| The unexpected, under-the-radar Senate race in Michigan that could determine control of the chamber 2024-05-03 [abcnews.com] The retirement of Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow has opened a Senate seat in Michigan Details >
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| Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion law, leaving state with 15-week ban 2024-05-02 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Arizona Senate Votes to Overturn 1864 Abortion Ban 2024-05-01 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Senate Passes Russian Uranium Import Ban, Sending to Biden 2024-05-01 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Pa. Senate Republicans push forward with alternative to Shapiro 2024-04-29 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Connecticut Senate passes wide-ranging bill to regulate AI. But its fate remains uncertain 2024-04-25 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| US Senate passes TikTok divestment-or-ban bill, Biden set to make it law 2024-04-24 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| US Senate passes law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok stateside 2024-04-24 [theregister.co.uk] Clock starts tick-tocking towards January 2025 deadline to get a deal done Details >
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| US Senate Passes Ukraine Aid, Arms Shipments to Resume in Days 2024-04-24 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Democrat Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick win nominations for closely watched U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania 2024-04-24 [abcnews.com] Democrat Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick win nominations for closely watched U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania Details >
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| US House passes fresh TikTok ban proposal to Senate 2024-04-22 [theregister.co.uk] Sadly no push to end stupid TikTok dances, but ByteDance would have year to offload app stateside
Fresh US legislation to force the sale of TikTok locally was passed in Washington over the weekend after an earlier version stalled in the Senate. Details >
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| US House of Representatives passes new TikTok ban bill to Senate 2024-04-22 [theregister.co.uk] Sadly no push to ban stupid TikTok dances, but ByteDance would have year to offload app Stateside
Fresh US legislation to force the sale of TikTok locally was passed in Washington over the weekend after an earlier version stalled in the Senate. Details >
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| Zelenskiy urges speedy passage of Ukraine aid in US Senate, transfer of weapons 2024-04-21 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| House finishes votes on $95 billion package for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies and sends it to the Senate 2024-04-20 [abcnews.com] House finishes votes on $95 billion package for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies and sends it to the Senate Details >
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| Senate approves extending FISA warrantless surveillance program 2024-04-20 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Senate advances renewal of key US surveillance program as detractors seek changes 2024-04-19 [abcnews.com] The Senate has advanced legislation that would reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance tool as lawmakers and the Biden administration rushed to tamp down fresh concerns about the program violating Americans’ civil liberties Details >
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| Alejandro Mayorkas: Senate votes to dismiss impeachment charges 2024-04-18 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Hugely expanded Section 702 surveillance powers set for US Senate vote 2024-04-18 [theregister.co.uk] Opponents warn almost anyone could be asked to share info with Uncle Sam
On Thursday the US Senate is expected to reauthorize the contentious warrantless surveillance powers conferred by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), and may even strengthen them with language that, according to US Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), "will force a huge range of companies and individuals to spy for the government." Details >
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| Senate dismisses two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security secretary, ends trial 2024-04-17 [abcnews.com] The Senate has dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his handling of the the U.S.-Mexico border and ending his trial b... Details >
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| Senate dismisses the first impeachment article against Mayorkas, declaring it unconstitutional; trial ongoing 2024-04-17 [abcnews.com] Senate dismisses the first impeachment article against Mayorkas, declaring it unconstitutional; trial ongoing Details >
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| Senate dismisses all impeachment charges against Mayorkas, ending GOP push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office 2024-04-17 [abcnews.com] Senate dismisses all impeachment charges against Mayorkas, ending GOP push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office Details >
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| Senate adjourns the impeachment trial against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after dismissing charges 2024-04-17 [abcnews.com] Senate adjourns the impeachment trial against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after dismissing charges Details >
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| Senate convenes the Mayorkas impeachment trial as Democrats seek a quick dismissal 2024-04-17 [abcnews.com] The Senate has opened the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, with senators sworn in as jurors and signing an oath book Details >
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| Senate hearings to examine Boeing safety, new whistleblower allegations 2024-04-17 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Senate will convene the Mayorkas impeachment trial as Democrats plot a quick dismissal 2024-04-17 [abcnews.com] Senate Democrats could end the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas before arguments even begin Details >
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| Senate to convene Mayorkas impeachment trial as Democrats plot quick dismissal 2024-04-17 [abcnews.com] Senate Democrats could end the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas before arguments even begin Details >
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| Anti-Trump Republican Larry Hogan navigates dangerous political terrain in pivotal Senate contest 2024-04-17 [abcnews.com] Larry Hogan has transformed Maryland’s sleepy Senate race into a top-tier contest in the fight for the Senate majority Details >
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| House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] House impeachment managers have walked two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas across the Capitol to the Senate, forcing senators to convene a trial Details >
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| House Republicans send the Mayorkas impeachment case to the Senate after procession across the Capitol, forcing a trial 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] House Republicans send the Mayorkas impeachment case to the Senate after procession across the Capitol, forcing a trial Details >
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| Dutch Senate approves law to permanently close Groningen gas field 2024-04-16 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| House to send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial 2024-04-16 [abcnews.com] House Speaker Mike Johnson says he is sending impeachment charges against Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday Details >
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| How Senate Republicans made Tax Day 2024 worse for millions of families 2024-04-15 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Illinois Senate OK 2024-04-14 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Illinois Senate passes legislation that would strip medical debt from credit reports 2024-04-13 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| House approves renewal of warrantless surveillance program after intense fight over changes, sending bill to the Senate 2024-04-12 [abcnews.com] House approves renewal of warrantless surveillance program after intense fight over changes, sending bill to the Senate Details >
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| SC state employees would get bigger pay raise in new Senate plan. Here 2024-04-11 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Tennessee Senate passes bill allowing teachers to carry guns amid vocal protests 2024-04-11 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Tennessee Senate OKs a bill that would make it illegal for adults to help minors seeking abortions 2024-04-10 [abcnews.com] Republican Senate lawmakers in Tennessee have advanced legislation making it illegal for adults to help minors get an abortion without parental consent Details >
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| Tennessee Senate advances bill to allow death penalty for child rape 2024-04-10 [abcnews.com] Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Senate has advanced legislation allowing the death penalty in child rape convictions Details >
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| House to delay sending Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate 2024-04-10 [abcnews.com] Speaker Mike Johnson will not send the House’s articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate this week as previously planned Details >
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| House to delay sending Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate 2024-04-10 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Mayorkas impeachment trial set to start in Senate next week, but may be over before it starts 2024-04-09 [abcnews.com] House Republicans will delay bringing their case against Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate until next week, two months after impeaching the Homeland Security secretary Details >
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| Speaker Johnson will delay sending Mayorkas impeachment to Senate as Republicans push to hold trial 2024-04-09 [abcnews.com] Speaker Mike Johnson will not send the House’s articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate this week as planned Details >
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| US House delays sending Senate Mayorkas impeachment to Senate until next week 2024-04-09 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Mayorkas impeachment trial set to start in Senate this week, but may be over before it starts 2024-04-09 [abcnews.com] House Republicans will bring their case against Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate this week, two months after impeaching the Homeland Security secretary Details >
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| McConnell, back in Kentucky, talks about life in the Senate after leaving longtime leadership post 2024-04-08 [abcnews.com] For nearly two decades, Mitch McConnell’s only job uncertainty hinged on whether he’d serve as Senate majority or minority leader after the next election Details >
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| Senate candidates in New Mexico tout fundraising tallies in 2-way race 2024-04-06 [abcnews.com] Campaign fundraising is off to a quick start in the New Mexico contest between incumbent U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and lone Republican contender Nella Domenici Details >
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| Senate ramps up scrutiny of private equity 2024-04-05 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Toss-up races and Democratic battlegrounds: Who will pick up control of the Senate in 2024? 2024-04-04 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| In swing-state Wisconsin, Democrat hustles to keep key Senate seat against Trump-backed millionaire 2024-04-04 [abcnews.com] The Wisconsin Senate race between Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde is setting up to be one of the most competitive and expensive Senate races in the country Details >
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| Colombian senate committee rejects Petro government health reform 2024-04-03 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Maryland lawmakers reach budget deal after debate influenced by fiscal uncertainty, US Senate race 2024-04-03 [abcnews.com] Maryland lawmakers have announced an agreement to resolve differences over proposed tax and fee increases Details >
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| Maryland lawmakers debate tax and fee package. Some Democrats worry it may cost party the US Senate 2024-04-03 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Maryland Senate leaders fast-track legislation on economic aid to employees, businesses impacted by Key Bridge collapse 2024-04-03 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Senate investigating whether ER care has been harmed by growing role of private-equity firms 2024-04-02 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Republican-passed bill removes role of Democratic governor if Senate vacancy occurs in Kentucky 2024-03-29 [abcnews.com] Kentucky lawmakers have given final passage to a bill stripping the Democratic governor of any role in picking someone to occupy a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurs Details >
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| Mississippi Senate passes trimmed Medicaid expansion and sends bill back to the House 2024-03-29 [abcnews.com] Mississippi lawmakers will try to negotiate on expanding Medicaid in one of the poorest states in the U.S. after the Senate voted Thursday for a vastly different plan than one proposed by the House Details >
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| House Speaker Mike Johnson will send Mayorkas impeachment to the Senate next month 2024-03-28 [abcnews.com] House Speaker Mike Johnson will send articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate shortly after Congress returns to Washington next month Details >
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| TikTok bill faces uncertain fate in the Senate as legislation to regulate tech industry has stalled 2024-03-25 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy quits U.S. Senate race 2024-03-25 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy suspends her Democratic campaign for US Senate 2024-03-24 [abcnews.com] New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy suspends her Democratic campaign for US Senate Details >
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| New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy suspends her Senate campaign to replace indicted Sen. Menendez 2024-03-24 [abcnews.com] New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy has suspended her U.S. Senate campaign to replace Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez as he faces federal corruption charges Details >
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| Biden signs $1.2 trillion spending package after Senate 2024-03-23 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Senate sends $1.2T spending bill to Biden 2024-03-23 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| US Senate passes $1.2tn spending package to avert government shutdown 2024-03-23 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown 2024-03-23 [abcnews.com] The Senate has passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills that pushes any new threats of a government shutdown into the fall Details >
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| Senate inches toward passage of $1.2 trillion funding package in overnight vote 2024-03-23 [abcnews.com] The Senate is inching closer to passage of a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after reaching agreement on a series of proposed amendment votes, though a final vote on passage is set to occur after a midnight funding deadline Details >
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| Partial government shutdown anticipated as Senate fails to reach deal to quickly pass funding legislation 2024-03-23 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Senate readies final passage vote for $1.2T funding package 2024-03-23 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| After House approval, Senate works late on $1.2T budget bill as shutdown deadline nears 2024-03-23 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Senate struggles to wrap up $1.2 trillion funding package as partial shutdown deadline nears 2024-03-23 [abcnews.com] The Senate has bogged down on a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills, increasing the prospects that funding for some key federal agencies will lapse and initiate a partial government shutdown beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday Details >
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| Casey, McCormick to appear alone on Senate ballots in Pennsylvania after courts boot off challengers 2024-03-23 [abcnews.com] Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick will be the only names on ballots for the office in Pennsylvania’s April primary after a ruling by the state’s highest court Details >
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| House approves $1.2 trillion package of spending bills before shutdown deadline, Senate up next 2024-03-22 [abcnews.com] The House has approved a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills just a few hours before funding for some key federal agencies is set to expire Details >
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| SC homeowners could get $359 average property tax cut. Will Senate agree with plan? 2024-03-22 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Senate rival Frank LaRose joins other GOP Ohio officeholders in endorsing Bernie Moreno 2024-03-22 [abcnews.com] Secretary of State Frank LaRose has joined other Ohio officeholders in backing his former rival, Republican Senate nominee Bernie Moreno Details >
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| Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate picks out-of-state team to win NCAA tournament 2024-03-22 [abcnews.com] Republican Eric Hovde wants to be a U.S. senator representing Wisconsin Details >
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| TikTok Draws Fresh Scrutiny From Key US Senate Democrats 2024-03-20 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Bernie Moreno wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Ohio primary election 2024-03-20 [abcnews.com] Bernie Moreno wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Ohio primary election Details >
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| DOJ to Push for TikTok Divestiture in Senate Briefings 2024-03-18 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Trump ramps up dark rhetoric in Ohio stump speech for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno 2024-03-17 [abcnews.com] Trump claimed that he, not President Joe Biden, will protect Social Security. Details >
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| Trump campaigns for GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio 2024-03-17 [abcnews.com] Trump claimed that he, not President Joe Biden, will protect Social Security. Details >
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| Abortion story from wife of Nevada Senate hopeful reveals complexity of issue for GOP candidates 2024-03-16 [abcnews.com] When the wife of Nevada Senate candidate Sam Brown spoke about an abortion she had in Texas right before they met, some Republicans welcomed the disclosure Details >
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| Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Hovde promises to donate salary to charity 2024-03-15 [abcnews.com] Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde pledges in a new campaign ad to donate his salary to charity if elected Details >
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| Trump-backed Senate candidate faces GOP worries that he could be linked to adult website profile 2024-03-15 [abcnews.com] For Republicans eager to regain the Senate majority this year, Ohio offers a prime opportunity to pick up a critical seat Details >
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| TikTok Sell-or-Ban Push to Slow as Bill Hits Senate Tumult 2024-03-15 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| TikTok Ban-or-Divest Bill Is Going Nowhere Fast in Senate 2024-03-15 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Kansas Senate approves new attempt at flat tax with veto-proof majority after defeat in House 2024-03-15 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| GOP candidate for Senate in New Jersey faced 2020 charges of DUI, leaving scene of accident 2024-03-14 [abcnews.com] A New Jersey Republican candidate for U.S. Senate was arrested in 2020 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident Details >
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| House poised to pass bill that could ban TikTok but it faces uncertain path in the Senate 2024-03-13 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| TikTok Focuses on Senate as House Heads Toward Divestment Vote 2024-03-13 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Roger Wicker wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Mississippi primary election 2024-03-13 [abcnews.com] Roger Wicker wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Mississippi primary election Details >
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| Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego begins TV ads as the Arizona US Senate race takes shape without Sinema 2024-03-12 [abcnews.com] Democratic congressman Ruben Gallego has started airing the first television ads of his Arizona U.S. Senate campaign Details >
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| Mississippi holds primaries for 4 seats in the US House and 1 in the Senate 2024-03-12 [abcnews.com] Mississippians are heading to the polls with party primaries for four seats in the U.S. House and one in the U.S. Senate Details >
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| U.S. intelligence officials warn of global security threats during Senate hearing 2024-03-12 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine bypasses Trump-backed Bernie Moreno for Matt Dolan with US Senate race nod 2024-03-11 [abcnews.com] Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has parted ways with Donald Trump to endorse state Sen. Matt Dolan over Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno in the three-way GOP primary for U.S. Senate Details >
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| Georgia state budget, including teacher raises, passes House, working through Senate 2024-03-09 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Government shutdown narrowly avoided after late night Senate vote 2024-03-09 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Senate passes partial spending package of $460 billion and avoids another threat of shutdown 2024-03-09 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| Senate passes 6 funding bills to avert partial government shutdown before midnight deadline 2024-03-09 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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| SC Johnson CEO Fisk Johnson testifies at Senate hearing on recycling plastic, EPR 2024-03-07 [news.yahoo.com] Details >
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