Tag Archives: US Senate

Sinema Faces Tight Deadline To Launch Reelection Bid

Axios reports: Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema faces an uphill battle and a dwindling timeline if she wants to run for re-election. The first-term senator, who left the Democratic party in 2022, has remained tight-lipped about her political future. If she decides to run, she’ll set up a rare three-way competitive contest in a race that could determine control of the …

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GOP Senators To Biden: Delete Your TikTok Account

Reuters reports: A group of 18 Republican lawmakers has urged President Joe Biden to deactivate his campaign’s TikTok account citing national security concerns. The lawmakers in a letter seen by Reuters said Biden was “ignoring TikTok’s well-established national security risks. How can the federal government warn Americans about the risks of this app if the Commander in Chief uses it, …

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Sen. Tim Scott: “You Have To Control Your Back Door”

The Independent reports: South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the former Republican presidential candidate turned energetic Donald Trump cheerleader, has called on the front-runner’s challenger Nikki Haley to suspend her campaign ahead of this weekend’s Palmetto State primary, saying he senses “desperation” around her and that she cannot win in the state she once served as governor. In the same interview …

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GOP Rep: Trump Ruling Is “Threat To All Businesses”

“I don’t trust this court decision. You know, being a practicing lawyer in commercial transactions, I think the whole premise of the case, which all legal analysts have said is unusual, is not really justifiable. We’ll have to see ultimately how the appeals run in this case. “But I think if this case stands, it’s going to be a threat …

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Graham To NATO Members: “Pay Up Or Get Kicked Out”

“I want to have a system where if you don’t pay up you get kicked out. But no, I’m not inviting Russia to invade Ukraine. President Trump is right to want NATO nations to meet their obligation of 2 percent. We need to turn it into an obligation that means something. I’m a big fan of NATO, but there’s $70-80 …

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Tim Scott Shrugs At Trump’s Threats To NATO [VIDEO]

The Hill reports: Sen. Tim Scott on Sunday dismissed former President Trump’s recent remarks on NATO and his silence on the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, instead touting that he believed the former president made the world “safer” during his White House term. Pressed on Sunday by CNN’s “State of the Union” anchor Jake Tapper on why Trump …

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Manchin To Announce He Won’t Run For President

NBC News reports: Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., will announce Friday that he will not run for president, according to two sources familiar with the decision, after spending months mulling a bid that would have shaken up the 2024 campaign. Manchin, 76, had previously said he would not seek re-election to his Senate seat this year, leading to speculation that he …

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GOP Rep Drops Montana Senate Bid After Six Days

Helena’s NBC affiliate reports: Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale has dropped out of the Montana U.S. Senate race MTN has confirmed. He entered the race Friday morning after months of speculation and hints of a potential run, with the goal of ultimately challenging Democrat U.S. Sen. Jon Tester in the general election. In a statement, Rosendale said knew the race …

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Diamond Engagement Ring Among Menendez’s Bribes

CNN reports: Nadine Menendez, wife of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, got a diamond engagement ring as part of extensive bribes the couple received in exchange for the senator’s influence, according to a new filing from prosecutors. The ring was purchased for Nadine Menendez as part of a $150,000 bribe for her husband’s intervention in a criminal insurance fraud prosecution, …

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Tuberville Claims US “Forced” Russia To Attack Ukraine

“We forced this issue. We kept forcing NATO all the way to eastern Europe and Putin just got tired of it. He said, ‘Listen, I do not want missiles on my border from the United States. It’d be like Russian coming to Mexico and putting missiles in Mexico.’ I can understand what he’s talking about. This administration does not know …

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Schumer Schedules Mayorkas’ Senate Trial For Feb. 26

CBS News reports: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office said Tuesday night the upper chamber will start Mayorkas’ impeachment trial after senators return to Washington on Feb. 26. “The House impeachment managers will present the articles of impeachment to the Senate following the state work period,” his office said. “Senators will be sworn in as jurors in the trial the …

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Lindsey Graham Yells At Tweet From Poland’s PM

“To the Prime Minister of Poland: I could care less what you think. To the Prime Minister of Poland: if Ronald Reagan were alive today, we wouldn’t have this broken border. To the Prime Minister of Poland: I want to help Ukraine. I want to help make a stronger NATO. But my country is on fire. We’ve had 7 million …

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Senate GOP Campaign Group Backs Vaseline Woman

Politico reports: Kari Lake’s months of courting the Republican establishment in D.C. are paying off. Once the consummate outsider, Lake has been maneuvering since even before launching her Arizona Senate bid last fall to show party leaders she’s ready to play nice — and move beyond her antagonistic and election-denial-centered 2022 run for governor. Her efforts’ biggest victory to date …

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Senate Approves Ukraine Aid After All-Night Session

The New York Times reports: The Senate passed a long-awaited foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel early Tuesday morning, delivering a bipartisan endorsement of the legislation after months of negotiations, dire battlefield warnings and political mudslinging. But the measure faced a buzz saw of opposition in the House, where Republican resistance threatened to kill it. The 70-to-29 vote reflected …

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Sen. Rand Paul Filibusters Against Ukraine Aid Bill

The Guardian reports: Rand Paul has launched a talking filibuster in protest of the $95bn foreign aid package making its way through the Senate, $60bn of which would be sent to Ukraine and $14bn of which would be directed to Israel. In a rambling speech, Paul addressed disparate topics like Covid-19 vaccinations and immigration. On the topic of foreign aid, …

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Vance: Republicans Are Plotting Against Hair Furor

Sen. J.D. Vance writes for American Conservative: The Republican establishment of Washington is so obsessively committed to Ukraine that they will use every tool at their disposal to apply pressure to other Republicans to write that big Ukraine check. The problem is that every time they apply pressure, they create an opening for Democrats and the media to tank our …

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Hawley To Garland: “Invoke The 25th” Against Biden

“I’m calling on Merrick Garland publicly now to do what I think is required under the law in the Constitution. Either charge the president, or he will go to the cabinet and tell them, ‘I believe we have to invoke the 25th Amendment.’ He’s got to do one or the other. If he doesn’t, it will just confirm what everybody …

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Trump Buries Cultist Montana Rep’s Bid For US Senate

Axios reports: Former President Trump is kneecapping the Senate hopes of right-wing Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) before they can even get off the ground. The broader rift between Trump and some of the House Republican hardliners who adopted his scorched-earth tactics to fight GOP leadership is moving beyond the House. Trump endorsed businessman Tim Sheehy, the establishment favorite to take …

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Politico: Ex-MD Gov. Larry Hogan To Launch Senate Bid

Politico reports: Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is launching a Senate bid, according to a person familiar with the matter. The anti-Trump Republican is expected to file for the open Senate seat on Friday, the last day of the filing deadline. Hogan is popular in Maryland and his entrance in the race is a huge recruiting coup for Republicans, but …

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Senate Advances Bill On Aid To Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan

NBC News reports: The Senate voted Thursday afternoon to proceed to a stripped-down bill that would provide aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, one day after Republicans in the chamber rejected a bipartisan border security and foreign aid bill. The vote of 67-32 means the Senate can begin consideration of the $95 billion package, although the next steps are uncertain …

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