Tag Archives: US Senate

Hawley Claims His Bill Would Reverse “Citizens United”

The Messenger reports: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., plans to introduce legislation to reverse the landmark Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Hawley’s legislation would prohibit publicly traded corporations from making independent expenditures, donating to Super PACs or engaging in other “electioneering communications.” Democrat Lucas Kunce, Hawley’s challenger, dismissed the legislation as a “campaign prop” in a statement …

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Man Charged With Antisemitic Threats To Dem Senator

NBC News reports: A Nevada man has been charged after allegedly leaving a series of antisemitic, profanity-laced voicemails at the office of Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev. John Anthony Miller of Las Vegas was arrested Thursday and appeared in federal court a day later in connection with one count of threatening a federal official, the Justice Department said in a news …

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Tuberville: Democrats “Created” Wars In Ukraine, Israel

“They need to be worried about what’s going on in Ukraine, the Middle East, the wars that their side, the Democrats, and Joe Biden have created. You know, they want to circumvent the rules. “The only power you have in the minority is to be able to have holds on something to get the attention of the other side, whether …

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Romney: GOP Senators Wanted To Impeach Trump But Feared Violence Against Their Families By The Cultists

Brian Stelter writes for Vanity Fair: “One of the biggest revelations to me in my conversations with Romney was just how important the threat of political violence was to the psychology of elected Republicans today,” said Coppins, who recalled Romney telling him “story after story about Republican members of Congress, Republican senators, who at various points wanted to vote for …

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Senate Votes To Ban Public Transport Mask Mandates

The Washington Examiner reports: The Senate voted to include an amendment offered by Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) to ban the Department of Transportation from using federal funding to enforce mask mandates in the upper chamber’s three-bill spending package on Wednesday. The Senate voted 59-38 in favor of the amendment that aims to prevent federal mask mandates on all modes of …

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Sen. Tim Scott: “I Don’t Think Trump Can Win” In 2024

NBC News reports: Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said Donald Trump doesn’t have what it takes to win a general election, the sharpest jab he has thrown at the former president and a clear rebuke of the electability of Trump, who continues to lead the 2024 Republican primary field. Scott made the remark Monday night in response to a question from …

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Menendez Pleads Not Guilty To Foreign Agent Charge

CNN reports: Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty in federal court Monday to a charge alleging he conspired to act as a foreign agent of Egypt. The New Jersey Democrat personally entered his plea before district Judge Sidney H. Stein. Menendez, his wife Nadine Arslanian Menendez, and three other co-defendants were indicted last month on corruption-related offenses and are accused …

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McConnell Shuts Down Questions About His Health

Axios reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) shut down an inquiry into his health on Sunday when repeatedly asked about public instances when he appeared to freeze in front of reporters over the summer. The 81-year-old said in an interview with CBS’ “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan that he is “completely recovered.” “I’m in good shape — completely …

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Sen. Laphonza Butler Won’t Run To Hold Seat In 2024

The New York Times reports: Laphonza Butler, who was appointed 18 days ago to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Dianne Feinstein’s death, said on Thursday that she would not run for the office next year, clearing the way for a truly open race in California that features three Democratic congressional members and a former Major League Baseball star. …

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GOP Megadonors Dump Cash On Kyrsten Sinema

The Messenger reports: As she weighs a reelection bid, Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has garnered support from big-money donors who have given thousands of dollars to Republican committees over the past few election cycles. Sinema raised $197,400 from GOP donors who have given thousands of dollars over the years to Republican candidates and causes. Many of these donors have given …

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Menendez’s Wife Pleads Not Guilty To New Charges

The Associated Press reports: Four defendants in the criminal bribery case against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty Wednesday in New York City to a revised indictment alleging that the senator, his wife and a third defendant conspired to use him as an agent of the Egyptian government. The senator, who gave up his position as chair of the …

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Butler To Fill Feinstein’s Senate Judiciary Panel Seat

Courthouse News reports: Laphonza Butler, California’s newly-minted Democrat senator, will fill a vacancy on the Senate Judiciary Committee left by the late Dianne Feinstein, party leadership announced Tuesday. Butler, who until recently was president of Democratic political action committee EMILY’s List, is one of several lawmakers slated to assume Feinstein’s committee assignments, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a …

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Tim Scott Super PAC Cancels All Coming Ad Buys

NBC News reports: The super PAC backing Sen. Tim Scott’s presidential campaign is pulling the TV ad reservations it had made for the fall, the group announced in a memo to donors obtained by NBC News. “Starting today, we are going to release all of our Fall media inventory,” Trust in the Mission PAC co-chair Rob Collins wrote in the …

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Tom Cotton Dodges On Trump Calling Hezbollah “Very Smart,” Calls For Israel To “Bounce The Rubble In Gaza”

“He said that he stands firmly with Israel and with the prime minister. I understand they’ve had some personal disagreements. But when you’re in the middle of a war, obviously personal disagreements between heads of states pale in comparison to the national interest. What concerns me even more is this administration’s actions. As I’ve said, they’ve been soft on Iran …

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John Fetterman Calls On Senate To Expel Menendez

Philadelphia’s CBS affiliate reports: Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman on Thursday called on the Senate to expel Sen. Bob Menendez after being hit with new charges of conspiring to act as a foreign agent for Egypt. A statement from the Office of Fetterman states: Senator Menendez should not be a U.S Senator. He should have been gone long ago. It is …

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Wife Of Dem NJ Gov May Run For Menendez’s Seat

Gothamist reports: Sen. Bob Menendez says he’s still in the 2024 race. But could Democrats see First Lady Tammy Murphy’s name on the primary ballot — either running against him or ultimately in his place? “I think if she has news to break on this, she’s going to be the one to do it,” Gov. Phil Murphy, her husband, said …

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Menendez Charged With Acting As Agent For Egypt

CNN reports: Federal prosecutors have announced additional charges against New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife, alleging they conspired to have a public official act as a foreign agent. A superseding indictment was filed Thursday. Menendez and his wife, Nadine Arslanian Menendez, were indicted last month on corruption-related offenses, and are accused of accepting “hundreds of thousands of …

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Tuberville Warns Against “Picking Sides In Middle East”

“I’m hoping that cooler heads prevail, they don’t go into Palestine. Hopefully they get the hostages back and people start cooperating. But this has been really bad. Israel has the right to go because they they came in and they did some terrible things in their country. But the problem is when you start picking sides in the Middle East, …

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Lindsey Graham Doubles Down On Call To Bomb Iran

“I want to be very clear. If you kill the hostages — the Hamas has hostages, Americans and Israeli hostages — they start killing those hostages, if there’s an attack by Hezbollah in the north, creating two fronts for Israel, what I would do is, I would bomb Iran’s oil infrastructure. “The money financing terrorism comes from Iran. It’s time …

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Scott: Biden Has “Blood On His Hands,” Funded Hamas

The Messenger reports: President Joe Biden has “blood on his hands” after Hamas launched a deadly attack on Israel over the weekend, Sen. Tim Scott said during a foreign policy speech in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. “While Hamas carried out these attacks, Joe Biden has blood on his hands,” Scott said. “His weakness invited the attack. His cash giveaways to …

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