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...I thought it was extraordinary to hear Ms Truss describe President Macron as an enemy, effectively....
...She has denied any wrongdoing, “Important questions about Ms Raskin’s use of the ‘revolving door’ remain unanswered largely because of her repeated disingenuousness,” Toomey said....
...“Ms Raskin’s crusade would hurt working families, kill American jobs, make our nation less independent, and cripple the Fed’s independence in the process.”...
...The Senate could have tried harder to ram through former president Barack Obama’s selection to replace Scalia, Merrick Garland, who was blocked by Republican Mitch McConnell....
...Mr McConnell’s comments came as Ms Greene was facing action by Democrats who control the House to strip her of her committee assignments in response to her views, with some feeling physically threatened...
...The victories of Mr Warnock and Mr Ossoff in hotly contested Senate run-offs this month gave Democrats the smallest possible majority in the upper chamber of Congress, which will be split, 50-50, with Ms...
...And his power comes from keeping his caucus together against all odds,” says Ms Heitkamp. james.politi@ft.com...
...But our nation is facing an unprecedented, since the civil war, constitutional crisis,” Ms Cheney told reporters....
...Ms McGrath’s campaign raised a staggering $88m, much of which came from out-of-state Democratic donors determined to oust Mr McConnell....
...When asked if she supported the $2,000 payments, Ms Loeffler told Fox News: “I’ve stood by the president 100 per cent of the time. I’m proud to do that....
...Ms Collins said Tuesday’s vote made the former president’s conviction unlikely, given that two-thirds of the Senate would need to vote against him....
...However, Mr McConnell held open the possibility that he might vote to convict the president at his trial....
...I cannot in good countenance continue showing you this,” Neil Cavuto, the Fox News host, said, referring to Ms McEnany....
...Mitch McConnell, the Senate’s top Republican, earlier this week released a statement declaring that “loony lies and conspiracy theories” were a “cancer” on the GOP, without mentioning Ms Greene by name....
...Ms Pelosi demurred, saying she “wouldn’t think of giving him any advice”. Mr Schumer’s former aides insist he is the man for the job....
...The upper chamber of Congress is split, 50-50, with Ms Harris in a position to cast a tiebreaking vote....
...Ms Greene retorted that she should not believe the “fake news”....
...It is unclear when Ms Pelosi will trigger the trial by sending the article to the upper chamber....
...Mr Perdue and Ms Loeffler initially stayed quiet on the stimulus cheques, and Mr McConnell reportedly only signed on to $600 direct payments amid growing concerns about the Georgia races....
...On Tuesday Ms Pelosi also spoke for more than an hour with Steven Mnuchin, the US Treasury secretary, about the potential for compromise on both matters....
...Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, voted against Ms Shelton for procedural reasons, so that he might still be able to bring up her nomination again....
...Ms Warren tweeted to Mr McConnell....
...But by Wednesday, Ms Pelosi and Mr McConnell — along with Kevin McCarthy and Chuck Schumer, the Republican and Democratic minority leaders in the House and Senate — were closing in on an agreement with a...
..., the top Republican in the Senate, said on the floor of the upper chamber, as he announced his backing for Ms Yellen....
...Ms Cheney also faces a primary challenge for disloyalty to Mr Trump. The same applies to most of the other nine....
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