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LIVE RADAR: Storms remain possible for Sunday evening

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Trump's big bill also seeks to undo the big bills of Biden and Obama

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Chiseling away at President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act.

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Republicans urge Donald Trump and Elon Musk to end their feud

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President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk are showing no signs of reconciling on Friday, but Republicans are increasingly urging them to settle their dispute.

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Trump nominee for public lands post withdraws after her criticism of Jan. 6 attack surfaces

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President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land has withdrawn her nomination.

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What US lawmakers are saying about the White House clash between Trump and Zelenskyy

Read full article: What US lawmakers are saying about the White House clash between Trump and Zelenskyy

Key Republicans and Democrats have been stalwart supporters of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Trump's early backing of Ramaswamy for Ohio governor seen by some as meant to avoid a nasty primary

Read full article: Trump's early backing of Ramaswamy for Ohio governor seen by some as meant to avoid a nasty primary

The timing of President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Republican Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor has stunned and intrigued Ohio political observers.

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With public broadcasters pressured by the Trump administration, PBS shuts down its diversity office

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During a time of pressure on public broadcasters, PBS says that it is shutting down its office of diversity, equity and inclusion and firing the two executives who staffed it.

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Senate confirms fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary. He vows to 'unleash' US resources

Read full article: Senate confirms fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright as energy secretary. He vows to 'unleash' US resources

The Senate has confirmed fossil fuel executive Chris Wright to serve as energy secretary, a key post to promote President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market.

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Key takeaways from Trump's energy secretary pick's confirmation hearing

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Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that he would promote all sources of American energy, while also acknowledging the burning of fossil fuels causes climate change.

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Utah GOP picks Trump-backed mayor as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, but primary foes await

Read full article: Utah GOP picks Trump-backed mayor as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, but primary foes await

The Utah Republican Party has selected Trent Staggs as its nominee to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate, hours after the local official received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement.

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As some call for his ouster, McConnell pushes back on GOP critics: 'They've had their shot'

Read full article: As some call for his ouster, McConnell pushes back on GOP critics: 'They've had their shot'

After months of negotiations and delays, the Senate has voted to move forward on legislation that would provide wartime aid to Ukraine and Israel.

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Race to replace Sen. Mitt Romney heats up as Republican Utah House speaker formally enters race

Read full article: Race to replace Sen. Mitt Romney heats up as Republican Utah House speaker formally enters race

Republican Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson has formally announced that he's running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Mitt Romney.

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Senators clash with US prisons chief over transparency, seek fixes for problem-plagued agency

Read full article: Senators clash with US prisons chief over transparency, seek fixes for problem-plagued agency

The director of the federal Bureau of Prisons was scolded Wednesday by members of the Senate Judiciary Committee who say her lack of transparency is hampering their ability to help fix the agency, which has long been plagued by staffing shortages, chronic violence and other problems.

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GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy lists Senators Cruz, Lee as possible Supreme Court picks

Read full article: GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy lists Senators Cruz, Lee as possible Supreme Court picks

A biotech entrepreneur and Republican presidential hopeful says he'd consider Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah among several possible conservative candidates should he get to nominate someone to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Senate passes fire department grant program

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The Senate has passed legislation to reauthorize federal grants for local fire departments.

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Biden warns of GOP plans for Medicare, Social Security cuts

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When President Joe Biden suggested that Republicans want to slash Medicare and Social Security it brought howls of protests from the GOP side of the aisle during the State of the Union address.

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Senate passes $1.7 trillion bill to fund gov't, aid Ukraine

Read full article: Senate passes $1.7 trillion bill to fund gov't, aid Ukraine

The Senate has passed a $1.7 trillion bill to finance federal agencies through September, aid Ukraine and provide assistance to communities recovering from hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters.

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US lawmakers skeptical grocery merger will mean lower prices

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U.S. senators from both parties have expressed skepticism that a proposed merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons will lower prices for consumers.

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McMullin loss in Utah raises independent candidacy questions

Read full article: McMullin loss in Utah raises independent candidacy questions

Since Utah Republican Mike Lee won his race comfortably against independent Evan McMullin, a debate has emerged over the Democrats’ strategy to back an independent rather than run their own candidate.

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Democrats and tech leaders spend big on independent in Utah

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Tech companies and Democratic Party-aligned groups are among those funneling millions into Utah to support independent Evan McMullin’s bid to unseat Republican Sen. Mike Lee.

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South Carolina's Mace gets boost from McCarthy, Gabbard

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Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is getting a reelection boost from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

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Democrats cautiously campaign on Jan. 6, democracy threats

Read full article: Democrats cautiously campaign on Jan. 6, democracy threats

Democrats running for office this year in Republican-leaning areas or swing states are grappling with how much they should talk about the Jan. 6 insurrection, if at all.

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Biden signs international climate deal on refrigerants

Read full article: Biden signs international climate deal on refrigerants

President Joe Biden has signed an international agreement that compels the United States and other countries to limit use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning that are far more powerful than carbon dioxide.

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Utah Senate race: Referendum on direction Trump has led GOP

Read full article: Utah Senate race: Referendum on direction Trump has led GOP

Just weeks before the Nov. 8 election, Utah’s senior senator, Republican Mike Lee, is now acknowledging a real political threat from Evan McMullin.

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Mike Lee tries to distance himself from Trump in Utah debate

Read full article: Mike Lee tries to distance himself from Trump in Utah debate

U.S. Senator Mike Lee has used a debate with his challenger Monday evening to try to draw a distinction between his record and former President Donald Trump's.

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House approves antitrust bill targeting Big Tech dominance

Read full article: House approves antitrust bill targeting Big Tech dominance

The House has approved antitrust legislation targeting the dominance of Big Tech companies by giving states greater power in competition cases and increasing money for federal regulators.

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Utah's Evan McMullin upends two-party fight for US Senate

Read full article: Utah's Evan McMullin upends two-party fight for US Senate

Utah's Evan McMullin is emerging as the nation’s most competitive independent candidate running for U.S. Senate in the 2022 midterm elections.

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Panel: Trump staffers pushed unproven COVID treatment at FDA

Read full article: Panel: Trump staffers pushed unproven COVID treatment at FDA

A special House panel looking into the government's coronavirus response says the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing the drug hydroxychloroquine that had been discredited as a COVID-19 treatment.

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AP FACT CHECK: GOP skews budget bill’s impact on IRS, taxes

Read full article: AP FACT CHECK: GOP skews budget bill’s impact on IRS, taxes

Republican politicians and candidates are distorting how a major economic bill working its way through Congress would overhaul the IRS and affect taxes for the middle class.

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Manfred to senators: antitrust exemption stops city switches

Read full article: Manfred to senators: antitrust exemption stops city switches

Major League Baseball told a Senate committee planning a hearing on the sport’s antitrust exemption that it prevents teams from moving without approval and allows the sport to maintain the minor leagues at a wide level.

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Semiconductor bill unites Sanders, the right — in opposition

Read full article: Semiconductor bill unites Sanders, the right — in opposition

A bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States has managed to do nearly the unthinkable — unite Sen. Bernie Sanders and the tea party.

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Senators ask MLB why antitrust exemption needed in minors

Read full article: Senators ask MLB why antitrust exemption needed in minors

Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have asked baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to explain the impact of potential legislation stripping the sport’s antitrust exemption from covering the sport’s relationship with minor league players.

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Biden fondly recalls less polarized era while hosting picnic

Read full article: Biden fondly recalls less polarized era while hosting picnic

President Joe Biden hosted hundreds of lawmakers, their families and aides for the first congressional picnic at the White House in three years.

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Minors rep asks Congress to restrict MLB antitrust exemption

Read full article: Minors rep asks Congress to restrict MLB antitrust exemption

The executive director of the nonprofit Advocates for Minor Leaguers has recommended Congress enact legislation nullifying Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption as it applies to minor league players.

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Senators ask minor leaguers for information on MLB antitrust

Read full article: Senators ask minor leaguers for information on MLB antitrust

The chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to an advocacy group for minor leaguers asking questions about baseball’s antitrust exemption.

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Colorado GOP rejects candidates who back Trump election lie

Read full article: Colorado GOP rejects candidates who back Trump election lie

Colorado Republicans have rejected two prominent election deniers in primaries Tuesday night.

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Sen. Mike Lee brushes off opponents to win Utah GOP primary

Read full article: Sen. Mike Lee brushes off opponents to win Utah GOP primary

Sen. Mike Lee has won Utah’s Republican primary by brushing off attacks from two challengers who didn’t vote for former President Donald Trump in 2020.

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What to watch in primaries in Colorado, Illinois, elsewhere

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Seven states are set to host primary elections Tuesday as the nation comes to terms with last week’s stunning Supreme Court ruling eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.

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'Mitt Romney Republican' is now a potent GOP primary attack

Read full article: 'Mitt Romney Republican' is now a potent GOP primary attack

Mitt Romney isn’t up for reelection this year, but his name is surfacing in Republican primaries throughout the nation.

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What we know about Trump's actions as insurrection unfolded

Read full article: What we know about Trump's actions as insurrection unfolded

Members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection are holding their first prime-time hearing to share what they have uncovered about then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

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High-profile candidates try to break Dem, GOP control

Read full article: High-profile candidates try to break Dem, GOP control

A former lawmaker in Oregon is aiming to shake up state politics by running as an unaffiliated candidate for governor.

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Texas massacre casts shadow over hearing for ATF pick

Read full article: Texas massacre casts shadow over hearing for ATF pick

Less than a day after a gunman massacred 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas, a Wednesday Senate hearing for President Joe Biden’s pick to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives reflected the deep political divisions over guns.

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GOP directs culture war fury toward green investing trend

Read full article: GOP directs culture war fury toward green investing trend

Red state officials are coming out swinging against growing Wall Street efforts to consider environmental risk in investment decisions.

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Abortion draft puts unusual public pressure on Supreme Court

Read full article: Abortion draft puts unusual public pressure on Supreme Court

The traditionally insular Supreme Court is about to face the full force of public pressure and abortion politics.

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Utah Sen. Mike Lee braces for toughest reelection fight yet

Read full article: Utah Sen. Mike Lee braces for toughest reelection fight yet

Republican Sen. Mike Lee has avoided serious challenge in deeply conservative Utah in the dozen years since he came to power in a tea party wave.

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Long-serving US Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah dies at age 88

Read full article: Long-serving US Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah dies at age 88

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Utah Democrats choose independent as candidate for US Senate

Read full article: Utah Democrats choose independent as candidate for US Senate

Utah Democrats pulling hard to defeat Republican Sen. Mike Lee took the unusual step Saturday of spurning a party hopeful to instead get behind an independent, former presidential candidate Evan McMullin.

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Texts show Utah Sen. Lee's early work to overturn election

Read full article: Texts show Utah Sen. Lee's early work to overturn election

Utah Sen. Mike Lee worked on early efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, helping push legally dubious schemes to keep then-President Donald Trump in power, before he shifted course and quickly backed away.

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Cruz endorses Josh Mandel in Ohio's crowded Senate primary

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is endorsing former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel in the heated Republican primary for the open U.S. Senate seat in the Midwestern battleground.

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Trump's 8-hour gap: Minute-by-minute during Jan. 6 riot

Read full article: Trump's 8-hour gap: Minute-by-minute during Jan. 6 riot

Piecing together the activities of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021, is no easy task.

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Takeaways as Jan. 6 panel eyes Trump 'criminal conspiracy'

Read full article: Takeaways as Jan. 6 panel eyes Trump 'criminal conspiracy'

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol has previewed some of its findings in a federal court filing.

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Senate sends Biden bill averting federal shutdown

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The Senate has sent President Joe Biden a bill averting a weekend government shutdown.

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Utah senator blocks internment camp designation, draws ire

Read full article: Utah senator blocks internment camp designation, draws ire

Utah Sen. Mike Lee is facing backlash from Japanese Americans and conservation groups after blocking a proposal to create a national historic site at a former internment camp in rural Colorado.

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Manchin wary of changing Senate rules to advance voting bill

Read full article: Manchin wary of changing Senate rules to advance voting bill

Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is sounding a skeptical note about the prospects of easing the Senate’s filibuster rules to advance stalled voting legislation.

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Senate rejects bipartisan bid to stop $650M Saudi arms sale

Read full article: Senate rejects bipartisan bid to stop $650M Saudi arms sale

The Senate has rejected a bid to stop a U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia.

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Biden, allies increasingly pushing back at GOP's virus barbs

Read full article: Biden, allies increasingly pushing back at GOP's virus barbs

For months, President Joe Biden has taken it on the chin from Republicans over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Senate passes stopgap funding bill, avoiding shutdown

Read full article: Senate passes stopgap funding bill, avoiding shutdown

The Senate has passed a stopgap spending bill that avoids a short-term shutdown and funds the federal government through Feb. 18 after leaders defused a partisan standoff over federal vaccine mandates.

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Biden signs stopgap funding bill to keep government running

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President Joe Biden has signed into law the stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government running through Feb. 18.

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GOP risks government shutdown to fight Biden vaccine mandate

Read full article: GOP risks government shutdown to fight Biden vaccine mandate

The federal government could be heading for a temporary shutdown.

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McConnell says he won't help Dems raise debt limit again

Read full article: McConnell says he won't help Dems raise debt limit again

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says he will not again help Democrats extend the government’s borrowing authority.

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Afghanistan war unpopular amid chaotic pullout: AP-NORC poll

Read full article: Afghanistan war unpopular amid chaotic pullout: AP-NORC poll

A significant majority of Americans doubt that the war in Afghanistan was worthwhile, even as they are more divided over President Joe Biden’s handling of foreign policy and national security.

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Will McConnell lift roadblock of Biden for infrastructure?

Read full article: Will McConnell lift roadblock of Biden for infrastructure?

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had vowed to be “100% focused” on stopping President Joe Biden’s agenda.

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Senators behind $1T infrastructure plan show off their work

Read full article: Senators behind $1T infrastructure plan show off their work

The senators who spent months stitching together a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure package are now trying to sell it to the American people.

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Lawmakers debate repealing Saddam-era war measures on Iraq

Read full article: Lawmakers debate repealing Saddam-era war measures on Iraq

The Biden administration is encouraging Senate lawmakers to finally repeal an Iraq war authorization crafted when Saddam Hussein was still alive.

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$1T infrastructure bill gets first action as senators dig in

Read full article: $1T infrastructure bill gets first action as senators dig in

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is looking to speed up consideration of a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan national infrastructure package.

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Democrats back Biden US lands pick assailed by Republicans

Read full article: Democrats back Biden US lands pick assailed by Republicans

A U.S. Senate panel has deadlocked on President Joe Biden’s pick to oversee vast government-owned lands in the West amid bitter opposition from Republicans.

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Black man's death in Mississippi: Lynching or suicide?

Read full article: Black man's death in Mississippi: Lynching or suicide?

The hanging death of a 21-year-old Black man three years ago is still haunting a county in Mississippi.

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Battling bigness: Congress eyes action against monopolies

Read full article: Battling bigness: Congress eyes action against monopolies

Klobuchar, who heads the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on competition policy, has launched a broad examination by the panel of monopoly concerns. The current drift toward bigness began with a merger boom in the 1980s in corporate America that fattened profits for the dominant companies. But hold on, some are saying, let’s not punish bigness for its own sake; better to look at each case individually. They say big companies can bring efficiencies of scale, reduce prices and create jobs. He said as a candidate that breaking up Big Tech companies was something that should be considered.

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Child tax credit expansion sets up showdown with GOP

Read full article: Child tax credit expansion sets up showdown with GOP

(Senate Television via AP)WASHINGTON – The massive coronavirus relief plan making its way to President Joe Biden’s desk includes a plan to temporarily raise the child tax credit that could end up permanently changing the way the country deals with child poverty. The American Rescue Plan, expected to receive final approval this week, temporarily raises the child tax credit, now at a maximum of $2,000, to as much as $3,600 per child annually. Indeed, Biden himself told House Democrats during a private call last week that he supports legislation that would permanently increase the child tax credit to $3,000 per child. That's the case made by some Republican lawmakers in offering an alternative to the Biden proposal. Because the benefit currently expires after a year, the Biden plan essentially creates a potential fiscal cliff for child poverty.

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Child tax credit expansion sets up showdown with GOP

Read full article: Child tax credit expansion sets up showdown with GOP

(Senate Television via AP)WASHINGTON – The massive coronavirus relief plan making its way to President Joe Biden’s desk includes a plan to temporarily raise the child tax credit that could end up permanently changing the way the country deals with child poverty. The American Rescue Plan, expected to receive final approval this week, temporarily raises the child tax credit, now at a maximum of $2,000, to as much as $3,600 per child annually. Indeed, Biden himself told House Democrats during a private call last week that he supports legislation that would permanently increase the child tax credit to $3,000 per child. That's the case made by some Republican lawmakers in offering an alternative to the Biden proposal. Because the benefit currently expires after a year, the Biden plan essentially creates a potential fiscal cliff for child poverty.

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States easing virus restrictions despite experts' warnings

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Employees with the McKesson Corporation scan a box of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while filling an order at their shipping facility in Shepherdsville, Ky., Monday, March 1, 2021. AdThe push to reopen comes as COVID-19 vaccine shipments to the states are ramping up. Johnson & Johnson shipped out nearly 4 million doses of its newly authorized, one-shot COVID-19 vaccine Sunday night to be delivered to states for use starting on Tuesday. The company will deliver about 16 million more doses by the end of March and a total of 100 million by the end of June. White House vaccination coordinator Jeff Zients also acknowledged that scheduling of vaccination appointments “ remains too difficult in too many places."

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Support grows for Capitol riot inquiry after Trump acquittal

Read full article: Support grows for Capitol riot inquiry after Trump acquittal

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., walks on Capitol Hill after the Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. Trump was accused of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and the acquittal gives him a historic second victory in the court of impeachment. Investigations into the riot were already planned, with Senate hearings scheduled later this month in the Senate Rules Committee. We needed more senators with spines.”AdMcConnell told Republican senators shortly before the vote that he would vote to acquit Trump. Beutler's statement late Friday that Trump rebuffed a plea from House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy to call off the rioters was ultimately entered into the trial record.

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'Distressing and emotional': Senators relive horror of riot

Read full article: 'Distressing and emotional': Senators relive horror of riot

Reporters vie for a response from Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, as Senators take a dinner break while arguments continue in former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON – For 90 tense minutes, members of the Senate relived the horror. The rioters were “58 steps” from senators at one point, impeachment manager Eric Swalwell told them. Senators were silent afterward, some sitting quietly and alone, as if to process it all. He walked out of the room in the middle of the presentation, as impeachment manager Stacey Plaskett detailed the threats to Pence’s life.

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The Latest: House managers wrap up 1st full day of arguments

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(Senate Television via AP)WASHINGTON – The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate impeachment trial (all times local):8:20 p.m.House Democrats have wrapped up their first full day of arguments at the historic second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The impeachment trial is set to resume at noon Thursday. Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney say they are deeply disturbed by the evidence shown by Democrats against former President Donald Trump at his second impeachment trial. Prosecutors at Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday played security footage from inside the Capitol on Jan. 6. ___2:20 p.m.Democrats are arguing that former President Donald Trump “built” the mob that attacked the Capitol.

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Romney heckled in airport in another show of GOP divisions

Read full article: Romney heckled in airport in another show of GOP divisions

SALT LAKE CITY – Supporters of President Donald Trump heckled Republican U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah in an airport, illustrating divisions in the Republican Party between Trump loyalists and those ready to accept the results of the presidential election. Romney has been considered Trump’s sharpest GOP critic and is among a group of senators who called for an end to an effort to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Video of the airport confrontation posted online Tuesday night came as Trump backers around the U.S. traveled to Washington, D.C., for demonstrations as Congress meets to accept the Electoral College vote. It's being contested by some GOP lawmakers, but the effort is all but certain to fail. His counterpart, Sen. Mike Lee, is a staunch Trump supporter but called for civility after the video made the rounds.

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Dividing party, Republicans poised to challenge Biden win

Read full article: Dividing party, Republicans poised to challenge Biden win

It is unclear just what the Republican senators will do, but the process could drag into the night as the two chambers will have to consider each objection individually. In 2017, several House Democrats challenged Trump’s win, but Biden, who presided at the time as the vice president, swiftly dismissed them to assert Trump’s victory. And more than a dozen Republican senators have said they will not support the effort. Facing the criticism from many in his own party, Cruz has attempted to put a finer point on his challenge. The commission remains his focus, he has said, not to undo the election results, even though that would be the practical effect of a successful objection.

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A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure

Read full article: A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure

On Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, President Donald Trump pardoned 15 people, including Collins. Papadopoulos was the first Trump aide to plead guilty as part of Mueller’s investigation – pleading guilty to lying to the FBI – and served a nearly two-week sentence in federal prison. The White House said Stockman had contracted coronavirus while in federal prison and has served more than two years of his 10-year sentence. Esformes’ prison sentence was commuted by the president on Tuesday, but other aspects of his sentence, including supervised release and millions in restitution, remained intact. The White House said the commutation was supported by a number of former attorneys general and said Esformes is in declining health.

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$900B COVID relief bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump

Read full article: $900B COVID relief bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump

(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON – Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. The bill approved Monday night went to President Donald Trump for his signature, which was expected in the coming days. The relief package, unveiled Monday afternoon, sped through the House and Senate in a matter of hours. The bill combines coronavirus-fighting funds with financial relief for individuals and businesses. Democrats and Senate Republicans prevailed in a bid to use bookkeeping maneuvers to squeeze $12.5 billion more for domestic programs into the legislation.

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Utah senator blocks national museums for Latinos, women

Read full article: Utah senator blocks national museums for Latinos, women

WASHINGTON – A lone senator from Utah has singlehandedly blocked the bipartisan approval of two new national museums to honor American Latinos and women, arguing that “last thing we need is to further divide an already divided nation.”Republican Sen. Mike Lee objected Thursday to the creation of the two proposed Smithsonian museums, stalling two projects that have been in the making for decades and enjoy broad bipartisan support. Senate approval would have sent the legislation approving the Latino museum to President Donald Trump for his signature. The Senate was attempting to pass the measures by voice vote, which requires every senator's consent. Lee said he sees an exception for museums dedicated to American Indians and African Americans that already sit on the National Mall. “We have been systematically excluded, not because this senator said so but because the Smithsonian itself said so,” Menendez said.

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Some in GOP break with Trump over baseless vote-fraud claims

Read full article: Some in GOP break with Trump over baseless vote-fraud claims

Trump did not back up his claims with any details or evidence, and state and federal officials have not reported any instances of widespread voter fraud. Counting votes is often “long” and “frustrating,” Romney said. Most in the GOP take pains to avoid directly criticizing Trump, even when they find his conduct unhelpful or offensive to their values and goals. But one of Trump’s top congressional supporters said he supports efforts to question the vote counting process and is donating money to shore up legal challenges. Chris Christie, a Trump ally who is an analyst for ABC News, said there was no basis for Trump's argument.

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Barrett swearing-in differs markedly from 'superspreader'

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Barrett was confirmed to be a Supreme Court justice by the Senate earlier in the evening. It's been only a month since President Donald Trump's Rose Garden event to announce he was nominating Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the Supreme Court. Mike Lee and Thom Tillis — tested positive after attending the earlier White House celebration. Indiana Sen. Todd Young told reporters that he had told the White House he would attend, but was reconsidering. She said people need to be careful about gatherings as illnesses have been rising, but stopped short of calling the White House event a mistake.

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GOP-led Senate panel advances Barrett as Democrats boycott

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Never has the Senate confirmed a Supreme Court nominee so close to a presidential election. Republicans have bristled at Democrats’ claim that the Obama-era health law, known as “Obamacare,” is in jeopardy if Barrett joins the court. As the Senate committee met, protesters, some shouting “Stop the confirmation!” demonstrated outside the Capitol across the street from the Supreme Court. Unable to stop the confirmation, Democrats have been trying unsuccessfully to stall the process so the winner of the White House race could name the new nominee. Senate Majority Leader McConnell, R-Ky., has defended Barrett as “exceptionally qualified” as well as his own decision to push her nomination forward.

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Barrett bats away tough Democratic confirmation probing

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“I think Amy’s doing incredibly well,” he said at the White House departing for a campaign rally. Allowing Trump to fill the seat with Barrett “poses a threat to safe and legal abortion in our country," Harris said. Democrats warn that she would be a vote to undo the law and strip health coverage from millions of Americans. "I'm not hostile to the ACA,” Barrett told the senators. “You would not be getting Justice Scalia, you would be getting Justice Barrett,” she declared.

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LIVE: Confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett

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LIVE: Confirmation hearing of Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney BarrettPublished: October 12, 2020, 8:45 amOpening day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to be an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

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Barrett vows to interpret laws ‘as they are written’

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut was among several Democrats demanding that Barrett pledge not to take part in any election case. “Health care coverage for millions of Americans is at stake with this nomination,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the committee’s senior Democrat. Among Republicans, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, dismissed warnings Barrett will undo the law as “outrageous.”Trump himself seemed to be watching, tweeting several times about the hearing. In one message, he tweeted that he’d have a “FAR BETTER” health care plan, with lower costs and protections for preexisting conditions. But he has not, as yet, discussed an actual health care plan.

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Graham, Harris share spotlight as Barrett hearings begin

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Feinstein led Democrats in calling on Barrett to provide any missing materials from a questionnaire she completed for her confirmation. SEN. KAMALA HARRIS, D-CALIF.Harris, Joe Biden's running mate in the presidential election, will again be in the spotlight as Democrats question a Trump nominee for the Supreme Court. Those hearings, at which Harris played a starring role, drew more than 20 million viewers. Harris and other key Democrats said the hearings should not move forward without plans to test people attending, including senators, for coronavirus. In just three years on the 7th Circuit, Barrett has twice argued for approval of abortion restrictions that violated Supreme Court precedent, Hirono said.

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California Democrat in Congress tests positive for COVID-19

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The Democrat from Santa Barbara said in a statement that he sought a test “after discovering I was exposed to an individual who tested positive for COVID-19." But a second test administered Tuesday was positive. He said he has “mild symptoms.”“I hope this serves as a reminder of how easily this virus can spread,” Carbajal said. Lee and Carbajal live next door to each other in the same building, said Conn Carroll, a spokesman for Lee. Lee, who attended the Sept. 26 White House Rose Garden announcement for President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Supreme Court, disclosed last week that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, soon after Trump said he and the first lady had tested positive.

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White House virus testing couldn't protect Trump

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And variations on that message were the White House ready response any time critics questioned the president's lax approach to following guidelines for avoiding the novel coronavirus. Trump demonstrated in dramatic fashion that relying on testing alone isn’t enough to create a safe bubble. Mask wearing and social distancing are other key ingredients for preventing the spread of COVID-19, and both have often been in short supply at the White House. The White House says the president is also tested regularly, as are his most senior aides. There were also several indoor receptions, where Barrett, her family, senators and others gathered in the close quarters inside the White House.

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Infected senator vows 'moon suit' to vote Trump's court pick

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Many alumni have posted a letter on social media expressing their opposition to Barrett's nomination to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court after Ginsburg's death last month. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)WASHINGTON – Shuttered by COVID-19 infections, the Republican-led Senate is refusing to delay confirmation of President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court. With Trump trailing Democrat Joe Biden in polls and their own Senate majority at risk, Republicans hope a Supreme Court vote in the week before Election Day will save their jobs. The Judiciary Committee is planning four days of hearings ahead of a final Senate vote by Oct. 29. However, McConnell could have the full Senate vote to force the committee to discharge the nomination to the floor for final voting.

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What we know and what we don't about Trump's COVID illness

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Doctors say that Trump will continue to receive his treatments from the White House. WHAT WE DON’T KNOWWe don’t know how sick Trump got. With treatment still evolving in the pandemic, Trump’s doctors concede they themselves don’t know everything about the interplay of the medications he is taking. The White House also is withholding details on what steps it is taking to stop the spread of the outbreak underway in Trump’s circle. Trump on Sunday insisted on a drive outside Walter Reed to wave to supporters, heightening risk of infection for those guarding and driving him.

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What we know, and what we don’t, about Trump’s diagnosis

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Conley was evasive when asked whether Trump’s blood oxygen level had dropped below 90%: “We don’t have any recordings here on that.” The level currently stands at 98%, Trump’s medical team said. WHAT WE DON’T KNOW: TRUMP’S MEDICAL CONDITIONTrump's medical team continued to dodge many questions Sunday, such as the specific timing of the president’s dip in oxygen and the impact of the disease on his lungs. WHAT WE DON’T KNOW: WHEN TRUMP FELL ILLConley declined to say when Trump had last been tested before Thursday’s test confirmed COVID-19. WHAT WE DON’T KNOW: HOW TRUMP WAS INFECTEDThere's no way to know for sure if the Rose Garden event was where Trump — who typically shuns a mask and has kept holding big public gatherings during the pandemic — was exposed. The administration says a White House medical team is tracing contacts.

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Senator, correcting himself, says he does not have COVID-19

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ORLANDO, Fla. – U.S. Sen. Rick Scott said he misspoke Saturday when he said on national television that he had tested positive for COVID-19. The Republican from Florida tweeted: “I misspoke this morning in my @FoxNews interview. I was tested yesterday for COVID and tested NEGATIVE." A few moments before he misspoke, Scott had said that senators were still doing their jobs. A short time later, Scott’s spokesman, Chris Hartline, tweeted, “For everyone calling and texting right now, Senator Scott misspoke on tv this morning.

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Trump greets supporters following new details of his illness

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Still, the doctors said Trump’s health is improving and that he could be discharged as early as Monday. In a short video released by the White House on Sunday, Trump insisted he understood the gravity of the moment. It was the second straight day of obfuscation from a White House already suffering from a credibility crisis. He was evasive about the timing of Trump oxygen drops. At the time of the briefing, Trump’s blood oxygen level was 98% — within normal rage, Trump’s medical team said.

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GOP seeks to call off Senate work, but not Barrett hearings

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WASHINGTON – The coroniavirus reached further into Republican ranks on Saturday, forcing the Senate to call off lawmaking as a third GOP senator tested positive for COVID-19. “The Senate’s floor schedule will not interrupt the thorough, fair and historically supported confirmation process,” McConnell wrote Saturday. Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who like McConnell is running for reelection, added that senators can attend the hearings remotely. Republicans in the Senate who had attended GOP events began announcing that they too had tested positive. The news about Covid's march into the White House didn't let up and wasn't flattering after months of complaints that Republicans weren't approaching the pandemic in a serious or organized way.

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The Latest: Doctor says Trump 'not yet out of the woods'

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President Donald Trump has been hospitalized with the virus and Biden was potentially exposed during Tuesday night’s presidential debate in Cleveland. ___6 p.m.President Donald Trump has told his longtime friend and sometimes lawyer Rudy Giuliani that he’s “going to beat” the coronavirus. ___5:30 p.m.With President Donald Trump in the hospital, his campaign is launching an effort it’s calling “Operation MAGA” to maintain momentum. ___1 p.m.White House doctors said President Donald Trump began exhibiting “clinical indications” of COVID-19 on Thursday afternoon, earlier than previously known. One by one, President Donald Trump and a series of GOP lawmakers have fallen ill with the virus that has killed more than 208,000 Americans.

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Official: Next 48 hours ‘critical’ for President Trump in virus fight

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And yesterday with the team, while we were all here, he was not on oxygen,” Conley said. Meadows himself had insisted Friday morning that Trump had only “mild symptoms" as the White House tried to project an image of normalcy. “President Trump remains in good spirits, has mild symptoms and has been working throughout the day,” press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said late in the day on Friday. The first word that a close aide to Trump had been infected came from the media, not the White House. R-Wis.,One of the president’s personal assistants, Nick Luna, tested positive after having traveled with Trump several times recently, a White House official said Saturday night.

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The Latest: India records 75,800 new cases, recovery high

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Victoria reported only 12 new coronavirus cases and one death Sunday, well down on the peaks of winter. ___MILAN — New coronavirus cases in Italy maintained a trajectory above 2,500 on Saturday, with about 119,000 people tested. ___SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia has recorded 243 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily number since the pandemic began. Facing a recent spike in cases, health authorities are considering imposing new restrictions, including banning public gatherings and limiting working hours for bars. ___ATHENS, Greece — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says authorities would use local lockdowns to keep a recent surge in coronavirus cases under control.

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Virus spreads on panel handling Supreme Court nomination

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Lee, who did not wear a mask at the White House event, said he had “symptoms consistent with longtime allergies." "We now have two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee who have tested positive for COVID, and there may be more," tweeted Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. Blackburn said she tested negative after the event. Graham was not at the White House on Saturday but sees Trump frequently. He feels healthy, hasn’t exhibited any COVID-19 symptoms, and has tested negative.

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Trump's whirlwind week, disdain for masks, ended with COVID

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Chris Christie, seen in an AP photo with his arm around another guest while chatting up several face to face, announced his positive virus test this weekend. Trump’s campaign manager, Bill Stepien, who attended the debate and helped him prepare with Christie, has tested positive for COVID-19. White House officials said they began learning of Hicks’ positive test after Trump boarded Marine One to start his journey to New Jersey. Despite the abject failure to keep the president protected from the virus, White House officials defended their current protocols as well thought out. And masks still won't be required on the White House grounds for all West Wing employees.

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Trump, Lee, Tillis: Congress reconsiders testing its own

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Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., became the latest members of Congress to test positive for the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans. All three attended the White House Rose Garden introduction Saturday of Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett. Nationally and on Capitol Hill, there are no comprehensive plans requiring testing or wearing masks. House members can vote by proxy through their colleagues, to cut down on the number of people milling around. Lee, Tillis and other Republican members of the panel were among those who attended the Rose Garden event on Saturday.

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GOP senator with virus says he'll make Supreme Court vote

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Hours after President Donald Trump announced he had tested positive for the coronavirus, Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee revealed he too had been infected with the disease. Trump disclosed that he and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive overnight; Lee tweeted his own diagnosis mid-morning Friday. It's unclear when and how the Utah Republican caught the virus, but Lee said he had tested negative ahead of the Saturday visit to the White House. Lee previously self-quarantined for two weeks in late March and April, after his colleague Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky tested positive for the coronavirus. Lee rode back to Utah then with fellow Utah Sen. Mitt Romney on a plane chartered by the former presidential candidate.

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