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Oregon's Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor all night long to protest the Trump administration. His speech has lasted 16 hours (and counting).
After being out of Washington politics for more than a decade, former Republican Sen. John Sununu says he’s running for his old seat in New Hampshire to replace Democratic Sen. Jeanne
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Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia withdraws from Senate hearing after allegations he sent offensive texts
Paul Ingrassia, the president's pick for Office of Special Counsel, pulled out of a Senate hearing after allegations surfaced that he sent a text conceding he has a "Nazi streak."
Sununu, who served the Granite State in the Senate until he lost a reelection bid to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., in 2008, said in an announcement video, “I'd be honored to have your support and return to the Senate to help calm the waters."
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National Dems bankroll campaign of 'fake independent' Senate candidate from Midwestern state
Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn portrays himself an “Independent," but election filings show ties to Democrat power players, from Liz Warren to Chuck Schumer's Senate Majority PAC.
The state House of Representatives is likely to approve the new map later this week, and the governor cannot veto it, per the State Constitution.