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Top Republican Senator Dismisses Trump’s Critical Comments of McConnell

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Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, dismissed former President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and called on the GOP to embrace party unity. Trump pilloried McConnell several weeks ago in a lengthy statement, saying that the longtime Kentucky senator’s leadership would lead to losses in …

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GOP Senator blasts infrastructure bill for removing 2017 tax cuts

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Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS). (Photo by Greg Nash – Pool/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 5:05 PM PT – Sunday, April 4, 2021 Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker (R) suggested Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill was not meant to pass with bipartisan support. While speaking with NBC, Wicker said the removal of President Trump’s signature 2017 tax cuts was enough …

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Senator Says He Was Told to Delete Photos at Border Patrol Facilities

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A Republican senator said he was told to delete photos that he took at Border Patrol facilities in Texas. Speaking to Fox News on Sunday, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), a member of the Republican Senate leadership, that officials told GOP senators to delete pictures they captured at various facilities. “This is both a humanitarian crisis …

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Democrat Senator Opposes Push to Move MLB All-Star Game out of Georgia Over New Voting Law

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Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) does not want the Major League Baseball (MLB) All Star Game moved from Georgia, breaking with President Joe Biden. “I absolutely oppose and reject any notion of boycotting Georgia. Georgia welcomes business, investment, jobs, opportunity, and events,” Ossoff said in an emailed statement to The Epoch Times on Friday. “In fact, …

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Sen. Tim Scott: Death Threats Against Democrat Senator Example of ‘Woke Folk’ on Rampage

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In yet another rebuke of what he called “woke supremacy,” Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) denounced “the ‘tolerant’ left’s intolerance of dissent” by highlighting an example of a Democrat senator who voted against a federal minimum wake hike and, allegedly, subsequently received death threats. “That is woke supremacy. It is the ‘tolerant’ left’s intolerance for dissent. …

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North Carolina Senator Accuses Elections Director of Breaking the Law in Easing Voting Requirements

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A North Carolina state senator on Tuesday accused the state’s Board of Elections (BOE) director of breaking the law ahead of last November’s general election by agreeing to a settlement that changed the rules around voting—allegations the director denied. “In my heart, you broke the law,” Sen. Bill Rabon, a Republican, told BOE executive director …

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Former Florida Senator Arrested For Violating Election Laws

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Former Republican senator in Florida, Frank Artiles, was charged Thursday with campaign finance violations related to last year’s Miami-Dade state senate race, authorities said. Artiles, 47, who resigned in 2017 after making racially inflammatory remarks toward colleagues, was charged with three criminal counts involving a sham candidate intended to siphon votes away from a Democratic …

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Top Democrat Senator Says Biden Immigration Bill Unlikely to Pass

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A Senate Democrat leading the party’s efforts to pass an immigration bill that would allow millions of illegal immigrants to get on an 8-year pathway to citizenship cast serious doubt on the likelihood of the proposal passing. Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the chamber’s second-ranking Democrat, declared that he doesn’t believe there is enough …

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Senator Departs for Family Funeral Amid Stimulus Bill Vote-a-Rama Session

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Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) left Washington on Friday to his home state for a family funeral just as the Senate headed into an extended session during which Republicans could use his vote to amend the gargantuan $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill. “Due to the recent passing of his father-in-law, Senator Sullivan had to depart on …

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