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3 days ago · Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Ohio, speaks during a rail safety event in Columbus, Ohio, on April 12, 2023. Maddie McGarvey—Bloomberg via Getty Images. Candidates with big checkbooks ...
4 days ago · Recent News. United States Senate, one of the two houses of the legislature ( Congress) of the United States, established in 1789 under the Constitution. Each state elects two senators for six-year terms. The terms of about one-third of the Senate membership expire every two years, earning the chamber the nickname “the house that never dies.”.
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May 20, 2024 · As a powerful member of the Senate — he is the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee — Mr. Brown has amassed a considerable war chest for his re-election campaign. Unlike Mr. Tester, he...
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1 day ago · 10. Senate rankings: 10 seats most likely to flip. Republicans are increasingly optimistic they can end their four-year stint in the Senate minority and topple the incumbents Democrats are relying on to carry the cycle with less than six months until Election Day. Top Republican party figures are quick to note they only need a single victory ...
May 14, 2024 · Stef W. Kight. Data: The Lugar Center; Chart: Sara Wise/Axios. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is the most bipartisan senator, according to the the Lugar Center's index for 2023, which takes into account bills sponsored or co-sponsored by members of both parties.
6 days ago · “The Senate Democratic Caucus is responsible for one of the most important accomplishments of the Biden-Harris administration—the confirmation of highly qualified, independent, and evenhanded judges to the federal bench. And just now, we confirmed the 200th lifetime judge since President Biden took office,” said Chair Durbin.
1 day ago · The United States Senate and the lower chamber of Congress, the United States House of Representatives, comprise the federal bicameral legislature of the United States. Together, the Senate and the House maintain authority under Article One of the U.S. Constitution to pass or defeat federal legislation. The Senate has exclusive power to confirm ...
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