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Thune says Senate ‘ready to help’ with Russia sanctions if peace talks falter
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) predicted “broad support” for a bipartisan sanctions bill cosponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and 55 others.
Senate Democrats take turns slamming President Trump
While Senate Democrats do not have much legislative action ready to launch in response to President Donald Trump, they spent more than two hours Monday ripping into the administration's immigration ...
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton first major Democrat to declare bid for retiring Dick Durbin’s Senate seat
Juliana Stratton, who has served as Illinois’ lieutenant governor, has been public about her interest in Dick Durbin’s seat.
Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in Senate, announces he won’t seek reelection
Dick Durbin, the longtime second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, announced plans to retire at the end of next year, setting ...
Mexico moves to outlaw foreign propaganda after US runs anti-migrant ad across border
A reform was presented to the Mexican Senate to bar foreign governments from spreading propaganda after the U.S. DHS airs ...
Ossoff: Trump’s recent actions ‘should chill us to the bone’
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) said that President Trump’s recent executive actions “should chill us to the bone” and claimed that ...
US Congress wrestles with Trump tax bill, aims to finish by July 4
Republicans in the U.S. Congress turned in earnest on Monday to their biggest challenge of Donald Trump's presidency: trying ...
Elections watchdog urges Senate GOP to close noncitizen voting loophole
As the Senate reconvenes this week, the Honest Elections Project is urging GOP leaders to move quickly to close a loophole ...