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National Dems bankroll campaign of 'fake independent' Senate candidate from Midwestern state

Labor Union leader Dan Osborn, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Nebraska, has campaigned on being an “Independent,” going as far as saying he has no plans to caucus with either major party if elected, but his recent FEC filings paint a different picture. Osborn has not only been endorsed …

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Merkley nearly breaks Booker's filibuster record, wins his praise for fighting 'Trump's authoritarian tactics'

Democrats pulled out all the stops Wednesday to delay the vote on a short-term spending bill to reopen the government, the 12th time the Senate has considered the measure since the government entered a shutdown Oct. 1. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., embarked on a nearly 24-hour speech at 6:23 p.m. …

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Bernie Sanders defends Maine Senate candidate under fire for Reddit comments

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is standing firm behind Maine Democrat Graham Platner, a first-time Senate hopeful facing outrage over a Nazi-style tattoo and resurfaced Reddit posts. Sanders, in an interview with Axios, blamed the media for the fury about the tattoo and Platner’s deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, where he …

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Senate Dems emboldened by weekend rallies block GOP plan to end shutdown for 11th time

Senate Democrats, fresh off a weekend of anti-Trump rallies, again blocked the Republicans’ plan to reopen the government for an 11th time as the shutdown nears its fourth week. Senate Republicans had hoped their colleagues across the aisle would have a change of heart after the “No Kings” rallies across …

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Senate Democrats block GOP plan for 10th time, ensuring shutdown lasts into next week

Senate Democrats for a 10th time blocked Republicans’ attempts to reopen the government and have ensured that the shutdown goes into next week. That’s because after one final vote series later on Thursday, lawmakers will leave Washington, D.C., for another long weekend after just three short days on the Hill. …

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Sen. Mitch McConnell seen on video falling inside Senate building

Sen. Mitch McConnell was captured on video suffering a fall Thursday on Capitol Hill. ETWN Capitol Hill Correspondent Erik Rosales said the incident happened in the basement of the Russell Senate Office Building. Video shows McConnell walking down a hallway while a woman approached him and asked a question about …

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Deleted posts urging violence haunt Democratic Senate hopeful in Maine race

Old online posts that appear to promote violence to achieve political change have triggered new scrutiny of a rising star on the progressive left who’s running for the Senate in Maine. Graham Platner, a U.S. Marine and Army veteran and oyster farmer who is gaining momentum in the race to …

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Thune torches Senate Dems for allowing 'far-left' lawmakers to hijack party after blocking crucial bill

FIRST ON FOX: Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., believed that Senate Democrats were “in a bad place” after they tanked Republicans’ push to consider the annual defense spending bill on Friday. Thune argued during an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital that Democrats’ decision to vote against the procedural …

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Texas Rep Jasmine Crockett weighs Senate bid after redistricting threatens House seat

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said Wednesday she would “strongly consider” a run for the U.S. Senate, telling SiriusXM’s “The Lurie Daniel Favors Show” that recent polling suggests she would be a top contender in the Texas Democratic primary. During the interview, Favors asked Crockett about her district redrawn by the …

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Republicans fume as Democrats block 9th GOP bid to reopen government

Senate Republicans tried and failed for the ninth time to reopen the government and are starting to believe that Senate Democrats won’t budge until next week. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats again blocked the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) in their push for an extension of expiring …

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