The measure was one of the late Senator Graham’s top priorities. The U.S. Senate passed a sanctions package against Russia on Friday. The late Senator Lindsey Graham had…
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Senate Holds Confirmation Vote for Attorney General
Senator Cassidy announces his support for the president’s nominee. The U.S. Senate is holding the vote to confirm President Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, Todd Blanche, ahead of…
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Senator McConnell Reports Moving Home from Rehab Facility
His office gave no indication of the timing for his return to Capitol Hill. Senator Mitch McConnell released a statement through his congressional office on Thursday reporting that…
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Senate Committee Prepares Vote on Contempt Resolution for Dr. Fauci
The pandemic diary entries Dr. Fauci wrote were kept on government servers. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is set to vote Thursday on a contempt…
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Acting Attorney General Issues Order to Terminate Anti-Weaponization Fund
Two Senators had delayed votes on confirming the president’s AG nominee over the fund. Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, who is also President Donald Trump’s nominee to…
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Senate Advances Stop-Gap Funding Measure
The bipartisan deal expands on the House proposal to fund the government through early December. The Senate Appropriations Committee released a continuing resolution draft on Sunday, which would…
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Pentagon to Rename Joint Base Charleston After Late Senator Graham
The senator served in the U.S. Air Force as well as on congressional armed services committees. The Pentagon has proposed renaming the South Carolina military installation Joint Base…
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Senate to Hold Vote on Contempt Motion for Dr. Fauci
The former NIAID director pled the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times during a committee hearing this week. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky chaired the Senate Homeland Security…
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Senate Confirms New Director of National Intelligence
The acting director had continued with declassifications and staff downsizing. The U.S. Senate confirmed former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Walter “Jay” Clayton as…
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House Passes Resolution to End War, Senate Votes Down Similar Measure
Legislators are divided on the U.S. involvement and importance of stopping Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. The House of Representatives approved a nonbinding concurrent resolution introduced by Representative…
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