforms in the turbulent…
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GOP senator blocks promotion of general involved in Afghanistan withdrawal, sources say
The promotion of a three-star general who was part of the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan has been paused by Republican Sen.…
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Replacing JD Vance in the U.S. Senate sets off scramble in Ohio
Sen. JD Vance’s election as vice president has opened up one of Ohio’s U.S. Senate seats for the third time…
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Democrats are losing Latino men. Ruben Gallego has advice on winning them back.
As Democrats work to sort out last week’s election results and determine why they lost Latino men in droves, a…
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Capitol rioter who encountered Sen. Chuck Schumer sentenced to more than 4 years in prison
A Maryland man affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Monday to more than four years…
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Federal appeals court delays Sen. Lindsey Graham’s testimony in Georgia election probe
Atlanta — A federal appeals court on Sunday agreed to temporarily put on hold a lower court’s order requiring that…
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