Americans hoping for coronavirus relief in the form of stimulus checks and federal unemployment have little reason to hope for a preelection deal.
Coronavirus cases are rising in much of the country, and millions of Americans are in dire straits, so...
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Enlarge / Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) at a Senate hearing on The State of Broadband Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. (credit: Bill Clark | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images)
The decimation of local media is by now a sad,...
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Three of tech’s most prominent CEOs tomorrow will face the Senate Commerce Committee during a virtual hearing tomorrow and their opening statements are beginning to trickle out.
The hearing, scheduled for 10 AM ET Wednesday, will see...
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The same brown-haired woman appears in political attack ads in Maine, Kansas and Iowa.
On 26 October, the US Senate voted 52-48 along party lines to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. American lawyers have discussed how Barrett's appointment may affect the Trump base and whether it would significantly change the...
Two years ago, Justice Brett Kavanaugh appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee to defend himself against allegations of sexual misconduct. He lashed out at Democrats, left-wing activists, and those who sought “revenge on behalf of the...
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U.S. Senate foes Lindsey Graham (R) and Jaime Harrison (D) have agreed to a final debate on Friday evening, four days before Election Day in the race for one of South Carolina’s prized seats, the Charleston Post and Courier reports.
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Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan on Monday called to expand the Supreme Court after the Senate confirmed Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the high court.
Their call for...
A nice “get-well-soon” gift for Jason Lewis. WCCO reports: “The president’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr. will be visiting Minneapolis Tuesday with just days to go to Election Day. … According to the campaign for Republican Senate candidate...
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Democrats are making a strong play to win back control of the US Senate, which has been in Republican hands since 2015.
The US Senate is made up of 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats, and two independents that caucus with...
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More stimulus checks aren't coming before the November election, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell moved to adjourn the Senate on Monday.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had been trying to make a deal before...
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Three Big Tech CEOs are headed to the Senate to testify tomorrow October 28 in the midst of the worst example of online censorship this election. Republican senators are ready for a fight.
The hearing has gained attention following Twitter’s...
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Bill Kristol asks to consider three alternate Wednesday, November 4th headlines:
“Trump loses presidency as Midwest flips; GOP holds Senate.”
“Trump defeated by big margin; election called early as Florida and North Carolina go to Biden;...
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Immediately after the Senate voted to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Monday, Democrats attacked the process and its result as “illegitimate.” But Democrats know just as well as the rest of us that there was nothing unfair or...
They've accomplished nothing on COVID relief. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sent the Senate home on Monday night, without any action on COVID-19 relief.
After ramming through the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to a lifetime Supreme Court...
With withering poll numbers and a flip of control of the Senate ever more likely, Donald Trump may be preparing to end Radical Republican rule with one last big bang—a war in South America. For over a year now, our country has been quietly...
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MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave Democrats every justification to expand the Supreme Court. The “Morning Joe” host — an ex-Republican — said Democrats should throw...
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The 2020 Presidential and Senate nowcasts: in 2020 the “blue wall” looks very likely to hold, but expect surprises in the Senate Here is my weekly update on the 2020 elections, based on State rather than national polling in the past 30...
1. A deeply divided Senate voted 52-48 Monday to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Republicans pushed the nomination through over objections from Democrats, who argued that the winner of the presidential election should fill the late...
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Jake Johnson, staff writer"Small business owners, workers, and families are desperate for support—and lawmakers and the president abandoned them in order to focus on jamming through a historically non-transparent and extreme Supreme Court pick."