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May 15 2023
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Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. declines run for U.S. Senate seat, endorses Angela Alsobrooks
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. announced Monday he will not run to succeed U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin, a Democrat, who said earlier this month that he would not seek reelection in 2024. “Washington needs a new generation of leadership,” Olszewski said. “And when we elect Angela Alsobrooks, we will have another champion who will build upon the incredible legacy of Senator Ben Cardin
Baltimore Sun
Jun 01 2023
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Senate heads toward debt ceiling vote
STUMBLING TO THE FINISH LINE — With all eyes on the Senate, more signals are emerging that the debt ceiling bill will garner significant Democratic support. The likes of Sens. TINA SMITH (D-Minn.), who led a drive urging President JOE BIDEN to invoke the 14th Amendment, and Majority Whip DICK DURBIN (D-Ill.), said today they’ll vote yes. There’s “a sense of inevitability in the Senate,”
Politico
Jun 05 2023
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Axelrod: Manchin a 'Dead Man Walking' in Senate Reelect Bid
Sen. Joe Manchin is "dead man walking" in West Virginia due to his dismal showing in the polls, former Obama White House senior political adviser David Axelrod told "CNN This Morning" on Monday. "I don’t want to be unkind to Sen. Manchin, but he’s kind of dead man walking in West Virginia. There’s nowhere for him to go," Axelrod said, referring to a new survey that shows the three-term
Newsmax (News)
May 23 2023
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SC Senate passes abortion ban
COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would ban most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy -- before most people know they are pregnant – and sent it to the governor who has promised to sign it. The proposal restores a ban South Carolina had in place when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year — a ban that, once it took effect, was
The Times and Democrat
Apr 27 2023
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Manchin will be tested... WV Gov. Jim Justice files for US Senate run
GOP West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, the turncoat who switched allegiances from Democratic to Republican to support the now indicted Trump, has announced that he is filing to run against Joe Manchin for the WV US Senate seat. Of course, West Virginia is a red and reddening state, where most expect only Manchin or one or two others to be viable as Democrats, so this will immediately get top
Daily Kos
Jun 01 2023
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Five things to watch as the Senate considers debt ceiling bill
The Senate is now considering the debt ceiling agreement made between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).
The chamber faces a swiftly approaching deadline before the United States defaults on its debt for the first time in history, with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) saying on Wednesday that the Senate would "move quickly" to pass the bill and send
Washington Examiner
Jun 01 2023
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Senate signs off on debt limit bill with help of Ossoff, Warnock
WASHINGTON — Both of Georgia’s U.S. senators voted in favor of legislation that will lift the nation’s debt ceiling through early 2025, avoiding a financial default that threatened international crisis. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, both Atlanta Democrats, each said their concerns about some of the provisions insisted upon by Republicans did not supercede the need to suspend the debt
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jun 03 2023
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'Veteran sniper': NH man accused of terrorizing senator for 'blocking military promotions'
Brian Landry of New Hampshire "charged with threatening to assault, kidnap or murder a United States official," after terrorizing a U.S.senator via voicemail last month, reports. Per , after hearing a U.S. senator "was blocking military promotions," the 66-year-old said in a voicemail to the lawmaker, "Hey stupid, I'm a veteran sniper. Unless you change your ways, I got my scope pointed in
Raw Story
May 30 2023
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Jim Justice wallops Joe Manchin in race for Senate: Poll
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) could be in danger of losing if he seeks reelection. Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) holds a commanding 22-point edge over Manchin, 54% to 32%, in a recent East Carolina University poll and has a positive job approval rating of 57%, with 29% disapproving. BIDEN NEEDS TO SHELVE TAX INCREASES AND FOCUS ON SPENDING “Although it is still early, Jim Justice is the clear favorite to
Washington Examiner
Jun 05 2023
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U.S. releases video showing close call between U.S., Chinese destroyers in Taiwan Strait
The USS Chung-Hoon observes a Chinese navy ship conduct what it called an “unsafe” maneuver in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday. The U.S. military released video Monday of what it called an “unsafe” Chinese maneuver in the Taiwan Strait on the weekend, in which a Chinese navy ship cut sharply across the path of an American destroyer, forcing the U.S. vessel to slow down to avoid a collision. The
Los Angeles Times