Washington Post – Politics:
Before leaving Saturday, lawmakers confirmed President Trump’s attorney general pick and passed a spending bill.
Author: Theodoric Meyer
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Sen. McConnell discharged from rehab center, continuing recovery at home
Washington Post – Politics:
The Kentucky Republican has been absent from the Senate since he was hospitalized June 14 following a fall at home.
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Michigan Democratic Senate primary too close to call
Washington Post – Politics:
In today’s edition … the Senate has a long to-do list before leaving town … a mysterious source of cheap gas … but first …
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GOP senator who defied Trump on impeachment faces voters, five years later
Washington Post – Politics:
Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, is in danger of losing his primary.
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Democrats see Senate control within reach — but some big hurdles remain
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The political terrain remains forbidding, but the president’s crumbling approval ratings and the Iran war’s weight on the economy offer the party an opening.
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A key Senate rule is slowly losing its grip, and both parties know it
Washington Post – Politics:
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has resisted President Donald Trump’s pleas to kill the filibuster, but Republicans circumvented it to try to fund immigration enforcement agencies.
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GAO agrees to review Justice Department’s handling of Epstein files
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The review by the Government Accountability Office, an independent agency that is part of the legislative branch, will look into how the department released the files.
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Stratton wins Illinois Senate primary in victory for Pritzker
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The win capped a tough night for AIPAC and Crypto, which spent heavily in Illinois’ primary elections.
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Senate poised to take up Trump’s voting bill to ‘guarantee the midterms’
Washington Post – Politics:
The Save America Act does not have the support of the 60 senators needed to overcome a filibuster — but Republicans are set to debate it at length under pressure from President Donald Trump.