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Matt Gaetz Breaks Silence Senate Confirmation AG
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Matt Gaetz Breaks Silence on AG Nomination While Courting Senate Votes

Former Congressman Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump‘s nominee for U.S. attorney general, has weighed in on his quest to be confirmed as the nation’s top law enforcement officer by the Senate. Gaetz, the subject of a hotly anticipated report on a House Ethics Committee investigation into alleged sexual abuse and illicit drug use, has been […]

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Gaetz Could Get Confirmed Without the Senate: How Recess Appointments Work

President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for his next attorney general is evoking mixed emotions from Republicans. Trump announced on Wednesday that he was tapping Florida U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz to lead his second administration’s Department of Justice, a move that has shocked many lawmakers. Gaetz’s nomination, however, still has to be confirmed by the Senate, and […]

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Tom Cotton to Chair Senate Intelligence Committee Under Trump: Report
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Tom Cotton to Chair Senate Intelligence Committee Under Trump: Report

✓ Link copied to clipboard! Senator Tom Cotton is expected to assume the role of chair for the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, according to Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News who posted the news on social media platform X. This appointment would position Cotton to play a leading role in overseeing national intelligence matters in the […]

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Donald Trump Demands Republicans Break With Senate Tradition

President-elect Donald Trump demanded in a social media post on Sunday that U.S. Senate Republicans looking to replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell agree to recess appointments, breaking from the traditional Senate confirmation process. This week’s presidential election was a big win for Republicans with Trump winning the presidency against Vice President Kamala Harris and […]

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David McCormick challenges Philadelphia provsional ballots
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David McCormick Files Challenge to Philadelphia Ballots in Key Senate Race

David McCormick filed a lawsuit challenging at least 15,000 provisional ballots in Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania Senate race, hours after claiming victory over Democratic Senator Bob Casey. McCormick, a Republican, held a slight lead over Casey in the battleground state’s Senate election on Friday. McCormick’s campaign has declared victory, but Casey has not conceded the […]

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Republican Senate Fraud Claims Election Arizona Nevada
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Arizona and Nevada Senate Races Face Unfounded Claims of Election Stealing

Evidence-free claims of attempts to “steal” elections from Republican U.S. Senate candidates in Arizona and Nevada have emerged online despite the candidates exceeding expectations in both races. Republicans took control of the Senate on the back of a decisive presidential election victory by President-elect Donald Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump appears poised to […]

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Republican Deb Fischer Wins Nebraska Senate, AP Projects

Nebraska’s tight senate race between Republican incumbent Deb Fischer and independent challenger Dan Osborn has likely ended in a victory for Fischer. Polling prior to the election, Fisher held a 2.4 percent lead over Osborn, which falls within the margin of error. Ultimately, Fischer prevailed with the vote count going down to the wire. The […]

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Republicans’ Chances of Winning the Senate, the House and the White House

Two leading bookmakers have given odds on the Republican Party winning control of the White House, Senate and House of Representatives during Tuesday’s elections. Star Sports is offering odds of 6/4 (40 percent) on the GOP securing the presidency and both chambers of Congress, against 7/1 (12.5 percent) on the Democrats achieving a clean sweep. […]

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Democrats’ Chances of Winning the Senate, the House and the White House

Two leading bookmakers are offering odds on the Democrats to win control of the White House, Senate and House of Representatives on November 5. Speaking to Newsweek, Betfair said its odds on the Democrats winning all three contests are 6/1 (14.5 percent), while Star Sports has odds of 7/1 (12.5 percent) on a clean sweep […]

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Kari Lake Closing Gap Ruben Gallego Polls
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Kari Lake Closing Gap in New Arizona Senate Poll

Republican Kari Lake is closing in on Democrat Ruben Gallego in Arizona’s U.S. Senate race, according to the results of a poll released just days before Election Day. The poll released on Friday by YouGov/The Times of London/SAY24 finds Lake trailing Gallego by 5 percentage points. A 49 percent plurality of registered Arizona voters said […]

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