Senate Intelligence committee backs finding that Russia tried to help Trump
The U.S. intelligence community’s initial assessment that Russia secretly tried to interfere with the 2016 election to boost Donald Trump and hurt Hillary Clinton was...
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Senate Dems ask FEMA to extend Puerto Rico shelters
A group of Senate Democrats on Friday sent a letter to Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) Director Brock Long asking for an extension for temporary housing for...
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Senate passes first 2019 funding bill
The Senate on Monday passed its first funding bill for the 2019 fiscal year as lawmakers try to avoid a high-profile shutdown fight heading toward...
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Chelsea Manning’s Senate campaign in Maryland falters toward end
Government leaker and transgender rights advocate Chelsea Manning entered the U.S. Senate race in Maryland to huge fanfare this year, but her campaign is poised...
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Trump’s tariffs receive bipartisan criticism at Senate hearing
Senators of both parties blasted Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross over President Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs Wednesday, saying the levies are harming the U.S. economy...
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Senate blocks Donald Trump’s spending cuts
Senators voted Wednesday to block President Trump’s $15.4 billion spending cuts package, with lawmakers saying it trimmed the budget too much. Brushing aside administration promises...
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Senate GOP campaign arm has no plans to endorse Republican candidate in Virginia
The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has no plans to endorse Corey Stewart, the party’s Senate nominee in Virginia, the group’s chairman said Wednesday. ...
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Corey Stewart wins Republican primary in Virginia Senate race
Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart on Tuesday rode a pro-Trump message to narrowly win the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Virginia,...
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Mitch McConnell becomes longest serving GOP leader in Senate history
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell became the longest serving GOP leader in the United States Senate on Tuesday, according to a number of news reports....
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Senate Security director leaked anti-Page information, says indictment
Former Trump campaign volunteer Carter Page has been pursued by Christopher Steele and his dossier, the FBI, Democrats and Russia collusion-minded media. He has proclaimed...
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Virginia GOP Senate candidates chase Trump base
The three Virginia Republicans vying to square off against Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine have taken three distinct approaches to mobilizing the state’s pro-Trump Republican base...
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Rick Scott holds firm to gun rights in Senate campaign
Florida has seen its share of mass gun violence — the Orlando nightclub shooting two years ago, the massacre this year at Marjory Stoneman Douglas...
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Senate GOP leaders rebuff push to rein in Trump’s tariffs
“It does hurt me a little bit to know that our institution has evolved to a place where if a president doesn’t wish for something...
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Senate Democrats plan to focus on healthcare failures during August
Senate Democrats plan to focus on health care during the month of August, following the announcement by the GOP majority that their summer recess was...
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Dianne Feinstein up big in Senate primary in California: Poll
Incumbent Dianne Feinstein holds a big lead ahead of Tuesday’s Senate primary race in California, according to a poll Friday that says a little-known Republican...
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Chris Coons: Donald Trump Jr. needs to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee again
Sen. Chris Coons said Wednesday that Donald Trump Jr. should appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee again after questioning whether he misled lawmakers in his...
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Senate passes sexual harassment bill
The Senate passed its sexual harassment bill on Thursday as expected, despite criticism the language was easier on members than its counterpart measure in the...
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Senate curbs Donald Trump’s ability to ease sanctions on Chinese telecom giant ZTE
The Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday attempted to curb President Trump’s ability to ease sanctions on ZTE Corp., amid trade talks between Washington and Beijing...
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Don Blankenship announces spoiler’s bid in West Virginia Senate race
Don Blankenship, who was defeated in his maverick bid for the Republican nomination to run for Senate in West Virginia, said Monday he’ll run as...
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Mitch McConnell biggest factor in Senate control
Mitch McConnell has been the Senate Republican leader for more than a decade, but never has his influence been more felt than this election year...
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Gina Haspel confirmed by Senate to lead CIA, first female to hold post
The Senate confirmed Gina Haspel on Thursday to lead the CIA, lofting the career intelligence officer into history as the first woman to head America’s...
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Lou Barletta wins Republican Senate primary in Pennsylvania
Rep. Lou Barletta won Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday, setting up a challenge against two-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in the fall in the swing...
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Donald Trump gets pass on John McCain ‘dying’ flap from Senate Republicans
The White House communications aide who sparked days of bad press when she dismissed Sen. John McCain as “dying anyway” still had her job Tuesday,...
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Senate demands transcript of Russian wiretaps, FBI interview that nabbed Michael Flynn
President Trump’s former attorney says there are “reports” that retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn referred to his own wiretap when he was interviewed by two...
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Senate intel panel asks Sam Nunberg for his exchanges with Roger Stone about WikiLeaks, Russia
The Senate Intelligence Committee has set its sights on former Trump election campaign aide Sam Nunberg as part of its probe into Russia’s role in...
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Donald Trump to huddle with Senate GOP next week
President Trump will make the short trip to the Capitol on Tuesday to meet with Senate Republicans, where he’s expected to take a victory lap...
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Trump attending Senate GOP lunch Tuesday
President TrumpDonald John TrumpPruitt dined with Cardinal accused of sexual abuse: report Kelly: No consideration on leaving White House despite ‘times of great frustration’ Kelly:...
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Don Blankenship devising ways to kneecap Patrick Morrisey’s Senate bid
The GOP’s Don Blankenship nightmare isn’t over. Greg Thomas, a Blankenship spokesman, said Thursday that the former coal baron plans to do whatever he can...
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Tim Pawlenty hosts ‘Pawcast’ as way to talk directly to voters in U.S. Senate bid
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty launched his own podcast on Wednesday as his way of updating voters on the goings-on in his Senate campaign. “I...
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Mike Braun wins Republican Senate nomination in Indiana
Mike Braun emerged victorious in the GOP Senate primary in Indiana, triumphing over two members of Congress in a bitter contest that turned into a...
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Patrick Morrisey fends off Don Blankenship, Evan Jenkins in West Virginia Senate primary
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey came out on top of the state’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday night, edging out U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins and...
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David Perdue to ask Senate leaders to delay August recess to pass backlog confirmations
Sen. David Perdue said Tuesday that he’s calling on his fellow senators to delay the August recess in order to get more things done. “We’re...
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Donald Trump slams West Virginia GOP Senate candidate Don Blankenship
With Don Blankenship mounting a last-minute surge, President Trump waded into the GOP Senate primary in West Virginia on Monday, stating flatly that the ex-convict...
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Donald Trump weighs in on West Virginia Senate race
President Trump weighed in on the West Virginia Senate race on Monday ahead of this week’s Republican primary. “To the great people of West Virginia...
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Donald Trump’s campaign style seen in Senate primary races
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia voters say the Republican candidates in Tuesday’s Senate primary have embarrassed and disgraced their state on the national stage with...
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GOP Senate candidate slams McCaskill over negative approval rating
Republican Josh Hawley, the leading Senate candidate in Missouri, released a new digital ad on Friday that targets Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskillClaire Conner McCaskillPeople need...
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Chelsea Manning unveils Senate platform: ‘Abolish’ ICE, Border Patrol
Senate hopeful Chelsea Manning said she’ll work to abolish federal immigrations and customs agencies if successful in her bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin,...
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Senate Rules Committee backs proposal to reduce nomination debate time
Looking to speed the confirmation process for a backlog of President Trump’s appointments, Senate Republicans on Wednesday advanced a measure to cut down on floor...
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Tom Coburn endorses Mike Braun in Indiana Senate race
Former Sen. Tom Coburn endorsed Republican candidate Mike Braun on Monday in the Indiana Senate race. “Like myself, Mike is a social & fiscal conservative...
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Mass. Senate candidate fights city order to remove anti-Warren ‘fake Indian’ signs
A Massachusetts Senate candidate is fighting an effort by city officials in Cambridge, home of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, to take down prominent anti-Warren campaign signs...
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Senate Judiciary Committee drafts bill to protect Robert Mueller from Donald Trump firing
The Senate Judiciary Committee is plowing ahead on a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by President Trump — but the...
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Donald Trump endorses Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee Senate race
President Trump endorsed Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn Thursday for a Senate seat in Tennessee in her race against former Democratic Gov. Phil Bedesen. On Twitter,...
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Kyrsten Sinema, Dem candidate, leads in Arizona Senate race: Poll
Republicans are going to be playing catch-up as they try to keep Arizona’s Senate seat red this year, according to a new poll Thursday that...
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Senate Dems propose Medicare buy-in bill
A pair of Senate Democrats introduced a bill Wednesday that allows many Americans to buy into the Medicare program that’s currently limited to seniors and...
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Bob Corker won’t campaign against Democrat in Tennessee Senate race
Retiring GOP Sen. Bob Corker had some unusually warm words for the Democrat running for his job in November, saying Wednesday he would not campaign...
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Don Blankenship’s West Virginia Senate campaign fought by national Republicans
With less than three weeks until West Virginia’s primary election, national Republican leaders seem to finally recognize that ex-con Don Blankenship has a very real...
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Heidi Heitkamp leads Kevin Cramer on fundraising, cash on hand in North Dakota Senate race
North Dakota’s Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp has out raised her GOP challenger on fundraising in the first quarter and has roughly $4 million more cash...
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Jim Renacci emphasizes Trump alliance in first Senate campaign ad
Rep. Jim Renacci on Friday released the first television ad of his Senate campaign, highlighting praise he has received from President Trump and claiming the...
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Threats against EPA’s Pruitt wildly exaggerated, security precautions unnecessary: Senate Democrats
A pair of Senate Democrats said Tuesday they’ve seen private assessments that show EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has not faced the kind of threats he’s...
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Rick Scott, Florida gov., launches Senate bid, seeks to unseat Bill Nelson
Republican Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday he is running for the U.S. Senate in Florida, setting the stage for a high-profile and costly race against...