California Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced on Monday that she would step down from the top Democratic spot on the Senate Judiciary Committee next year, following sharp criticism from liberal activists over her handling of the hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
Die 10 Senate seats most likely to flip in 2022
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Senate elections typically happen only every two years -- except sometimes they're three years in a row. Democrats picked up two seats in November 2020. They won two more in Georgia runoffs in January 2021. En in ...
Senate confirms Cecilia Rouse to be Biden’s top economist
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The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden's nomination of Cecilia Rouse to chair the Council of Economic Advisers. The vote on Tuesday was 95-4. Rouse, a labor economist and dean of the Princeton School of Public and...
Will Smith says he might step into politics one day
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Actor Will Smith teased the idea of running for political office one day during an interview on "Pod Save America." On the episode released Monday, Smith joined hosts Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy ...
Senate Democrats drop proposal to penalize companies for not providing $15 minimumloon
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Senate Democrats decided Sunday to abandon an alternative proposal to penalize companies for not providing a $ 15 minimum wage to their employees, the latest indication that boosting the federal minimum wage in thi...
Senate parliamentarian rules against including minimum wage in Covid relief bill
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The Senate parliamentarian has ruled against including the increase in the minimum wage in the Covid relief bill, an aide familiar with the process and two sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell CNN. Th ...
Senate confirms Jennifer Granholm as energy secretary
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The Senate on Thursday confirmed President Joe Biden's nominee for energy secretary, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The final vote was 64-35. Hierdie storie is besig om te breek en sal opgedateer word.
Demokratiese Rep. Stephanie Murphy considers Senate bid against Marco Rubio
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Florida Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy is seriously considering a run against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022, launching a listening tour on issues including the pandemic, "managing misinformation," fighting c...
Senate confirms Tom Vilsack to serve again as agriculture secretary
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The Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as President Joe Biden's agriculture secretary, sending the former Iowa governor to the same Cabinet position he served for the entirety of the Obama administration. The vote was 92...
All eyes on Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough as she reviews minimum wage provision in Covid relief bill
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A little known but powerful Senate official is being thrust into the spotlight this week as Democrats are eager to see whether an increase to the federal minimum wage will be kept in President Joe Biden's Covid reli...
David Perdue besluit teen die Senaat van Georgia 'n week nadat hy verkiesingsdokumente ingedien het
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Washington Voormalige Sen. David Perdue het besluit om nie kandidaat vir die 2022 Senaat van die Amerikaanse Senaat in Georgia, 'n week nadat hy papierwerk by die Federal Election Commission ingedien het. "Na baie gebed en nadenke, B..
Members of Maine GOP state committee condemn Sen. Susan Collins’ vote to convict Trump
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Members of the Maine Republican Party state committee are condemning "in the strongest possible terms" Republikeinse sen. Susan Collins' vote to convict former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial this month...
Ivanka Trump tells Marco Rubio she won’t challenge him for Florida Senate seat
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Ivanka Trump has no plans as of late to run for the US Senate -- at least not in Florida. A representative for Ivanka Trump told CNN she spoke with Sen. Marco Rubio and that Trump has no plans to challenge the Flori...