Author: SUSAN FERRECHIO, Washington Examiner
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Thune and Johnson reelection bids signal 2022 confidence in GOP takeover
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Two key Senate Republicans announced they’ll run for reelection, signaling increased optimism the GOP can regain the majority. Democrats could hang on to their bare majority in the Senate, where they govern an evenly split chamber with the tiebreaking vote of Vice President Kamala Harris. “But that doesn’t mean the party should feel too confident…
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Senate puts stalled Build Back Better on back burner
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So much for a speedy vote on Build Back Better. Senate Democrats won’t vote on President Joe Biden’s $2.4 trillion social welfare and green energy spending bill in January as they pledged to do shortly after lawmakers returned from the holiday recess. Instead, the Senate will focus on eliminating or modifying the long-standing 60-vote threshold…
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Democrats ramp up pressure on leaders to punish Lauren Boebert
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A group of House Democrats says congressional leaders in both parties must move to punish Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert for comments suggesting Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is a terrorist. Reps. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and others announced the introduction of a resolution Wednesday that would condemn…
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Manchin could be the Grinch who blocks Christmas passage of Biden spending bill
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Senate Democrats hope to pass President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion “Build Back Better” legislation by Christmas, but they have yet to secure the approval of Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia centrist who opposes significant parts of the bill. Manchin suggested to reporters this week that the social welfare and green energy legislation that Democrats…
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Cheney booted from GOP leadership
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House Republicans by voice vote on Wednesday ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her position as chairwoman of the House Republican Conference in response to her vocal opposition to former President Donald Trump. Republicans took the vote in a closed-door, weekly meeting and followed with a debate on who should replace Cheney. The front-runner, Rep. Elise…
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House will vote to make DC 51st state, but the proposal faces long odds in the Senate
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House Democrats this week will pass a measure to make Washington, D.C., the nation’s 51st state, a move that would virtually guarantee their party two additional senators and a Democratic voting representative if the bill became law. The statehood bill lacks the vote to pass the Senate, but House Democrats put it on a fast…
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Trump impeachment trial could wrap by Saturday
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Senators predicted former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial could wrap by Saturday, far sooner than initially predicted, and a sign that Democrats who run the chamber are eager to move on to the party’s legislative priorities. The prediction for a Saturday end to the trial came after Trump’s lawyers signaled they might only use one…
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US House Democrats plan votes on red flag, other gun measures next month
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Some U.S. House Democrats will return early from the summer recess to advance gun control legislation, including a bill banning large ammunition clips. The House Judiciary Committee announced a Sept. 4 vote on a group of measures aimed at reducing gun violence, including a “red flag” measure to allow weapons to be seized from people…
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Gardner’s tenuous hold on Colorado Senate seat may hinge on Hickenlooper
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Sen. Cory Gardner’s already difficult reelection bid could get tougher. The one-term Republican is facing a state electorate that voted for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and has become increasingly Democratic over the past 15 years. But elections tend to favor the incumbent, race analysts say, and Democrats still lack a star candidate to challenge…
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Lagging White House hopefuls — like Hickenlooper — might make better Senate candidates
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Beto O’Rourke has been struggling in the polls. Steve Bullock isn’t registering at all in some voter surveys, and John Hickenlooper hasn’t even qualified yet for the next Democratic debate. Maybe some of the lowest performers in the Democratic presidential primary should compete closer to home. All three candidates hail from states where competitive 2020…
