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Mitch McConnell goes after Trump's trade policy: 'I'm not a tariff fan'
The outgoing Senate GOP leader argued that tariffs, a key part of Trump's platform, would "raise th…
Bryan Metzger
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Mitch McConnell is stepping down in November. 3 men named John have long been angling to succeed him.
It's overwhelmingly likely that the next Senate GOP leader will be named John. Here are the three m…
Bryan Metzger
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Republicans could be overlooking a potentially devastating problem with JD Vance
Republicans think JD Vance can give them a major boost in the Rust Belt. But he lagged far behind o…
John L. Dorman
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Results: Republican Sen. John Thune defeats Democrat Brian Bengs in South Dakota's US Senate election
Republican John Thune won reelection in a state that has trended considerably toward the GOP.
Hanna Kang
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Trump allies failed to get revenge on several Republicans who won their primaries despite opposing him
Criticism from Trump was once a career-destroyer in the GOP, but several who defied him emerged vic…
Tom Porter
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RESULTS: South Dakota holds primary elections, with Gov. Kristi Noem and Sen. John Thune easily winning their GOP nominations
South Dakota's one congressional district is rated as "Safe R" by Sabato's Crystal Ball at the Univ…
Madison Hall
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These 38 GOP senators just voted against protecting contraception. Here's why.
Republicans complained that Democrats were simply holding a show vote. But they also said they were…
Bryan Metzger
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Justice Alito would be disqualified from January 6 cases if he were on a lower court but SCOTUS's rules are 'merely performative,' expert says
Justice Alito's flag incidents raise concerns about his neutrality in January 6 cases and underscor…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Kelsey Vl…
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Republican Sen. John Thune says Trump shouldn't have torn up White House documents, says 'nobody should be exempt' from records laws
The National Archives has confirmed multiple reports of Trump's potentially very blatant violations…
Brent D. Griffiths
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John Thune, the No. 2 Senate Republican, will run for reelection to a fourth term
"I'm asking South Dakotans for the opportunity to continue serving them in the U.S. Senate," the se…
John L. Dorman
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Trump just canceled his January 6 press conference. Legal experts said it would've been 'boneheaded' to hold the Mar-a-Lago event.
Donald Trump faces the risk of creating bigger legal problems the more he speaks in public about Ja…
C. Ryan Barber,Kimberly Leona…
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GOP lawmakers want to block Biden from canceling student debt and extending the payment pause 'in perpetuity'
Five Republicans introduced a bill to end the student-loan payment pause, which Sen. Braun called "…
Ayelet Sheffey
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US consumers face having to pay a lot more for beef as restaurants reopen and exporting increases
Members of Congress are calling for an investigation into the meatpacking industry as beef prices s…
Kevin Shalvey
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Republican senators are privately worried the Capitol riot commission will distract them from their midterm campaigns, making it all but doomed in the Senate
GOP Whip John Thune told CNN there was concern among members that a commission "could be weaponized…
Tom Porter
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These 4 GOP senators voted to rip away millions of dollars in federal funding that they had secured for their home states
The vote was unsuccessful, and most of those senators voted for the bill's final passage. But it's …
Bryan Metzger
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As Biden approaches 100th day in office, Republicans admit difficulties in attacking his agenda
Biden has been unrelenting in his view that now is the time for bold change in America, and so far,…
John L. Dorman
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Joe Biden might end up missing Mitch McConnell
McConnell relishes his depiction as a villain, but the Kentucky Republican has found ways to work w…
Brent D. Griffiths
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These 22 GOP senators voted for a $95.3 billion Ukraine and Israel aid package without the controversial border provisions that Republicans have rejected
Unable to reach an agreement on a border deal, some Republican senators opted to move forward with …
Bryan Metzger
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These 22 GOP senators are already opposed to the bipartisan border security proposal and the bill is already stalling
Less than 24 hours after the bill was announced, nearly half of GOP senators rejected it. And House…
Bryan Metzger
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Trump slams 'Mitch's boy' Senator John Thune saying he should 'just let it play out' after the Majority Whip criticized House GOP efforts to overturn electoral votes
Trump called Thune a "Republican In Name Only" and continued his battle with Mitch McConnell since …