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Dianne Feinstein hailed as a trailblazer after death at 90

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 12:10pm
Female senators, in particular, thanked the senator for paving a trail for other women in politics.
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The average age of Congress is rising. That’s unlikely to change soon.

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 11:43am
The average age of Congress is rising with the current class of lawmakers one of the oldest in history.
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Dianne Feinstein survived a 1976 assassination attempt, thanks to a dud bomb

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 11:41am
Feinstein, who died Thursday at age 90, was targeted by a terrorist group that left a bomb on the windowsill of her San Francisco home in December 1976.
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Once common, Senate deaths in office are now rare

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 11:03am
Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s death is one of only two of a sitting senator in the last 10 years.
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Court ruling puts Trump’s New York empire at stake

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 10:43am
A judge’s unusually sweeping ruling in a civil case accusing Donald Trump of inflating property values could force him to sell his famed New York real estate.
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On Fox News, GOP impeachment leaders spread false claims with impunity

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 9:15am
Host Sean Hannity assiduously shielded his audience from the facts.
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U.S. doesn’t learn from long history of threatened and real shutdowns

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 5:00am
There have been five shutdowns since fiscal 1977, but 20 funding gaps that threaten federal service disruptions. Other democracies don’t treat their people this way.
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Senate Republicans in discussions to add border security to stopgap bill

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:55pm
The parties have rarely been able to find consensus around the border-patrol issue.
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‘Baby steps aren’t going to cut it’: Debates do little to dent Trump dominance

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 8:42pm
Once seen as GOP candidates’ best chance at a game-changing moment, the showdowns have reinforced Trump’s advantage in the eyes of many Republicans.
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Hard-liners plot to replace McCarthy with a deputy as shutdown looms

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 8:01pm
Such a move would throw the chamber into further disarray in the middle of a potential government shutdown.
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Biden delivers unusually sharp rebuke of Trump on democracy

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 7:20pm
In speech in Arizona on the importance of democracy, Biden will announce a facility honoring his former Republican colleague.
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The IRS thought it was shutdown-proof. Now most staff would go home.

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 5:51pm
The IRS will furlough roughly 60,000 employees after a ruling that it cannot use Inflation Reduction Act funds to keep business going during a shutdown.
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Second Republican debate averages 9.5 million viewers

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 5:50pm
The debate, aired on Fox News, Fox Business and Univision, was the most-watched show on television Wednesday, though it drew fewer viewers than the first debate.
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Trump’s latest undemocratic move: Calling to end debates

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 5:07pm
The former president is the clear front-runner, but three-quarters of GOP voters say they’re at least considering voting for someone else.
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Kari Lake plans to announce Senate run next month

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 4:46pm
Lake, a Trump ally, still has not conceded her defeat in last year’s Arizona gubernatorial race.
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Democrats plan four-hour live stream with Twitch and YouTube stars

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 4:43pm
The significance of the event may be what it says about the way Democrats and Republicans are seeking to engage with potential voters online.
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The saga of Sen. Bob Menendez

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 4:03pm
Stacks of cash, a Mercedes-Benz convertible and arms sales to Egypt – they’re all in the details of the federal indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez. This week, the New Jersey Democrat pleaded not guilty. So what’s next for the embattled senator?
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The rise of ‘Chinese Communist Party’ as a pejorative

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 3:39pm
It became popular during the pandemic — and has kept up momentum since.
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Menendez remains defiant after meeting with Senate Democrats

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 3:36pm
The New Jersey senator once again signaled that he does not plan to step down despite growing calls to resign amongst his Democratic colleagues.
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Haley said Ramaswamy made her ‘dumber.’ She once praised his intellect.

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 3:23pm
Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley wrote that a book by Vivek Ramaswamy and his “intellect” were what America needed. Now, as a rival presidential hopeful, she roasted him.
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