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Fetterman scoffs at Platner: 'He's not even a Democrat'

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) rebuked the Democratic nominee in the Maine Senate race on Friday, saying scandal-plagued Graham Platner is β€œnot even a Democrat.” β€œWe’re the party of pearl clutching, and now we’ve embraced him because we don’t have a choice,” Fetterman told Fox News’s Laura Ingraham in an interview Friday. β€œLike if you can’t...

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Trump calls on Republicans to pass third reconciliation bill that includes Save America Act

President Trump on Wednesday endorsed a third $350 billion reconciliation bill, urging Congress to β€œIMMEDIATELY” pass it with the Save America Act included. β€œI am hereby calling on Republicans in Congress to IMMEDIATELY advance and pass the forthcoming $350 Billion Reconciliation Bill (Recon 3.0) β€” which, at the request of our Great Department of War...

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Government funding hits a wall as senators point finger at other party

The process of funding the government is hitting a wall in the Senate, and lawmakers aren’t optimistic about finding a solution as a uniquely partisan Senate collides with an age-old problem: how much to spend on defense versus issues at home. The leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Patty Murray...

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McConnell admitted to hospital

Retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was admitted to a hospital on Sunday, according to a spokesperson. β€œSenator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” said David Popp, a senior adviser to the Kentucky senator. Popp did not provide further details on why McConnell was admitted to the hospital. McConnell...

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Defying Trump ended some Republicans' careers. It could help Susan Collins

She is the rare Republican who sometimes can boost her own popularity back home by keeping her distance from President Donald Trump, and she has perfected that delicate dance even as his tightening grip on the party has cost two of her Senate Republican colleagues their reelection.

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Graham wins South Carolina GOP Senate primary

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is projected to win South Carolina’s GOP Senate primary, avoiding a runoff in a crowded field of candidates, according to Decision Desk HQ. The victory marks a win for President Trump, who endorsed Graham and joined a tele-rally with the four-term senator Monday evening. Graham defeated Republican challenger Mark Lynch, an...

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Mitch McConnell receiving medical care after being admitted to hospital

US senator is getting β€˜excellent care’ after being hospitalized on Sunday morning, spokesperson says

Mitch ⁠McConnell, a US senator ⁠from Kentucky, was admitted ​to β€Œthe β€Œhospital β€Œon Sunday morning, β€Œa ​spokesperson ⁠said ​in ​a statement.

β€œSenator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” the statement read.

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Β© Photograph: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Β© Photograph: Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

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Senate Republican on FISA holdup: β€˜Stop playing the politics’

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) on Sunday slammed her fellow lawmakers after both chambers of Congress failed to pass bills to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). β€œWe β€” not only do we have the World Cup, we have a lot of America's 250 celebrations that we see all across the...

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Thune urges passage of FISA extension before deadline amidst Pulte uproar

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said conversations are taking place over President Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte as acting national intelligence director as the GOP leader seeks to rally senators to extend a key spy powers law, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, by the end of the week. β€œAll I know...

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Mike Johnson attempts to defend Trump after president says β€˜I love the inflation’ – as it happened

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Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting people from the countries most vulnerable to displacement from climate-driven disasters, a Guardian analysis shows.

As the Trump administration pushes policies to boost planet-heating fossil fuels, millions of people are being forced to flee their homelands due to storms, floods and droughts worsened by the climate crisis.

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Β© Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

Β© Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

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Collins, McConnell: 'Safe to conclude' third reconciliation bill not happening

Two senior Republican senators on Tuesday agreed Congress is unlikely to pass a third reconciliation bill, cautioning against relying on the possibility for defense funding. During a hearing Tuesday morning about next year’s budget for the Air Force, Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) questioned Air Force Secretary Troy Meink about a low request...

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Platner-Collins matchup set in high-profile Maine Senate race

Graham Platner, a progressive oyster farmer and political newcomer whose campaign has been wrought with controversies, will face off this fall against Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, Decision Desk HQ projects. Collins, who is seeking a sixth term, was unchallenged on Tuesday, while Platner easily advanced from the Democratic primary despite questions about whether...

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