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Senior Political Writer for Daily Kos. Displaced Idahoan.
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House and Senate negotiators reached agreement on a major defense and national security policy bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, on Wednesday. It’s likely to be the only legislative ...
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The Supreme Court heard what could be a radical challenge to the nation’s tax laws Tuesday, with the majority of justices—including most of the conservatives—seemingly looking for a way to rule as narrowly as possible, demonstrating restraint at a time...
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UPDATE: Wednesday, Dec 6, 2023 · 5:58:23 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter Biden just spoke, slamming Republicans for “playing chicken with our national security.” Senate Republicans stormed out of a classified briefing about Ukraine on Tuesday in a...
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The Senate can finally confirm the promotions of hundreds of senior military officers that have been held up for 10 months by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville. He announced Tuesday that he was finally dropping his hold on most promotions after...
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is providing a classified video briefing to senators Tuesday in a bid to convince them to support the supplemental funding bill coming to the floor as soon as Wednesday that includes $60 billion in aid for Ukraine....
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The Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats can add a few questions to the list for conservative Supreme Court fixer Leonard Leo, if they can get him to comply with the subpoena they approved last week.
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