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Dianne Feinstein Relies Heavily on Staff to Function in Senate: The California Democrat is surrounded by a large retinue of aides at all times ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/28/us/politics/feinstein-senate-staff.html
At West Point Commencement, Kamala Harris Says Military’s Strength Lies in Diversity
nytimes.com/2023/05/27/us/politics/kamala-harris-west-point-commencement.html
Texas House impeaches Ken Paxton for abuse of office: Paxton is immediately removed from office, pending a Senate trial.
axios.com/2023/05/27/texas-ag-ken-paxton-impeached
Back in hoodies and gym shorts, Fetterman tackles Senate life after depression treatment
apnews.com/article/fetterman-depression-senate-return-hoodies-shorts-771886ba8f3caee9be9674d186cd656b
12 Famous Alumni From Mid-Ranked Law Schools: What do Joe Biden, Marco Rubio and Judge Judy have in common? None went to top-ranked law programs.
usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/slideshows/famous-alumni-from-mid-ranked-law-schools
McCarthy and Biden reach agreement in principle on debt limit: Now they have to get it to President Joe Biden’s desk in time.
politico.com/news/2023/05/27/mccarthy-and-biden-reach-agreement-in-principle-on-debt-limit-00099107
Jimmy Carter, 3 months into hospice, is aware of tributes, enjoying ice cream: NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) — Three months after entering end-of-life care at home ...
apnews.com/article/jimmy-carter-hospice-rosalynn-jason-andrew-young-665b20a4edba44611447a4890cd39297
For Trump, the More GOP Presidential Candidates the Better: Ron DeSantis entered the presidential race last week along with Tim Scott, with others to follow ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/28/us/politics/trump-republican-presidential-candidates.html
GOP-led Texas House to vote Saturday on possible impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton
apnews.com/article/texas-attorney-general-paxton-impeachment-2862e3f786dd1e832a011095fb52a38a
Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the US Senate, is set to kick off his 2024 presidential campaign in his hometown of North Charleston, South Carolina ... Show more
Debt-ceiling deal's road to passage in Congress: Democratic President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy struck a deal on Saturday to ...
reuters.com/markets/us/us-debt-ceiling-deals-winding-road-passage-congress-2023-05-28/
Sen. Bernie Sanders urges Joe Biden to use 14th Amendment on debt limit - UPI.com
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TWO CENTS: Sen. Lindsey Graham warns House Speaker Kevin McCarthy against sacrificing the defense budget to raise the debt ceiling. Link in bio./https://fxn.ws/3OKNpRl
Calling someone a white supremacist is not equal to using the n-word: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's defensive assertion is ridiculous.
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/18/marjorie-taylor-greene-jamaal-bowman/
Bernie Sanders to Joe Biden: Invoke the 14th Amendment—Now: Doing so, argues the U.S. senator, will allow the country "to pay its bills on time and without ...
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What's in the US debt ceiling deal?: An agreement to raise the US government's borrowing limit is within reach. Here are the key measures proposed.
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Menendez Investigation Is Said to Involve Questions About Luxury Gifts: Senator Robert Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey, has said he is confident the inquiry ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/25/nyregion/senator-menendez-investigation-luxury-gifts.html
Sanders Says Cuts to Aid Programs Should Be 'Off the Table' as White House and GOP Near Deal
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Feinstein Frailer Than Ever After Illness, But Unwilling to Leave Senate: Senator Dianne Feinstein, 89, whose recent bout with shingles included contracting ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/18/us/politics/feinstein-illness-shingles-senate.html
GOP Push for IRS Cuts in Debt Limit Deal Shows Top Priority: 'Squeezing Families to Protect Billionaires'
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Time Is Running Out for Congress to Raise the Debt Ceiling: With a June 5 deadline looming, there is much to be done to prevent the default that leaders of both ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/26/us/politics/debt-limit-default-mccarthy-mcconnell-biden-congress.html
Two-thirds of California voters say Feinstein no longer fit for office: Poll: 52% of polled Democrats said Feinstein should resign to allow Gov ...
axios.com/2023/05/25/poll-two-thirds-californian-voters-feinstein-no-longer-fit-serve
Cruz pans McCarthy saying debt deal has nothing for Dems ‘There are $4 trillion things’
thehill.com/homenews/4024594-cruz-pans-mccarthy-saying-debt-deal-has-nothing-for-dems-there-are-4-trillion-things/
Manchin Gets Mountain Valley Pipeline Deal Into Debt Bill: Democratic Senator Joe Manchin slipped into the debt-limit deal a measure meant to accelerate a ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-28/manchin-gets-mountain-valley-pipeline-side-deal-into-debt-bill
Tim Scott, lone Black Republican in U.S. Senate, to run for president: Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott has entered the 2024 presidential race ...
reuters.com/world/us/tim-scott-lone-black-republican-us-senate-announces-white-house-bid-2023-05-19/
Iowa voters don’t think DeSantis’ Twitter failure is real life : DeSantis’ botched rollout is a liability for his campaign. But at a Tim Scott event in Iowa ...
politico.com/news/2023/05/25/iowa-voters-dont-think-desantis-twitter-failure-is-real-life-00098777
Feinstein's office details previously unknown complications from shingles illness
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'TAKEN FOR GRANTED': Sen. Josh Hawley praises consumer backlash against corporations' "woke" agendas. See the companies facing controversy: ... Show more
Justice Thomas' billionaire friend rejects Senate panel over gift list: Texas billionaire Harlan Crow has rejected a Senate committee's request to detail gifts ...
reuters.com/world/us/justice-thomas-billionaire-friend-rejects-senate-panel-over-gift-list-2023-05-23/
Sanders Leads Senate Call for DOD Probe Into Price-Gouging Military Contractors: Five U.S. senators wrote that the Pentagon "can no longer expect Congress or ...
commondreams.org/news/sanders-dod-probe-price-gouging
Transgender health: Comparing model bills to real proposals: Many of this year's statehouse proposals to restrict gender-affirming care for youths ...
apnews.com/article/transgender-health-model-legislation-bills-4eb5e34c72f8a0d91d00158586289ba3
Republican senator is sure: "Trump can not win election": Donald Trump wants to run in the 2024 presidential election. However, one senator is certain that the ...
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Sen. Bernie Sanders urges Joe Biden to use 14th Amendment on debt limit - UPI.com
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South Carolina ready to renew abortion ban around 6 weeks of pregnancy after Senate vote
apnews.com/article/abortion-ban-south-carolina-legislature-b191cb6a7d0987ee723cd437e2e0f80e
Brittney Griner greeted by US VP Harris in return to court: Brittney Griner returned to the WNBA hardwood on Friday night in Los Angeles to cheers from a raucous ...
reuters.com/sports/basketball/wnba-griner-greeted-by-us-vp-harris-return-court-2023-05-20/
House Dem Ritchie Torres Adds to Calls for Dianne Feinstein to ‘Move On’: “If you’re a member, and you become a shadow of your former self, you should resign ...
thedailybeast.com/house-dem-ritchie-torres-adds-to-calls-for-dianne-feinstein-to-move-on
Hillary Clinton Says Dianne Feinstein Should Not Resign: Mrs. Clinton cited Republican obstruction, not Ms. Feinstein’s health: Republicans would refuse to let ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/24/us/politics/hillary-clinton-dianne-feinstein-resign.html
Sen. Tim Scott makes it official: He's a Republican candidate for president: COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina filed paperwork on Friday to ...
apnews.com/article/tim-scott-2024-presidential-campaign-152d2ee680c9a98e7fd0a2a1cf328e3c
California's Newsom faces tough question: Who would replace Feinstein?: LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s ongoing medical struggles have raised a ...
apnews.com/article/dianne-feinstein-gavin-newsom-senate-shingles-vacancy-04128fe672b903afc616dc93283f87a1
Key Republican recruits hesitate to jump in if Trump is the nominee: Potential Republican candidates in swing states and districts are reluctant to throw hats ...
politico.com/news/2023/05/22/donald-trump-dominance-spooks-down-ballot-recruits-00097995
This week in politics: Washington closes in on debt ceiling, Ron DeSantis shakes up 2024 GOP primary
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Tuberville says he doesn’t know if inner city teachers ‘can read and write’ : Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said on Thursday that he does not know whether ...
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4022750-tuberville-says-he-doesnt-know-if-inner-city-teachers-can-read-and-write/
Senate GOP dodges recruitment land mine as Mastriano opts out of running: Pennsylvania's Senate race will climb up the ranks of top GOP pickup opportunities.
axios.com/2023/05/28/doug-mastriano-senate-republicans-2024
Republican candidates hope to win in Iowa as they look to topple Trump in 2024: Republicans are showing up in Iowa early and often, trying to stand out against ...
npr.org/2023/05/26/1178321627/republican-candidates-hope-to-win-in-iowa-as-they-look-to-topple-trump-in-2024
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema enters debt ceiling talks to try to resolve split on energy permitting
axios.com/2023/05/27/scoop-sinema-enters-debt-ceiling-negotiations
McCarthy says they need a debt deal by this weekend. It's more complicated than that.
politico.com/news/2023/05/18/congress-approve-debt-deal-process-00097733
GOP priority bills fail as Texas Legislature runs out of time: A failure to compromise on school choice, border security and, for now, property taxes all but ...
texastribune.org/2023/05/28/texas-legislature-republican-bills-deadline/
Tim Scott warns Democrats will ‘weaponize’ divided GOP as 2024 inches closer: South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott (R) on Thursday warned against a divided GOP ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4021781-tim-scott-warns-democrats-will-weaponize-divided-gop-as-2024-inches-closer/
Carper to retire, opening safe Dem Senate seat: Tom Carper's impending retirement after four terms makes Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del ...
politico.com/news/2023/05/22/carper-to-retire-opening-safe-dem-senate-seat-00098158
Jon Hamm Calls Josh Hawley A Coward In Ad For His Opponent: Hawley just wrote a book called "Manhood," but the actor said he has it all wrong.
huffpost.com/entry/jon-hamm-josh-hawley_n_646baefbe4b0355739381b35
Louisiana GOP senator says Trump can’t win a general election: Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said Sunday he doesn’t think Donald Trump would be able ...
cnn.com/2023/05/21/politics/bill-cassidy-trump-election-2024-cnntv/
Supreme Court's Roberts says committed to 'highest standards of conduct': U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said on Tuesday that the court is ...
reuters.com/world/us/supreme-courts-roberts-says-committed-highest-standards-conduct-2023-05-24/
President Joe Biden and top US congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy appeared to move closer to a debt ceiling deal to avoid a default
Biden, McCarthy push forward towards deal on US debt ceiling: President Joe Biden and top U.S. congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday underscored ...
reuters.com/markets/us/biden-continue-debt-limit-talks-amid-g7-travel-white-house-spokeswoman-says-2023-05-17/
Micron chip ban in China to be addressed by Biden and top US Senator: The U.S. Senate's top Democrat said on Tuesday he and President Joe Biden's administration ...
reuters.com/technology/top-us-senator-biden-working-address-china-ban-micron-chips-statement-2023-05-23/
McConnell endorses debt-limit deal, calls on Senate conservatives not to delay it
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4024804-mcconnell-endorses-debt-limit-deal-calls-on-senate-conservatives-not-to-delay-it/
LIVE: US Senate Banking Committee hears from failed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank executives
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee hears from former top ... Show more
House Republicans look to line up student debt relief votes amid White House opposition
politico.com/news/2023/05/22/republicans-student-debt-relief-00098165
Ted Cruz explains why a Target boycott won't work like Bud Light: Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz said Friday that a conservative boycott of Target over its ...
foxbusiness.com/politics/ted-cruz-explains-why-target-boycott-wont-work-bud-light
Democratic senators urge Biden to use 14th Amendment to avoid debt default: A group of U.S. Senate Democrats called on President Joe Biden to prepare to invoke ...
reuters.com/world/us/group-senate-democrats-biden-use-14th-amendment-avoid-debt-default-2023-05-18/
What you need to know about the 14th Amendment and the debt ceiling: A handful of Democrats are urging the president to use the amendment to raise the nation’s ...
politico.com/news/2023/05/19/14th-amendment-biden-debt-ceiling-00097932
Sen. Whitehouse: Supreme Court justices are ‘in a fact-free zone as well as an ethics-free zone’
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4023767-sen-whitehouse-supreme-court-justices-are-in-a-fact-free-zone-as-well-as-an-ethics-free-zone/
California Democrats divided on Dianne Feinstein serving to term’s end: In California, Sen. Dianne Feinstein's health status is still stirring consternation ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/27/dianne-feinstein-medical-condition-democrats/
Biden's nominee for Kansas federal judge post asks to withdraw: Jabari Wamble, U.S. President Joe Biden's pick for a federal judgeship in Kansas ...
reuters.com/world/us/bidens-nominee-kansas-federal-judge-post-asks-withdraw-2023-05-24/
J.D. Vance Hyperventilates Over Target’s Pride Products: Vance vowed not to shop at Target anymore after he claimed the company had “decided to wage war” by ...
thedailybeast.com/jd-vance-hyperventilates-over-targets-pride-products
Debt default could trigger recession, Harris and Brainard warn: Vice President Kamala Harris and top White House economic adviser Lael Brainard said on Thursday ...
reuters.com/markets/us/us-vp-harris-economic-adviser-brainard-warn-recession-if-debt-default-occurs-2023-05-18/
Nigeria's Senate approves bill to raise government borrowing from central bank: Nigeria's Senate amended a law on Saturday to allow the federal government to ...
reuters.com/world/africa/nigerias-senate-approves-bill-raise-government-borrowing-central-bank-2023-05-27/
Roy Blunt says Merrick Garland confirmation would’ve been ‘mistake for him and for the country’
thehill.com/homenews/4024568-roy-blunt-says-merrick-garland-confirmation-wouldve-been-mistake-for-him-and-for-the-country/
Sununu will make 2024 decision in ‘next week or two’: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said on Sunday that he’ll decide whether to get in the 2024 ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4024216-sununu-will-make-2024-decision-in-next-week-or-two/
Defense secretary tells Navy grads their work will ensure U.S. freedom, security - UPI.com
upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/05/26/naval-academy-graduation-lloyd-austin/4391685131320/
J.D. Vance says Target ‘decided to wage war’ on customers with Pride Month collection
thehill.com/homenews/senate/4023000-j-d-vance-says-target-decided-to-wage-war-on-customers-with-pride-month-collection/
34 percent of Black Americans say Biden’s policies have helped them: survey: Black Americans continue to be the core support of the Biden administration ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4021228-34-percent-of-black-americans-say-bidens-policies-have-helped-them-survey/
The revenge of Chris Christie? How he could take it to Trump.: Christie has little to no shot at winning. But his clear motivation for taking down Trump and his ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/19/chris-christie-2024-trump-revenge/
GOP Senator Thinks Trump Can’t Win A General Election For President: Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy cited recent elections where Trump-supported Senate candidates ...
huffpost.com/entry/gop-senator-bill-cassidy-trump-general-election-president_n_646a4bcce4b0ab2b97e83f9c
Democrats warn Biden against toughening aid for the poor: Democrats in the U.S. Congress expressed frustration with President Joe Biden's willingness to engage ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-democrats-warn-biden-against-toughening-aid-poor-2023-05-18/
Praise rolls in for Biden’s Joint Chiefs pick, but confirmation may hit a snag: Praise rolled in on Thursday for President Biden’s next intended Joint Chiefs of ...
thehill.com/policy/defense/4021727-praise-rolls-in-for-bidens-joint-chiefs-pick-but-confirmation-may-hit-a-snag/
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