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Democratic senators urge Biden to act on temporary protections for migrants
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Democratic senators urge Biden to act on temporary protections for migrants

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democratic senators are urging President Joe Biden to extend temporary protections for migrants in the U.S. before he leaves office, warning that millions of people could be forced to return to unsafe countries once President-elect Donald Trump retakes the White House. “So we’re going to keep pressing.” The senators from the Congressional Hispanic Conference urged the White House …

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Democratic senators urging chief justice to act on Alito recusal after flag controversy
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Democratic senators urging chief justice to act on Alito recusal after flag controversy

LA Times  

Democratic senators are requesting a meeting with the chief justice over Jan. 6-associated flags displayed at the homes of Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Two Democratic senators are seeking a meeting with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. after photos revealing that two separate flags carried by rioters at the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol …

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Senators quietly elevate their next generation as senior citizens battle for the White House
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Senators quietly elevate their next generation as senior citizens battle for the White House

Politico  

“I’d like to see more young voices in Congress, in both chambers, in both parties, and in positions of leadership in both committees and the caucuses,” said Jon Ossoff, who is the youngest sitting senator at 37. “I’d like to see more young voices in Congress, in both chambers, in both parties, and in positions of leadership in both committees …

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Biden’s allies in Senate demand that Israel limit civilian deaths in Gaza as Congress debates US aid
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden’s allies in Senate demand that Israel limit civilian deaths in Gaza as Congress debates US aid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As a cease-fire ticked down last week and Israel prepared to resume its round-the-clock airstrikes, Sen. Bernie Sanders and a robust group of Democratic senators had a message for their president: They were done “asking nicely” for Israel to do more to reduce civilian casualties in Gaza. Lawmakers warned President Joe Biden’s national security team that planned U.S. …

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Republican Tom Cotton says 'Gold Bar' Bob Menendez should get to fight corruption charges in court and accuses Democrats of ditching him as he blasts DOJ's 'troubling record of failure'
1 year, 3 months ago

Republican Tom Cotton says 'Gold Bar' Bob Menendez should get to fight corruption charges in court and accuses Democrats of ditching him as he blasts DOJ's 'troubling record of failure'

Daily Mail  

Just as an onslaught of Democratic senators have demanded indicted Bob Menendez hand in his resignation, the New Jersey senator has found strange bedfellows in some of his Republican colleagues. Just as an onslaught of Democratic senators have demanded indicted Bob Menendez hand in his resignation, the New Jersey senator has found one rare defender in Republican Sen. Tom Cotton …

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Calls are mounting for Menendez to resign as Democrats grapple with ‘shocking’ bribery allegations
1 year, 3 months ago

Calls are mounting for Menendez to resign as Democrats grapple with ‘shocking’ bribery allegations

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Menendez came under heavy pressure to resign Tuesday as a surging number of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate, including fellow New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, urged him to step aside over the federal bribery allegations against him. “I recognize this will be the biggest fight yet, but as I have stated throughout this whole process, …

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Democratic senators urge chief justice to probe Thomas trips
1 year, 8 months ago

Democratic senators urge chief justice to probe Thomas trips

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee called on U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday to open an investigation into the undisclosed acceptance of luxury trips taken by Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife that were paid for by a Republican megadonor. “We urge you to do so.” The nonprofit investigative journalism organization ProPublica reported Thursday …

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Virginia’s female Democratic senators rebuke Joe Morrissey
1 year, 9 months ago

Virginia’s female Democratic senators rebuke Joe Morrissey

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — The six Democratic women serving in the Virginia Senate sharply rebuked Sen. Joe Morrissey, one of their male colleagues whose decades in public office have been repeatedly marked by controversy, as they endorsed his opponent in the June primary election this week. Lashrecse Aird, is best suited to represent the blue-leaning 13th District south of Richmond, the …

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Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees
2 years ago

Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the Biden White House, a quartet of four female judges in Colorado encapsulates its mission when it comes to the federal judiciary. With these four women, who were confirmed during the first two years of President Joe Biden’s term, there is a breadth of personal and professional diversity that the White House and Democratic senators have promoted …

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Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees
2 years ago

Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the Biden White House, a quartet of four female judges in Colorado encapsulates its mission when it comes to the federal judiciary. “What it says to the public at large is that if you wind up in federal court for whatever reason, you’re much more likely to have a judge who understands where you came from, who …

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Biden tells Democratic donors “we need two more senators”
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden tells Democratic donors “we need two more senators”

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — In a pair of fundraisers here on Friday, President Joe Biden urged Democratic donors to send him reinforcements on Capitol Hill to keep Republicans out of power and help dislodge his agenda from the current gridlock. “We need two more senators,” Biden said at the second fundraiser, a reference to Sens. It’s going to come down gradually, …

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‘This is a moral moment’: Warnock tells senators ‘history is watching us’ as voting rights bill collapses
2 years, 11 months ago

‘This is a moral moment’: Warnock tells senators ‘history is watching us’ as voting rights bill collapses

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock – a senior pastor at Georgia’s …

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Biden's make-or-break meeting with Sens Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema was 'candid and respectful'
2 years, 11 months ago

Biden's make-or-break meeting with Sens Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema was 'candid and respectful'

Daily Mail  

The White House meeting between President Joe Biden and rogue Democratic Sens. President Joe Biden invited Sen. Joe Manchin to the White House Thursday night in a last-ditch effort to change the West Virginia Democrat's mind of editing the filibuster to let voting rights bills go through the Senate using just a simple majority Sen. Kyrsten Sinema gave a speech …

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Kamala Harris slams Joe Manchin and Republicans for failing to protect democracy over filibuster
2 years, 11 months ago

Kamala Harris slams Joe Manchin and Republicans for failing to protect democracy over filibuster

Daily Mail  

Vice President Kamala Harris slammed lawmakers who do not support President Joe Biden's agenda or his push to eliminate the filibuster, accusing them of violating their 'oath to protect and defend our Constitution' by not doing so. Vice President Kamala Harris discussed opposition to voting rights legislation during an interview with NBC News on Wednesday night Harris accused fellow Democrats …

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One Year In, Joe Biden Has Confirmed More Lifetime Judges Than Decades Of Presidents
3 years ago

One Year In, Joe Biden Has Confirmed More Lifetime Judges Than Decades Of Presidents

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden is winding down his first year in office having already made significant headway on one of his most lasting legacies: judicial confirmations. Thanks in part to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer making judicial confirmations a top priority, Biden has confirmed 40 lifetime federal judges this year. John Collins Jr., a law professor at George …

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Election bill defeat revives fight over the filibuster
3 years, 6 months ago

Election bill defeat revives fight over the filibuster

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The filibuster is here to stay, for now. And that’s posing a challenge to President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress confronting a wall of Republican opposition led by Senate leader Mitch McConnell’s “100%” focus on stopping their agenda. “Now you see what a filibuster does to a Democratic agenda.” The downfall of the elections bill offers an …

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This week in US Politics: How two Democratic senators are making life tricky for Joe Biden
3 years, 6 months ago

This week in US Politics: How two Democratic senators are making life tricky for Joe Biden

ABC  

Welcome to your weekly run-down of all the big news, strange rules and interesting happenings from the world of US politics. Six months into this new era of American politics, the pair have already proven to be quite a thorn in the side of President Joe Biden and raised the ire of their more progressive colleagues. The filibuster, explained Photo …

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‘A lot of anxiety’ for Democrats as Biden agenda stalls
3 years, 7 months ago

‘A lot of anxiety’ for Democrats as Biden agenda stalls

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Hopes for a big infrastructure investment are teetering. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned colleagues that June will “test our resolve.” Infrastructure talks are dragging, though Biden is expected to talk again Tuesday with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the lead Republican negotiator. The long-running Senate filibuster rules require 60 votes to advance most legislation, meaning as many as …

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Block a bill? Biden wants old-school Senate filibusters
3 years, 9 months ago

Block a bill? Biden wants old-school Senate filibusters

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden wants the Senate to engage in old-fashioned filibusters, forcing senators who try to block bills to have to stand and talk for hours, as happened in Hollywood movies and during the civil rights era, if they want to object to his legislative agenda. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the majority whip, said, “This is a …

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Democrats’ Top Priority Is To Reform Elections. Will It Be The Bill To Break The Filibuster?
3 years, 10 months ago

Democrats’ Top Priority Is To Reform Elections. Will It Be The Bill To Break The Filibuster?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats have control of the House and Senate, and they want to use it to reform elections and make it easier to vote. If the For the People Act is to pass, though, Democrats will need to surmount the one obstacle clogging up almost all legislation that doesn’t directly affect the federal budget: the filibuster. Democrats hold …

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Biden's Team Tells Senate Democrats To Send Him Judicial Nominees ASAP
4 years ago

Biden's Team Tells Senate Democrats To Send Him Judicial Nominees ASAP

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President-elect Joe Biden is signaling that he’s ready to move quickly with nominating judges once he’s sworn into office. In a letter obtained by HuffPost, Biden’s incoming White House counsel Dana Remus tells Democratic senators to try to find public defenders and civil rights attorneys in their states who they think would be a good fit for …

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Feinstein’s Senate role is at issue as Democrats fume over her committee performance
4 years, 2 months ago

Feinstein’s Senate role is at issue as Democrats fume over her committee performance

LA Times  

California Sen. Dianne Feinstein walked into this week’s Senate hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett fully aware of Democrats’ concerns that she wasn’t up to leading their fight against Republicans’ rush to seat yet another conservative justice. Ilyse Hogue, the president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, in a statement Friday called for a new committee leader because Feinstein had …

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Trump lawyers argue Democrats just want to overturn election
4 years, 11 months ago

Trump lawyers argue Democrats just want to overturn election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s lawyers plunged into his impeachment trial defense Saturday by accusing Democrats of striving to overturn the 2016 election, arguing that investigations of Trump’s dealings with Ukraine have not been a fact-finding mission but a politically motivated effort to drive him from the White House. From the White House, Trump tweeted his response: “Any fair minded …

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Democratic senators want intelligence community to submit report on Khashoggi’s murder
5 years, 10 months ago

Democratic senators want intelligence community to submit report on Khashoggi’s murder

CNN  

Washington CNN — A group of Democratic senators on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require the leader of the intelligence community to submit an unclassified report on the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally ordered Khashoggi’s murder, but President Donald Trump has steered clear of blaming the …

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