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These 41 Republican senators blocked a bill to expand healthcare for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said the widespread GOP opposition to the veterans' bill "ha…
Oma Seddiq
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From Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to Sen. Tommy Tuberville, meet the Republican lawmakers heavily invested in companies that will pay for employees to get out-of-state abortions
Some anti-abortion groups are calling on Republican members of Congress to divest of their stock in…
Warren Rojas,Dave Levinthal
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Republican senators insist the Supreme Court's landmark same-sex marriage ruling was 'wrongly decided' but decline to 'wade into' it amid leaked abortion opinion
Insider spoke to nearly a dozen GOP senators about whether they believe the Supreme Court could ove…
Bryan Metzger
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Bernie Sanders slams Biden's plan to ramp up Pentagon spending
"No we do not need a massive increase in the defense budget," Sanders said, pointing out the US spe…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Sens. Marco Rubio and Richard Blumenthal skipped most meetings of a European security commission even as Russia prepared to invade Ukraine, attendance records show
Both senators are up for reelection, and Rubio has previously faced criticism over his Capitol Hill…
Kimberly Leonard,Warren Rojas
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Retired conservative judge says Republicans should vote for Biden's Supreme Court nominee 'out of political calculation' if they can't do so 'out of political magnanimity'
Judge J. Michael Luttig, who helped Pence ahead of January 6, 2021, told CNN that Republicans "prem…
Oma Seddiq
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Biden nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman to sit on Supreme Court
If confirmed, Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court, and wil…
Oma Seddiq
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Sen. Mitch McConnell on how many Black women work in his office: 'I haven't checked, we don't have a racial quota'
McConnell's remarks come as some in the Republican Party have criticized President Biden for pledgi…
Bryan Metzger
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Susan Collins says it may be difficult for Republicans to reject a Black, female Supreme Court nominee because Democrats have painted the GOP as 'anti-Black'
Collins and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham are among a few Republicans who may vote in favor of…
Sonam Sheth
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Lindsey Graham says he 'absolutely' still considers Biden a friend as he supports the president's decision to nominate a Black woman for the Supreme Court
Graham and Joe Biden haven't spoken with each other since the president took office, the Republican…
Oma Seddiq
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Former Sen. Doug Jones will guide Biden's Supreme Court nominee through confirmation: report
Jones, who served in the Senate from 2018 to 2021, has known the president for decades and was on t…
John L. Dorman
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Sen. Dick Durbin says Black women on Biden's likely list for Supreme Court seat are 'extraordinary' and must've gained success 'against great odds'
"If they have achieved the level of success in the practice of law and jurisprudence, they've done …
Kadia Tubman
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A GOP senator said Biden's next Supreme Court pick will be a 'beneficiary' of affirmative action
Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement opens the door for Biden to fulfill his promise to nominate the…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Trump falsely claims Pence had power to overturn the 2020 election, attacks bipartisan push to tighten certification process
Trump in a statement claimed that Pence "could have overturned the Election!" as he continued to de…
Tom Porter
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Ted Cruz says it's 'offensive' and an 'insult' that Biden pledged to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court
Many Republicans have criticized Biden for vowing to nominate a Black woman, despite President Rona…
John Haltiwanger,Oma Seddiq
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Lindsey Graham said nominating a Black woman to the Supreme Court would make it 'look more like America,' not affirmative action
Graham praised District Court Judge J. Michelle Childs, who is among the names Biden is considering…
John L. Dorman
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Here are the 14 Republican senators, including Mitch McConnell, who defied Trump and voted with Democrats in debt-ceiling deal
Trump lambasted the deal and Sen. Lindsey Graham warned Republicans who vote for it will face Trump…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Trump savaged Mitch McConnell over his debt-ceiling deal, saying he abandoned the GOP's best negotiating tool
"What he's done is unthinkable," Trump said of McConnell's deal on Thursday. "He is so bad for the …
Mia Jankowicz,Oma Seddiq
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announces he just received a COVID booster shot: 'It was an easy decision'
McConnell began a Monday floor speech by announcing he'd received a third dose of the vaccine while…
Bryan Metzger
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3 senators announce they have tested positive for COVID-19
Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Sen. Angus King of Maine, and Sen. John Hickenlooper of Colorado …