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Booker endorses Hawaii Democrat to replace Durbin in Senate party leadership role next year
Other liberal senators that are reportedly considering Senate Minority Whip include Minnesota's Amy Klobuchar and Washington's Patty Murray.
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AOC sparks rumors of potential 2028 presidential bid with campaign-style video
The video, which showed the congresswoman speaking at a rally in Idaho, featured a montage of the Democrat shaking hands with voters at various events across the United States, and included a hopeful message.
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Here are the lawmakers headed to Rome this weekend for Pope Francis' funeral
The Senate delegation will be led by Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins, and the House delegation will be led by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. Both are Catholic.
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Grassley warns Trump that Russia is playing US 'as a patsy' amid peace negotiations
"IVE SEEN ENOUGH KILLING OF INNOCENT UKRAINIAN women + children," Grassley posted to X. "President Trump [please] put the toughest of sanctions on Putin. [You] ought to [see] from clear evidence that he is playing America as a patsy."
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Missouri Rep Eric Burlison urges GOP lawmakers to support Trump via reconciliation package
Burlison said Congress should trust the president and that he has "earned" their support after surviving an assassination attempt last year, where a bullet pierced his ear.
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Arkansas congressional delegation asks Trump to reconsider denial of federal aid over tornado damage
The delegation said initial estimates place the cost of damage from the storms at $8.8 million, but urged the president to also grant a 30-day extension so additional information on the total costs can be gathered.
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Second House lawmaker announces death of daughter from cancer
Arizona GOP Rep. Andy Biggs revealed that his daughter Cosette died of cancer last week.
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New Jersey Rep Norcross released from intensive care after medical emergency, full recovery expected
New Jersey congressman transferred out of intensive care, still in hospital after being hospitalized two weeks ago.
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Illinois Democratic Senator Dick Durbin won't seek reelection
Durbin is 80 years old and the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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GOP lawmaker Andy Barr announces bid to replace Mitch McConnell in Senate next year
Barr promised to work with the Trump administration to deport illegal migrants, keep biological men out of women's locker rooms and sports, and work to bring jobs back to Kentucky.
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Anna Paulina Luna announces she will visit El Salvador next month to meet country's president
The Republican lawmaker is expected to visit the Central American country on May 8.
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Tom Cotton asks Supreme Court to 'rein in' rogue judges as courts appear more polarized
Several lawmakers have introduced legislation recently that seeks to curb rogue judges, after multiple federal judges issued nationwide injunctions on some of Trump's agenda, instead of focusing on the people in the specific case.
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Comer refers former NY Gov Andrew Cuomo to DOJ for prosecution
The recommendation also comes after the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic sent a referral to the Justice Department over the same allegations last year.