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Getting just 2 bills signed into law is enough to make Sen. Jon Tester the most effective legislator so far this year
Two bills authored by Tester, both dealing with veterans' affairs, are among the mere 12 bills sign…
Bryan Metzger
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Sen. Jon Tester says he's seen senators stay in office too long and become 'just a shell of what they formerly were'
Tester, who will face a tough reelection fight in 2024, wants to make sure that he doesn't stay too…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Montana senator Jon Tester says he will defeat the GOP's 'awful plan' for a national sales tax
"Montana has no sales tax and we don't need the federal government imposing one on us," Tester wrot…
Juliana Kaplan
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2 Democrats joined every Republican senator in voting against Biden's private-employer vaccine-or-test mandate
Wednesday's resolution lacked veto-proof support and is unlikely to pass the House, but a broader l…
Eliza Relman,Bryan Metzger
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Joe Manchin taunts Bernie Sanders by making a zero with his hand during social spending negotiations: 'I'm comfortable with nothing'
Sen. Sanders wants to spend $3.5 trillion on Democrats' social spending bill, but Axios reported Se…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Sen. Jon Tester of Montana says he's 'trying to cut back' on dropping f-bombs
"Goddammit. I'm trying to wean myself off of this," Tester, a moderate Democrat, told Politico abou…
Bryan Metzger
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Elizabeth Warren calls Fed Chair Powell a 'dangerous man' and vows to oppose his renomination
"Your record causes me grave concern: over and over you have acted to make our banking system less …
Ayelet Sheffey
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'We always do this': Sen. Jon Tester expressed frustration about the battle over raising the debt ceiling and avoiding a government shutdown
If Congress doesn't act in time to avert a federal default, the financial consequences could send t…
Erin Snodgrass
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A proposal to raise the minimum wage was killed in the Senate after 8 Democrats voted against the bill
The proposal by Sen. Bernie Sanders was abandoned in the Senate on Friday after eight Democrats vot…
Lauren Frias
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Jon Stewart rips Republicans for blocking bill to treat veterans: 'These are the people who fought and defended their right to this fuckery'
Stewart called Republican justifications for blocking the long-sought bill, which would expand heal…
John Haltiwanger
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Montana GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy is still talking about his gunshot wound story in hotly-contested race
Tim Sheehy continues to be dogged by questions about his gunshot wound. Democrats have used the iss…
John L. Dorman
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Some Democratic political advertisers are still betting on X, despite Elon Musk's allegiance with Donald Trump
X has been successful for Democratic fundraisers and remains a go-to site for breaking news, ad exp…
Lara O'Reilly
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Democratic senators are crushing their GOP opponents in the money race. They're still likely to lose their majority.
No matter how much money Senate Democratic candidates raise, they're still facing an uphill battle,…
Bryan Metzger
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Kamala Harris' economic agenda may now depend on beating Ted Cruz or Rick Scott
Democrats are now spending in Texas and Florida. Harris wouldn't be able to enact her economic or a…
Bryan Metzger
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A second Democratic senator just called on Biden to not seek a second term
Sen. Jon Tester of Montana just wrote that President Biden should step aside: "I've never been afra…
Aditi Bharade
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A bloc of Trump voters in key swing states also backs Democratic Senate candidates. Here's why that matters.
A relatively small but significant bloc of Trump's backers are also voting for Democratic Senate ca…
John L. Dorman
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Kamala Harris has raised so much money that she's giving $25 million of it to other campaigns
After raising more than $540 million, the Harris campaign and the DNC are sending $25 million to ot…
Bryan Metzger
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Here's a final breakdown of how both presidential candidates might affect your finances
Business Insider's five-part series looked at how Harris and Trump's policies affect consumers, fro…
Dan DeFrancesco
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An influx of new residents to GOP-leaning Montana could be the key voting bloc that decides the state's hotly-contested Senate race
The Montana Senate race was already set to be competitive. But transplants could be the ultimate sw…
John L. Dorman
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The tone of Democratic calls for Biden to step aside has hardened his desire to stay in the race: 'It's like they don't know he's Irish'
Over the past 48 hours, a new wave of Democratic lawmakers have called on Biden to end his campaign…