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'Not honest': CNN host calls out senator for writing off Biden's 'bad night' debate

A tense exchange unfolded Monday on CNN when a Democratic senator tried to dance around President Joe Biden's debate performance against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. CNN host Jake Tapper showcased Biden's lowlights and grilled Delaware Sen. Chris Coons in response to two questionable moments when he squared off against the 45th president. "The next day, Joe Biden, our president, …

0-for-1,523: Senators attempt to explain why they never punish other senators for ethics violations

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US senator urges Kenyan president to aid peaceful transition

NAIROBI, Kenya — A visiting U.S. senator says he has encouraged Kenya’s outgoing president to participate in a “peaceful transition of power” amid the latest election crisis in East Africa’s most stable democracy. “I’ll let the president speak for himself, but that was certainly a hope I expressed today,” Sen. Chris Coons told The Associated Press after his meeting with …

Biden dispatches US senator to Ethiopia over humanitarian crisis

Senator Coons to meet Ethiopia’s prime minister over allegations of ethnic cleansing in the Tigray region. United States President Joe Biden is sending Senator Chris Coons to Ethiopia to meet Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and convey the president’s “grave concerns” over the humanitarian crisis in the Tigray region, where thousands have died since the fighting began. “Senator Coons will convey …