“Two trillion when you spend roughly six trillion a year — that’s hard to find,” he added. “That would actually push you into Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, so I don’t know how real these figures are.” “I don’t think they’re walking in with any preconceived notion...
SALEM, Ore. (AP) —Oregonstate senators with at least 10 absences during a record-setting Republican walkout are supposed to be disqualified from running for reelection, but several on Thursday filed candidacy papers with election authorities. Following GOP walkouts in t...
The 17th Amendment to the Constitution requires Senators to be elected by a direct vote of those she or he will represent. Election winners are decided by the plurality rule. That is, the person who receives the highest number of votes wins. In some states, this may not necessarily be a ...
All three senators in attendance represent presidential battlegrounds, although none are on the ballot themselves this year. But each said the elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris had energized Democrats back home. A week after President Joe Biden dropped out and endorsed Harris to replace...
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The election of Blunt Rochester and Maryland's Alsobrooks to the Senate means that the U.S. will have two Black women serving as senators for the first time in history. Kelly Ayotte Kelly Ayotte, pictured here at an election night event in Concord, New Hampshire during the 2016 presi...
Issues: Williamson believes the federal government should spend hundreds of billions of dollars over the next 20 years on reparations for African Americans. She is also a critic of the U.S. economic system, explaining that her views are similar to Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. ...
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Though Republicans can confirm nominees without Democratic help, they would have had to wait until later in the week had all senators not agreed to speed up the confirmation vote. It's not clear who will be next in the queue. Republicans are planning to vote on ...