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Kathy Barnette’s late surge scrambles Republican Senate primary in battleground Pennsylvania
A surge by conservative commentator Kathy Barnette is scrambling Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary just days before voters head to polls,…
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Dr. Oz, an ex-Bridgewater CEO and the ‘gentle giant’: How the Pennsylvania Senate race could shake up national politics
Pennsylvania primary voters are preparing to head to the polls on May 17 to decide who will represent the Republican…
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Trump-backed Senate hopeful Vance tied in polls ahead of Ohio primary seen as key test for ex-president
The Republican primary in Ohio is shaping up to be a nail-biter, with just days left till voters hit the…
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McConnell thought Jan. 6 discredited Trump and crushed far-right ‘sons of bitches,’ new book says
““We crushed the sons of bitches. And that’s what we’re going to do in the primary in ’22.” ” That…
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A sticking point in China competition bill: what to do about fake products
Both the House and Senate are getting back to work in Washington this week, and one item on their to-do list…
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Biden to nominate Michael Barr as top Fed banking regulator
President Biden will nominate Michael Barr, a former U.S. Treasury Department official, to serve as the Federal Reserve’s top banking…
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As Biden extends student-loan pause, analysts predict another extension closer to November’s midterm elections
As President Joe Biden delivered another reprieve this week for student-loan borrowers from monthly repayments, analysts cast the move as…
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Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed by Senate as first Black woman on Supreme Court
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be a U.S. Supreme Court justice, approving in an historic…
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A $10 billion funding package for next phase of COVID battle stalls in Senate, as cases start climbing again in 28 states
A $10 billion measure aimed at bolstering the U.S. government’s COVID-19 defenses stalled in the Senate on Wednesday and is…
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Senate advances Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination with 3 Republicans supporting her; vote expected later this week
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson cleared a procedural hurdle late Monday on her way to all-but-certain confirmation as the first Black woman to…
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