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CNBC reports: A new bill from a bipartisan group of lawmakers, if passed, would ban TikTok in the U.S. after years of broad concern across the Trump and Biden administrations about potential Chinese government influence on the company. The new bill, introduced by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Reps. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisc., and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., would ban “all transactions …

The Independent reports: Hooded sweatshirts are not only cozy but fashion-forward. And for US Senator-elect John Fetterman (D-PA), who sports hoodies, shorts, and t-shirts, his choice of dress helped him land a spot on The New York Times’ most stylish people list of 2022. Fetterman made it to the list, accompanied by a photo of him wearing his everyday outfit …

Politico reports: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) has taken another step toward launching a 2024 challenge of newly independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Gallego has signed up the Democratic polling firm GBAO Strategies for a “leadership role” for a potential Senate bid. GBAO Strategies is fresh off a slate of victories in the general election, after working for Democratic Pennsylvania Sen.-elect John …

ABC News reports: “I’ve known Joe Manchin for a long time, he was my mentor governor when I got elected in 2009. He’s never going to be a Republican in my view,” Christie said on ABC’s “This Week.” “I think Joe Manchin is a Democrat going all the way back to his mom and dad, it’s part of who he …

The right wing Washington Examiner reports: A group of Indiana Republicans drafted a censure letter and sent it to Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) after he voted in favor of passing a bill that would codify same-sex marriage into federal law. The Cass County Republican Party censured the Indiana senator in a letter that was sent on Thursday, expressing disappointment in …

Axios reports: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is “thinking of running” for U.S. Senate, according to a fundraising text his campaign sent out on Friday. The text comes just hours after Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced she is leaving the Democratic Party to sit as an independent, which roiled Arizona Democrats already infuriated with the centrist senator. “Ruben Gallego here, humbly …

The Hill reports: Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Friday announced he will let Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) keep her committee assignments after she dropped her affiliation with the Democratic Party and said she would identify as an Independent. Schumer added Sinema’s decision will not affect Democratic control of the Senate’s committees, including the power to issue subpoenas and …

The Huffington Post reports: A week into December, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is emailing residents that their heat is about to get cut off — except the alarmist messages from his campaign are actually just misleading fundraising pitches. “Your heat will be turned off. Emergency Notice,” reads an unsettling email notification a South Carolina resident received on their phone on …

Via email from the Family Research Council: Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen and Albertsons CEO Vivek Sankaran appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to answer questions related to a proposed merger between two of the nation’s largest grocery chains. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) cautioned Kroger against expecting “Republican senators to carry the water for them” while pursuing corporate policies that promote …

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema writes for the Arizona Republic: In catering to the fringes, neither party has demonstrated much tolerance for diversity of thought. Bipartisan compromise is seen as a rarely acceptable last resort, rather than the best way to achieve lasting progress. Payback against the opposition party has replaced thoughtful legislating. Americans are told that we have only two choices …

“I think it’s good news that the basketball player is being released. Nine years of hard labor for drug possession is a ridiculous charge. “But I think also Russia needs to realize that the other gentleman’s being kept on trumped-up spy charges. What that means is particularly if he wasn’t a spy, which I don’t have any evidence that he …

The Hill reports: Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) was reelected Thursday morning to serve another term as Senate majority leader, capping a successful two years for the veteran lawmaker, who was just reelected to a fifth Senate term. Senate Democrats also reelected the rest of Schumer’s leadership team, giving Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) another term as Senate Democratic whip, Sen. Debbie …

From a self-described as scripted TikTok video: I wanted to address this on my own because the media is causing my mental health to be exploited for their gain. I also don’t enjoy the assumptions on why I did what I did. No, it had nothing to do with my sexuality or my father. I’m not suicidal but I am …

Congress Minutes reports: A bill severely restricting private pet ownership of big cats like tigers and lions passed the Senate by unanimous consent, sending the measure to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature. Certain institutions, such as wildlife sanctuaries, universities and certified zoos, would still be allowed to keep the animals. The bill would also stop members of the …

The Houston Chronicle reports: Houston police responded to the River Oaks home of Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday night after receiving a call concerning an injured individual on the premises, ABC 13’s Jessica Willey reports. HPD officials told Willey that an unidentified teenager was transported from Cruz’s home to a nearby hospital after authorities arrived at the residence. The …

Atlanta’s Fox affiliate reports: Sen. Raphael Warnock claimed victory late Tuesday night in a tight runoff race for U.S. Senate. Warnock beat out Republican challenger Herschel Walker, a Georgia football legend. “After a hard-fought campaign — or should I say campaigns — it is my honor to utter the four most powerful words ever spoken in a democracy: The people …

NBC News reports: Polls are closing soon in the Senate runoff election in Georgia, where Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is hoping to fend off a challenge from Republican Herschel Walker. Voters faced rain and some long lines as both parties worked to drive people to the polls for the second time in as many months for the runoff, which was …

Omaha’s ABC affiliate reports: Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced on Tuesday that he will seek an appointment to serve as the state’s next U.S. Senator. The state’s upcoming senate vacancy was created by Ben Sasse’s upcoming resignation. “This decision is the result of many hours of prayer and family discussions,” Ricketts said in a statement. Nebraska Democrats came out swinging …

Mediaite reports: “This is the second straight week you’ve come out to begin your press conference criticizing Donald Trump,” CNN’s Manu Raju told McConnell. “Can you say categorically that you would not support him if he were the Republican nominee?” McConnell declined to answer outright. “What I’m saying is, it would be pretty hard to be sworn into the presidency …

“These woke high-IQ stupid people are easy to recognize. They hate George Washington, they hate Thomas Jefferson, they hate Dr. Seuss, and they hate Mr. Potato Head. “These woke high-IQ stupid people, they walk around with Ziploc bags of kale that they can eat to give them energy. If you want to eat kale, that’s up to you. I don’t …