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The 2 Senate Democrats fighting for reelection in states where Trump dominates

5:00am December 26, 2023

by Susan Davis

Democrats need to win every single competitive Democratic-held seat in 2024 to defend their narrow majority in the Senate. Even then the party could lose control if Republicans win the White House.

President Biden takes a selfie with supporters during a rally in New York ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

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TikTok returns to the campaign trail but not everyone thinks it's a good idea

4:40pm October 26, 2023

by Elena Moore

As another major election inches closer, Democrats are navigating how TikTok fits into their 2024 campaign strategy, as the social media platform continues to be a top destination for young Americans.

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., walks on Capitol Hill on Thursday. He says he will continue to wear a suit on the Senate floor in compliance with the newly codified dress code.

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Suit yourselves: The Senate formalizes a dress code just days after ditching it

12:45pm September 28, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Backlash ensued after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer moved to relax its informal dress code last week. On Wednesday, lawmakers voted unanimously to codify business casual on the Senate floor.

Senate Democrats took steps to circumvent Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala, who has been blocking hundreds of military promotions over objections to Pentagon policies around abortion.

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Senate bucks Tuberville's blockade to begin approving military promotions

8:40pm September 20, 2023

by Kelsey Snell

Senate Democrats began holding votes on military promotions after a months-long blockade by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is working to convince members of his own party to support a stop-gap spending bill while also defending his job as speaker.

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McCarthy's plans for impeachment don't appear to be tamping down shutdown threat

3:22pm September 13, 2023

A group of hard-line House Republicans say House Speaker Kevin McCarthy cannot win their support on spending by launching an impeachment inquiry into President Biden.

Senate Republicans are facing continued questions about the health of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after the Kentucky Republican suffered two public health incidents.

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McConnell tries to shift Senate focus from his health to spending

8:18pm September 06, 2023

Reporters repeatedly asked the Senate GOP leader to provide details of what caused two incidents where he froze at events. Mitch McConnell instead referred them to a recent letter from his physician.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, is helped by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, after the 81-year-old GOP leader froze at the microphones as he arrived for a news conference, at the Capitol in Washington on July 26.

Age ain't nothing but a number but for aging lawmakers, it's raising questions

5:00am September 01, 2023

by Kelsey Snell

Elected officials are (almost) the oldest they have ever been in Washington which is causing discussions over what it means to be fit for office.

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The Pentagon is seen in this aerial view in Washington, Jan. 26, 2020.

With hold on confirmations, Pentagon says fate of hundreds of officers in limbo

5:21pm August 28, 2023

by Tom Bowman

Hundreds of nominees for military positions have been stalled as Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., protests Pentagon abortion policy. The Pentagon says the total number could swell to 650.

Alaska Senator Murkowski's summer interns took photos with all 100 senators.

These interns took selfies with all 100 senators. Here's what they discovered

5:00am August 16, 2023

by Michael Levitt

Interns in Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski's office doggedly tracked down all 100 senators, and took a selfie with them. Here's how they described some of those encounters.

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From left: Janessa Schilmoeller, Tonya Murphy, Sarah Streyder, Brandi Jones and Kate Marsh Lord.

These military spouses are fighting one senator's hold on military promotions

3:41pm August 04, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

Sen. Tommy Tuberville's disagreement with a Pentagon policy on abortion is upheaving life plans for hundreds of military families. Now those families are petitioning Senate leaders to intervene.

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