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Thune says Senate ‘ready to help’ with Russia sanctions if peace talks falter
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) predicted “broad support” for a bipartisan sanctions bill cosponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and 55 others.
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton first major Democrat to declare bid for retiring Dick Durbin’s Senate seat
Juliana Stratton, who has served as Illinois’ lieutenant governor, has been public about her interest in Dick Durbin’s seat.
Senate Democrats take turns slamming President Trump
While Senate Democrats do not have much legislative action ready to launch in response to President Donald Trump, they spent more than two hours Monday ripping into the administration's immigration ...
White House threatens veto over Senate challenge to Trump’s trade measures
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) plan a Senate vote to terminate the national emergency declared by Trump that underpins his tariff policy.
Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in Senate, announces he won’t seek reelection
Dick Durbin, the longtime second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, announced plans to retire at the end of next year, setting ...
Mexico moves to outlaw foreign propaganda after US runs anti-migrant ad across border
A reform was presented to the Mexican Senate to bar foreign governments from spreading propaganda after the U.S. DHS airs ...
Harsher penalties for dangerous dog owners approved by Florida Senate
Florida is among the states with the most dog attacks. The United States Postal Service says 193 mail carriers were attacked ...
Ossoff: Trump’s recent actions ‘should chill us to the bone’
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) said that President Trump’s recent executive actions “should chill us to the bone” and claimed that ...