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Fetterman Prepares Return to Senate Campaign Trail in Pennsylvania

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, is expected to return to the campaign trail on Friday evening for his first major public event since he suffered a stroke in mid-May. The rally in Erie, Pa. — in a swing county in what is perhaps the nation’s ultimate swing state — […] More

by Tonya Frazier August 12, 2022, 11:22 am
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The Inflation Reduction Act passed the Senate. Here’s what to expect

The Senate on Sunday passed the Inflation Reduction Act — a bill meant to provide key funding for clean energy investments and measures to reduce prescription drug costs, after an hours-long vote-a-rama. The marathon session that started Saturday continued into Sunday afternoon, with senators voting on a number of amendments to the 755-page legislation, including […] More

by Tonya Frazier August 7, 2022, 5:36 pm
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At Long Last, the Senate Has Passed Sweeping Climate Legislation – Mother Jones

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference in which Democratic Senators were demanding passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.Allison Bailey/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. After years of stagnant climate policy, months of excruciating political negotiations, and a marathon […] More

by Tonya Frazier August 7, 2022, 3:05 pm
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Senate ‘Vote-a-Rama’ Lasts Through the Night With Democrats’ Agenda at Stake

WASHINGTON — A bleary-eyed Senator Joe Manchin III, the West Virginia Democrat who brokered the climate, health and tax deal that was on a glide path to passage within hours, sat silently at his desk in the Senate chamber around midnight on Saturday, gazing blankly into the middle distance as he munched on M&Ms. A […] More

by Tonya Frazier August 7, 2022, 11:42 am
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Live Updates: Senate Nearing Final Vote on Climate and Tax Bill

Aug. 7, 2022, 9:49 a.m. ET Aug. 7, 2022, 9:49 a.m. ET Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Democrat of Arizona, had been her party’s final holdout on the package.Credit…Tom Brenner for The New York Times Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Democrat of Arizona, announced on Thursday that she would support moving forward with her party’s climate, tax and health […] More

by Tonya Frazier August 7, 2022, 11:34 am
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Senate Republicans Introduce Bill To Stop China’s Communist Party From Buying American Land

The Chinese Communist Party has been on a buying spree lately, scooping up large areas of land in the United States. This has been raising alarm with many people who see it as a potential national security threat. Now some Republicans in the Senate are introducing a bill to stop this. Townhall reports: TRENDING: EXCLUSIVE: […] More

by Tonya Frazier August 7, 2022, 2:38 am
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Climate and Tax Bill Clears Test Vote in Senate

WASHINGTON — A divided Senate took a crucial step on Saturday toward approving Democrats’ plan to tackle climate change, bring down health care costs and raise taxes on large corporations, with a test vote that paved the way to enact a significant piece of President Biden’s domestic agenda in the coming days. The measure advanced […] More

by Tonya Frazier August 6, 2022, 6:39 pm
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Senate Parliamentarian Approves Key Climate and Drug Plan in Dems’ $740 Billion Tax-and-Spend Bill

The Senate Parliamentarian on Saturday approved key climate and prescription drug elements of the Democrats’ $740 billion tax-and-spend bill. The tax-and-spend bill will be passed through budget reconciliation (no Republican votes needed) so it needed approval from the Senate Parliamentarian. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough however did nix a Medicare inflation rebate from the bill. Schumer […] More

by Tonya Frazier August 6, 2022, 1:45 pm
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In Senate Battle, Democrats Defy Biden’s Low Standing (for Now)

PHOENIX — In a Senate split 50-50, Democrats on the campaign trail and in Congress have zero margin for error as the party tries to navigate a hostile political environment defined chiefly by President Biden’s albatross-like approval ratings. But with the Senate battlefield map mostly set after primaries in Arizona and Missouri this past week, […] More

by Tonya Frazier August 6, 2022, 4:00 am
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Scarborough and Heilemann Discuss McConnell’s Nightmare as GOP Tries to Give Senate Away

This site has spent ample time focused on the implications of Trump endorsing candidates for the U.S. Senate based solely upon loyalty to him with nearly no other limiting factor. The result has been a collection of extremists to go against solid Democratic candidates in states that the Republicans likely believed that they could win. […] More

by Tonya Frazier August 5, 2022, 11:30 am
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John Eastman Proposed Challenging Georgia Senate Elections in Search of Fraud

John Eastman, the conservative lawyer whose plan to block congressional certification of the 2020 election failed in spectacular fashion on Jan. 6, 2021, sent an email two weeks later arguing that pro-Trump forces should sue to keep searching for the supposed election fraud he acknowledged they had failed to find. On Jan. 20, 2021, hours […] More

by Tonya Frazier August 3, 2022, 7:37 pm
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Senate Overwhelmingly Votes to Add Sweden and Finland to NATO

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a treaty that would expand NATO to include Finland and Sweden, with Republicans and Democrats linking arms to pave the way for one of the most significant expansions of the alliance in decades amid Russia’s continued assault on Ukraine. The vote was 95 to 1, with only […] More

by Tonya Frazier August 3, 2022, 7:10 pm