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Senior Republican plots 'scheme' to derail 4 Trump nominations: MSNBC's Katty Kay

According to MSNBC contributor Katty Kay, incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune is working behind the scenes with his GOP colleagues to cripple the nominations of at least four of Donald Trump's nominees to his cabinet. With Rep. Matt Gaetz already having withdrawn his name for consideration to be the next attorney general, Kay reported to the "Morning Joe" panel …

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1 month ago

JD Vance Just Tweeted, Then Deleted, A Post With So Many Self-Owns In it

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LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Vice President-elect JD Vance tweeted — and then deleted — a message with so many spectacular self-owns that it is worth taking a moment to dissect what he did. Vance was specifically called out by Grace Chong, chief financial officer and chief operating officer for “Bannon’s War Room,” the podcast hosted by Steve Bannon, a …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Australia votes for Palestinian sovereignty

ABC

Luke Siddham-Dundon: Hello and welcome to The World Today. Alison Xiao: A spokesperson for Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia doesn't agree with everything in the resolution, but its vote reflects concern about Israel's actions, including settler violence and land dispossession. Alison Xiao: Nasser Mashni from the Australian Palestine Advocacy Network says Australia's support has been long overdue and must …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Republican Hovde admits he lost US Senate race, still weighing a recount

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde admitted Tuesday that he lost the U.S. Senate race to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin, but refused to concede and instead repeated misleading claims about the election while he considers a recount. “That grift needs to stop!” Villa posted on X. Baldwin campaign spokesperson Andrew Mamo accused Hovde of “sowing doubt about our very …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

GOP's Eric Hovde blames third-party candidate for Senate loss – and refuses to concede

Raw Story

Wisconsin Senate candidate Eric Hovde is still refusing to concede his loss to Sen. Tammy Baldwin and blaming a third-party candidate for siphoning off the votes he needed to win. America First candidate Thomas Leager netted almost the exact vote total as the Hovde's loss margin, and the Republican accused Democrats of propping up the former gun rights lobbyist's long-shot …

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Trump vs Harris: Live election 2024 results map

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While Harris was nowhere to be seen, there …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Election 2024 Polls: California U.S. Senate

New York Times

About our polling averages Our averages include polls collected by The New York Times and by FiveThirtyEight. The estimates adjust for a variety of factors, including the recency and sample size of a poll, whether a poll represents likely voters, and whether other polls have shifted since a poll was conducted. We also evaluate whether each pollster: Has a track …

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2 months ago

California's Competitive Races Could Decide House Control

Associated Press

California's 2024 election will be a tight race, with Democrats aiming to regain control of the state House and the Senate. The presidential race will be a battle between Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump, while a dozen other races will determine the outcome of the state's legislative and executive branches.

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Arizona's Electoral Battleground: What to Expect on Election Day

Associated Press

Arizona's gubernatorial and congressional races are fiercely contested in the 2024 election, with Democrats aiming to regain control of the state Senate and House after four years under Republican control. The state's 16 electoral votes are a key battleground in the presidential race, with both candidates vying for the state's support. Additionally, voters will decide on various ballot measures, including …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

North Carolina legislators consider vetoes, constitution changes as work session winds down

Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly raced Wednesday to advance legislation before completing its chief working session for the year — even as lawmakers know they could return later this summer to settle unfinished business. The House voted Wednesday to override Cooper’s three vetoes so far this year, with similar Senate votes expected on Thursday. A great deal …

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1 year, 7 months ago

North Carolina Senate votes on state government budget

Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — A state government budget proposal from North Carolina Senate Republicans received initial approval in their chamber on Wednesday, outlining a plan that spends the same amount as a competing House measure but differs on priorities, tax details and a host of policy prescriptions. “But that’s not to say at the end of the day we can’t pull …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Pennsylvania Senate votes to ban safe injection sites

Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s state Senate on Monday approved legislation to ban so-called safe injection sites, after Philadelphia became the center of a legal battle over opening safe havens where opioid users could legally inject heroin and other drugs under supervision as a way to reduce overdoses. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Christine Tartaglione, D-Philadelphia, said she supports recovery and harm-reduction …

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1 year, 8 months ago

‘Critical first step’: US Senate votes to repeal Iraq war powers

Al Jazeera

Advocates say the vote shows progress in efforts to reform legal architecture of the US’s post-9/11 ‘war on terror’. The United States Senate has voted to repeal the legal authorisation for the 2003 war in Iraq, a move hailed by critics who have long called for legislators to address the legal architecture of Washington’s post-September 11, 2001, “war on terror”. …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Twenty years on, reflection and regret on 2002 Iraq war vote

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow was sitting in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s conference room at the Pentagon, listening to him make the case that Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction. In the end the answer for me was no.” As with many of her colleagues, Stabenow’s “nay” vote in the early morning hours of Oct. 11, 2002, …

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2 years ago

US Senate votes on deal to dodge nationwide railroad strike

Al Jazeera

But an amendment to ensure paid sick leave for railroad workers failed to pass the US Senate’s 60-vote threshold. Shortly before the vote, the Senate rejected a separate amendment that would have given railroad workers seven days of paid sick leave per year, a key demand. “What was negotiated was so much better than anything they ever had.” The deal …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Why AP has called control of the US House for Republicans

Associated Press

Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday after The Associated Press declared Mike Garcia the winner of a race in California, securing the party the requisite 218th seat for the majority in the chamber. It took more than a week after the Nov. 8 midterm elections for Republicans to reach the minimum 218 seats needed to flip the …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Biden says midterms show the United States is 'ready to play'

Daily Mail

He spoke as the GOP was on the verge of secure 218 votes for majority He also likely lacks the votes in the Senate although he did not say so He said something 'unusual' would have to happen in the House Biden said there likely weren't enough votes to codify Roe By Geoff Earle, deputy u.s. political editor for dailymail.com …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Control of Congress: Why the AP hasn’t called Senate, House

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Which political party will control either chamber of Congress hangs in the balance three days and counting after the 2022 midterm elections. If Democrats keep control of 50 seats, they keep the Senate because of Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote. COUNTING CONTINUES Key races, like contests for governor in Arizona and U.S. Senate in Nevada, remained uncalled …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Democrats appear united on Jackson; GOP votes may be elusive

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Sen. Joe Manchin announced Friday that he plans to vote for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court, likely clearing the path for President Joe Biden’s historic nominee to be confirmed. But he has yet to vote against any of Biden’s judicial nominees, and he said he will also support Jackson, who would become the …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Sen. Luján suffers stroke, expected to make ‘full recovery’

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico is expected to make a full recovery after suffering a stroke and being hospitalized last week, when he began to experience dizziness and fatigue, according to his chief of staff. “As part of his treatment plan, he subsequently underwent decompressive surgery to ease swelling.” His office added that Luján is …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Vice president doesn’t have power to ‘change the outcome’ of elections

Associated Press

CLAIM: Vice President Mike Pence “did have the right to change the outcome” of the 2020 election but chose not to use it. The vice president has no power to unilaterally “change” or overturn the presidential election results of a state under the Constitution or any law, experts say. THE FACTS: While former President Donald Trump is no longer directly …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Why do Biden and the Democrats want to kill the filibuster?

Daily Mail

President Joe Biden on Tuesday said the U.S. Senate should consider scrapping a longstanding supermajority rule known as the 'filibuster' if necessary to pass voting-rights legislation that is opposed by Republicans. Democrats control 50 seats in the Senate, which allows them to eke together a majority with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking 51st vote when needed. Democrats were …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson will seek reelection

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, one of former President Donald Trump’s biggest backers, announced Sunday that he will seek reelection in the battleground state, breaking his promise not to seek a third term. Johnson’s announcement that he will run again came a day after Republican Sen. John Thune, of South Dakota, said he would seek …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Mitch McConnell's Bogus Argument For Refusing To Raise The Debt Limit

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell keeps using a bogus argument to justify leaving it up to Democrats to avert a major economic disaster. McConnell is arguing that because Democrats voted against raising the debt limit in 2006, when Republicans controlled the White House and Congress, it’s no different than Republicans forcing Democrats to raise the debt limit by themselves this …

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Senior Republican plots 'scheme' to derail 4 Trump nominations: MSNBC's Katty Kay

JD Vance Just Tweeted, Then Deleted, A Post With So Many Self-Owns In it

Australia votes for Palestinian sovereignty

Wisconsin Republican Hovde admits he lost US Senate race, still weighing a recount

GOP's Eric Hovde blames third-party candidate for Senate loss – and refuses to concede

Trump vs Harris: Live election 2024 results map

Election 2024 Polls: California U.S. Senate

California's Competitive Races Could Decide House Control

Arizona's Electoral Battleground: What to Expect on Election Day

North Carolina legislators consider vetoes, constitution changes as work session winds down

North Carolina Senate votes on state government budget

Pennsylvania Senate votes to ban safe injection sites

‘Critical first step’: US Senate votes to repeal Iraq war powers

Twenty years on, reflection and regret on 2002 Iraq war vote

US Senate votes on deal to dodge nationwide railroad strike

Why AP has called control of the US House for Republicans

Biden says midterms show the United States is 'ready to play'

Control of Congress: Why the AP hasn’t called Senate, House

Democrats appear united on Jackson; GOP votes may be elusive

Sen. Luján suffers stroke, expected to make ‘full recovery’

Vice president doesn’t have power to ‘change the outcome’ of elections

Why do Biden and the Democrats want to kill the filibuster?

Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson will seek reelection

Mitch McConnell's Bogus Argument For Refusing To Raise The Debt Limit