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GOP senator falls for sexually explicit Jimmy Carter death hoax
The fake letter announcing Jimmy Carter's death quoted the 39th president as calling his wife a "ba…
Bryan Metzger
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The Senate has a new plan to ban congressional stock trading. Here's what's in it.
A key Senate committee marked up new legislation that would ban lawmakers from trading stocks. Now …
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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First Democratic senator calls for Biden to drop out of the race
Sen. Peter Welch, a Vermont Democrat, called on President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 electio…
Erin Snodgrass,Kelsey Vlamis,Lloyd Lee
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I'm running to become Maryland's next US senator. There are 'no days off,' but it's critical for me to understand the voters I hope to represent.
Angela Alsobrooks won the Democratic primary in her bid to become Maryland's next senator. As a fir…
John L. Dorman
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JD Vance has only been in the Senate for 18 months. Here's what he did in that time.
Vance's short tenure has been defined by his undying loyalty to Trump, his opposition to Ukraine ai…
Bryan Metzger
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Senators ask DOJ to investigate 'serious possibility of additional tax fraud' by Clarence Thomas
Two Democratic Senators asked Attorney General Merrick Garland to launch a special counsel investig…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Former GOP Sen. Jim Inhofe, famous for throwing a snowball in the Senate chamber, dead at 89
Inhofe famously threw a snowball in the Senate in 2015 while assailing climate change as "hoax." Bu…
Bryan Metzger
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John Fetterman reportedly gauged Biden support at a Democratic lunch, but only a few senators wanted the president to stay in the race
Fetterman has repeatedly gone to bat for Biden. But Politico reported that few Democratic senators …
John L. Dorman
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Democratic senator reportedly trying to organize a Biden drop-out push among his colleagues
A spokesperson for Sen. Mark Warner said that the Virginia Democrat "believes these are critical da…
Bryan Metzger
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Clarence Thomas accepted a free yacht trip to Russia and got flown out on a complimentary helicopter ride to Putin's hometown, 2 Democratic senators say
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Sen. Ron Wyden wrote a letter to the US attorney general with a list of…
Aditi Bharade
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John Fetterman's fitness for office was questioned after his 2022 Senate debate. He wants Democrats to 'chill' after Biden's poor performance.
In October 2022, Fetterman had a rocky debate after suffering a stroke earlier that year. He's now …
John L. Dorman
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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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Will the US follow India's suit? US Senate passes bill that could ban TikTok
Once President Joe Biden signs it into law, as he's said he will, ByteDance will have 270 days to s…
Madison Hall,Hannah Getahun
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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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These 18 senators voted against Ukraine and Israel aid
The foreign aid package, which included a bill to force a sale of TikTok, easily cleared the Senate…
Bryan Metzger
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Senate Democrats unceremoniously kill Mayorkas impeachment trial
The Mayorkas impeachment trial died without any formal debate after party-line votes. GOP Sen. Lisa…
Brent D. Griffiths,Bryan Metzger
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Republicans are divided on whether Kari Lake's Arizona Senate candidacy should be a top investment for the GOP
Lake, a former journalist who narrowly lost the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial race to Katie Hobbs, rem…
John L. Dorman
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One of the wealthiest members of Congress spent over $60 million just to lose Maryland's messy Democratic Senate primary
Rep. David Trone amassed a fortune by helping found Total Wine. It wasn't enough to win Maryland's …
Brent D. Griffiths,John L. Dorman
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Abortion politics have changed so drastically that a GOP Senate candidate is airing an ad saying he would vote to codify Roe into law
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is trying to mollify voters' anger over Roe's reversal.