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Trump To Endorse Vance In Ohio GOP Senate Primary

NBC News reports: Former President Trump is planning to endorse J.D. Vance in Ohio’s crowded senate GOP primary, according to three sources with knowledge of his decision. In recent days, Trump began calling donors and advisers to get their opinion endorsing on the “Hillbilly Elegy” author, but he held off under intense pressure from the rival Republican campaigns of Josh …

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REPORT: Dems Fret Over Feinstein’s Failing Memory

The San Francisco Chronicle reports: When a California Democrat in Congress recently engaged in an extended conversation with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 88, they prepared for a rigorous policy discussion like those they’d had with her many times over the last 15 years. Instead, the lawmaker said, they had to reintroduce themselves to Feinstein multiple times during an interaction that lasted …

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Judge Bars Iowa Dem From US Senate Primary Ballot

The Des Moines Register reports: U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer will appeal a judge’s ruling saying she cannot appear on Iowa’s June 7 Democratic primary ballot. The ruling late Sunday night, which reverses a state panel’s decision, is a major setback for Finkenauer, who is competing for the Democratic nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, a Republican. A pair …

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Trump Endorses Mehmet Oz In PA Senate Race

Harrisburg’s ABC News affiliate reports: Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Dr. Mehmet Oz in the hotly-contested race to represent Pennsylvania in the United States Senate. In his endorsement on Saturday Trump called the former television personality “brilliant and well-known” and that Oz has his “complete and total endorsement.” “I believe that Mehmet Oz will be the one most able …

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Susan Collins Tests Positive For COVID, Mild Symptoms

Portland’s ABC News affiliate reports: Maine Sen. Susan Collins has tested positive for COVID-19. The senator’s office issued a statement on her positive test result Thursday evening. According to the statement, Collins is experiencing mild symptoms and will isolate and work remotely in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Collins attended the confirmation vote of Judge Ketanji …

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BREAKING: Senate Confirms Jackson In 53-47 Vote

Bloomberg News reports: The first Black woman justice won’t start hearing arguments until the next term begins in October. The justice-in-waiting hasn’t said how she’d spend the next three months, though she will almost certainly devote time to hiring law clerks and deciding how she will run her chambers. Although Jackson can remain on the appeals court until Breyer retires, …

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LIVE VIDEO: Senate Votes To Confirm Ketanji Jackson

The New York Times reports: Faced with a historic pick who would not change the ideological divide of the court, top Senate Republicans had initially promised a respectful review of her record to show they could scrutinize a judicial nominee without personal attacks. Few questioned her qualifications, and Judge Jackson had been reviewed and approved by the Judiciary Committee three …

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Senate Votes 53-47 To End Debate On Ketanji Jackson

The Associated Press reports: The Senate cleared the way Thursday for a final vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, preparing to endorse the Black woman on the high court and giving President Joe Biden a bipartisan endorsement for his historic pick. A 53-47 vote to cut off debate Thursday morning came hours before Jackson’s expected confirmation. …

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Senate Unanimously Axes Russia’s Favored Trade Status

The Wall Street Journal reports: The Senate voted 100-0 on separate bills Thursday stripping Russia of its most-favored-nation trade status and approving a ban on Russian oil imports to punish Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, several weeks after the House cleared both pieces of legislation. The Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act and the Suspending Energy …

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Filings Show Oz Owns Massive Stake In “Evil” Big Tech

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: As he runs for U.S. Senate, Mehmet Oz has derided big tech as a “cartel” and boasted about taking on the Silicon Valley giants. But he’s also deeply invested in them. Oz’s personal financial disclosure report, filed Wednesday night, shows millions of dollars in Amazon, Google, and Microsoft stock, part of a massive array of assets, …

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Demings Raises Record $13M In Bid To Unseat Rubio

The Hill reports: Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) raked in more than $10 million in the first three months of 2022 for her bid against Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), her campaign announced on Wednesday. The staggering eight-figure haul leaves her with more than $13.1 million in cash on hand – the largest war chest ever for a U.S. Senate challenger in …

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Cotton: Ketanji Brown Might Have Defended Nazis

Mediaite reports: Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) railed against Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on the Senate floor Tuesday and suggested she would have defended the Nazis during the Nuremberg trials. “Judge Jackson has also shown real interest in helping terrorists,” Cotton stated. The senator then referenced former Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson, who was the lead prosecutor at the …

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Ex-Wife Of Eric Greitens: I’ve Got The Abuse Receipts

Kansas City’s PBS affiliate reports: Former Missouri First Lady Sheena Greitens says in a new court filing that she has photos and other evidence to back up her claims that former Gov. Eric Greitens physically abused her and their children as his political career unraveled. The abuse claims, made in an affidavit filed March 21, stated that as he faced …

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Romney Becomes Third GOP “Yes” Vote On Jackson

The Huffington Post reports: Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah) announced Monday night that they will vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making them the second and third Republicans to confirm their vote for President Joe Biden’s court pick. “After multiple in-depth conversations with Judge Jackson and deliberative review of her record and recent …

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Murkowski Becomes Second GOP “Yes” On Jackson

Yahoo News reports: The Senate Judiciary Committee was split on whether to approve the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. The vote on Monday went as expected, with the committee’s Democrats voting in favor of holding a Senate-wide confirmation vote, and the Republicans opposing her nomination’s advancement. The vote was split, but Democrats control the Senate, allowing …

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Senate Judiciary Panel Deadlocks 11-11 On Jackson

Reuters reports: The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday voted 11-11 along party lines on U.S. President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, with the full Senate still expected to confirm her later in the week as the first Black woman to serve on the top U.S. judicial body. The deadlocked committee vote, with Biden’s fellow Democrats in favor …

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Lindsey Graham: If Republicans Controlled The Senate, Ketanji Jackson Would Never Have Gotten A Hearing

“If we get back the Senate and we’re in charge of this body and there is judicial openings, we will talk to our colleagues on the other side. But if we were in charge, she would not have been before this committee. You would have had somebody more moderate than this. So, I want you to know right now, the …

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Ted Cruz Endorses Nutbag Josh Mandel For US Senate

The right wing Washington Examiner reports: Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz endorsed Josh Mandel in the highly competitive Ohio Senate Republican primary on Monday. Cruz hailed Mandel as a “proven fighter” against the Democrats and a champion of conservative causes, issuing a highly coveted endorsement in a primary that has often been dominated by forceful appeals to the Republican base. …

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LIVE VIDEO: Senate Panel Votes On Ketanji Jackson

Yahoo News reports: Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are scheduled to vote on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination for the Supreme Court. It kicks off a potentially historic week in which a full Senate vote could set course for the nation’s highest court seating it’s first Black female judge. The elevation of Jackson to the Supreme Court would not change …

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Cornyn Refuses Comment On Trump’s Praise Of Putin

The Hill reports: Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Sunday avoided answering questions from Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum about former President Trump’s past praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying it was not “a conversation worth having.” MacCallum asked Cornyn if he thought Trump’s previous positive comments about Putin, who faces international revulsion over his war in Ukraine, would help …

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