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Apr 20

Senate passes renewal of key U.S. surveillance program just after midnight deadline

By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The legislation approved 60-34 with bipartisan support would extend for two years the program known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. It now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to become law.

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Mar 23

Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package overnight, ending partial shutdown threat

By Kevin Freking, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills in the early morning hours Saturday, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that will push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall. The bill now…

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Mar 08

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What’s in the new spending bill the Senate is racing to pass to avoid a shutdown

By Lisa Desjardins

Funding the U.S. government is down to the wire as Senate lawmakers run up to a midnight deadline to pass a major spending bill and prevent a partial government shutdown. Lisa Desjardins has been following the latest and joins Geoff…

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Mar 07

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Sen. John Thune on the 2024 race, GOP leadership and funding for Ukraine

By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold

When John Thune of South Dakota first won his Senate seat 20 years ago, he made history by defeating a party's Senate leader for the first time in more than 50 years. Today, he's a candidate to replace Mitch McConnell…

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Mar 05

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California voters decide consequential U.S. Senate race

By Laura Barrón-López, Kyle Midura

One of the most-watched non-presidential races on Super Tuesday was in California, where voters in the most populated state are deciding who should fill a U.S. Senate seat. The primary will determine whether the race is just beginning or essentially…

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Mar 05

Arizona Sen. Sinema announces she won’t seek reelection in 2024, avoiding 3-way race

By Jonathan Coopersmith for The Conversation

Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Tuesday that she won’t run for a second term after her estrangement from the Democratic Party left her politically homeless and without a clear path to reelection.

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Mar 03

House and Senate leaders reach deal on 6 spending bills in push to avoid partial shutdown

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Congressional leaders on Sunday came out with a package of six bills setting full-year spending levels for some federal agencies, a step forward in a long overdue funding process beset by sharp political divisions between the two parties as well…

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Feb 28

Sen. McConnell to step down as Republican leader in November after record run, AP reports

By Michael Tackett, Associated Press

Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November, according to prepared remarks obtained by The Associated…

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Feb 18

Hungarian government declines to meet U.S. senators seeking approval for Sweden’s NATO bid

By Justin Spike, Associated Press

A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators has made an official visit to Hungary’s capital to call on the nationalist government to immediately approve Sweden’s request to join NATO. Hungary is the only one of NATO’s 31 members not to have…

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Feb 11

Senate votes to push ahead with Ukraine aid package as leaders say the world is watching

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

As a growing number of Republicans oppose U.S. aid to Ukraine, the Senate's leaders are arguing in strong terms that the money is crucial to pushing back against Russian President Vladimir Putin and maintaining America's global standing.

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