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Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations joint briefing on the U.S. policy on Afghanistan

Politics Feb 03

‘This work needs to continue’: Sen. Coons says USAID helps keep America safe

By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat

Politics Aug 19

Senate Foreign Relations hearing in Washington
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Sen. Coons reflects on Biden’s presidency and ‘selfless’ decision to step aside

Long before Chris Coons became a senator from Delaware, he was a Capitol Hill intern for then-Sen. Joe Biden. Amna Nawaz sits down with Coons to talk about his decades-long friendship with Biden and the president’s speech at the Democratic…

By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Matt Loffman, Elizabeth Summers, Emily Carpeaux, Alexa Gold, Ryan Connelly Holmes

Politics Jul 25

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before Senate Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subc...
Watch 7:34
Harris delivers a tougher message against Trump, Sen. Coons says

President Biden explained his decision to end his presidential bid during an address from the Oval Office. To discuss that and more, Geoff Bennett spoke with a Democrat who knows Biden best, Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware.

By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold

Politics Mar 22

Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) during Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland's confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC U.S., February 22, 2021. Photo by Demetrius Freeman/Pool via REUTERS
WATCH: Sen. Coons praises Jackson during Supreme Court nomination hearing

Senator Chris Coons of Delaware praised Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson during her day of questioning in the Senate Judiciary Committee, reinforcing her impartiality, as a judge who rules based on law and not a political agenda.

By Associated Press

Politics Mar 11

Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) during Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland's confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC U.S., February 22, 2021. Photo by Demetrius Freeman/Pool via REUTERS
Watch 6:18
Sen. Chris Coons: Covid relief will ‘lead to a strong recovery’

For a perspective on President Biden's historic stimulus bill from a Democrat, Delaware Sen. Chris Coons joins Judy Woodruff to discuss American support for COVID relief, bipartisanship under Biden, and how the impact of the pandemic was "far worse than…

Nov 17

Watch 6:46
Trump’s transition obstruction ‘putting American lives at risk,’ Coons says

Despite denial of the election results by President Trump, the transition to a Biden administration is moving forward. One of Biden’s closest allies in the Capitol is Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, who reportedly is under consideration to become…

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Oct 14

WATCH: Sen. Chris Coons presses Barrett on ‘the balance of the court’

By Associated Press

Sen. Chris Coons says Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett would shift the balance of the court in a more conservative direction, even if she will not say publicly she has a conservative mindset.

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Oct 13

WATCH: ‘I’m not here on a mission to destroy the Affordable Care Act,’ Amy Coney Barrett says

By Associated Press

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett says an article she wrote criticizing Chief Justice John Roberts’ 2012 opinion saving the Affordable Care Act does not reflect any “hostility” toward the law.

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Aug 17

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Sen. Coons on how Biden can unite America in a time of crisis

Delaware Senator Chris Coons has known former Vice President Joe Biden and his family for three decades and is one of Biden’s closest allies in Washington, D.C. In fact, Coons will be helping to introduce Biden when he accepts the…

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Nov 14

Flake vows to oppose judges unless Senate votes on bill to protect Mueller

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday that he won't vote to confirm judicial nominees unless GOP leaders hold a vote on legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from being fired. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell objected to the legislation.

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