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Senate Sticks Around To Help Ukraine As House Republicans Skip Town
15Dec By adminNo Comments
Politics

Senate Sticks Around To Help Ukraine As House Republicans Skip Town

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Peter Meijer, Republican Who Voted To Impeach Trump, Launches U.S. Senate Campaign
6Nov By adminNo Comments
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Peter Meijer, Republican Who Voted To Impeach Trump, Launches U.S. Senate Campaign

Former Rep. Peter Meijer has launched a U.S. Senate campaign, entering the race Monday as a long shot for the Republican nomination in Michigan.Meijer, whose family owns the Meijer retail chain, is best known for losing a GOP primary in 2022 after joining nine other Republicans who also voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump over the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.“My wife and I prayed hard about this race and how we can best serve our state and our nation,” Meijer said in a statement. “We considered every aspect of the campaign, and are confident we have the best chance of taking back this seat for the Republicans and fighting hard for a conservative future.”Meijer’s path to the nomination is unclear. Trump still appears to be popular with Michigan’s GOP base, and it’s unli...
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Trump Endorses Fellow Election Denier Kari Lake With Election-Denying Rant
11Oct By adminNo Comments
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Trump Endorses Fellow Election Denier Kari Lake With Election-Denying Rant

While Kari Lake reportedly tries to distance herself from election denial, ex-President Donald Trump pulled her back in on Tuesday with an endorsement video at her senatorial campaign launch. One of the featured fallacies of his speech were claims that Democrats will cheat to steal another election in 2024. Trump remains the frontrunner for the Republican nomination. (Watch the footage below.)“We must win very, very big,” he said in the clip, shared on Truth Social. “It’s much harder for them to cheat if we do it like we should if we swamp ’em .. When we get enough votes, they can’t cheat because they can’t cheat that badly.”Trump’s baseless assertions about the 2020 vote he lost being rigged and the resulting siege on the Capitol have led him to be indicted twice for election crimes.Mean...
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Tributes pour in for Sen. Diane Feinstein
29Sep By adminNo Comments
Health

Tributes pour in for Sen. Diane Feinstein

Tributes poured in Friday for late Sen. Dianne Feinstein after she died overnight at 90, cutting short a trailblazing career as longest-serving female senator. Political figures from both sides of the aisle weighed in on Feinstein’s three-decade career in the Senate, which took her to the heights of leadership in the male-dominated chamber. “She was smart. She was strong. She was brave. She was compassionate,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on the Senate floor on Friday. “But maybe the trait that stood out most of all was her integrity. It shone like a beacon for all to see and hopefully emulate.” Choking back tears, Schumer pointed to Feinstein’s empty desk in the chamber where a vase of white roses paid somber tribute. “America is a better place because of Senator Dianne Fein...
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Clock Ticking For Congress To Keep Government Open
27Sep By adminNo Comments
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Clock Ticking For Congress To Keep Government Open

Hopes of keeping the federal government funded past Sept. 30 now rest on a Senate bill unveiled Tuesday. But between House Republican leaders signaling no interest in it and the Senate’s own procedural vagaries, it’s questionable whether it can pass in time.“While for sure this bill does not have everything either side wants, it will continue to fund the government at present levels while maintaining our commitment to Ukraine’s security and humanitarian needs, while also ensuring those impacted by natural disasters across the country begin to get the resources they need,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said.The bill would keep the government funded at current levels through Nov. 17, provide $6.1 billion in military and economic aid to Ukraine and $6 billion for the Federal ...
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Senate Confirms Chairman Of Joint Chiefs Amid GOPer’s Military Promotions Hold
21Sep By adminNo Comments
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Senate Confirms Chairman Of Joint Chiefs Amid GOPer’s Military Promotions Hold

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month.Brown’s confirmation on a 83-11 vote, months after President Joe Biden nominated him for the post, comes as Democrats try to maneuver around holds placed on hundreds of nominations by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville over the Pentagon’s abortion policy. The Senate is also expected to confirm Gen. Randy George to be Army Chief of Staff and Gen. Eric Smith as commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps this week.Tuberville has been blocking the Senate from the routine process of approving military nominations in groups, frustrating Democrats who had said they would not go through the time-consuming ...
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