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US Senate confirms private equity executive Barrack as ambassador to Turkey
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed private equity executive Thomas Barrack, a longtime friend and backer of President ...
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Michigan teachers would see higher pay under Senate Democrats’ $21.8B education budget
The Senate Democrat plan calls for increasing per pupil funding from the current $9,608 per student to $10,008 per student in ...
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US Sen. Ron Wyden plans to run for reelection in 2028
But U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden says he doesn’t plan to go anywhere. The senior member of Oregon’s congressional delegation, Wyden ...
US Senate confirms billionaire businessman Stephens as ambassador to Britain
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens to be ambassador to Britain, backing ...
Illinois candidate for Durbin Senate seat consolidates support with Duckworth endorsement
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton was endorsed by Sen. Tammy Duckworth in the primary to succeed the retiring Democratic Sen ...
Angus King recalls Margaret Chase Smith, urges action against Trump in Senate floor speech
In a now iconic address, Smith denounced her Republican colleague Joseph McCarthy for his aggressive pursuit of those he considered communist sympathizers.
Prison Fellowship’s Statement After United States Senate Declares April 2025 as Second Chance Month
Prison Fellowship, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families and a leading advocate for criminal ...
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.
Trump dismisses Biden nominees to US Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has dismissed many of former President Joe Biden’s nominees to the United States ...