The political parties offered no challenges to either senator. Senators voted Tuesday to maintain the status quo in their respective party leadership teams. There were no leadership challenges…
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Money Pouring Into Georgia for Senate Run-Offs
Political control of the Senate hangs on the results. A year-end “sprint” in a pair of high-stakes run-off elections in Georgia could easily cost another $100 million. The…
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Senate Control Hangs on Uncalled States
More votes remain to be counted. Vote counts are continuing in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Arizona, and Alaska, but only three of them had U.S. Senate races…
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Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed to the Supreme Court
Barrett was confirmed by the Senate and sworn-in on Monday evening at the White House. On Monday, the Senate voted to confirm Justice Amy Barrett to the Supreme…
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Barrett Confirmation Vote Set for Monday
Senate Leader McConnell feels confident. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate will vote Monday to confirm President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney…
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Lawmakers Offer Constitutional Amendment on High Court
Intent is to counter proposals to “pack” the Supreme Court. Senators Ted Cruz of Texas, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Martha McSally of Arizona, Roger Wicker of Massachusetts,…
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President Trump’s Administration Continues Stimulus Talks
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says he is willing to negotiate his offer. The president’s administration announced Wednesday that it would be willing to increase the total cost of a…
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Senate Sets Voting Dates on Barrett Nomination
Committee will vote October 22; full Senate October 23. Rejecting a motion to delay proceedings until after the election, the Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled October 22 to advance…
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Federal Judge Suspends Truncated Census Deadline
Judge Koh says deadline would produce “inaccurate results.” Pre-pandemic, the Census Bureau had estimated it would have census results by July. As the pandemic worsened in April, its…
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Senators Rally Against Slave Labor in Palm Oil Industry
$65 billion industry utilizes loophole in federal law. After a large-scale investigation, a media outlet has reported that 85% of the global supply of palm oil is produced…
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