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Indigenous groups post billboards urging senators to confirm Deb Haaland
Indigenous groups are putting pressure on senators with billboards posted in multiple states urging them to confirm Rep. Deb HaalandDeb HaalandThe Memo: Biden faces first major setback as Tanden teeters OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Senate confirms former Michigan governor Granholm as Energy secretary | GOP bill would codify Trump rule on financing for fossil fuels, guns | Kennedy […]
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Robotic pets, Washington Monument, senators vaccinated: News from around our 50 states
CLOSE Alabama Auburn: Auburn University’s nursing school is publishing a free book to tell the stories of some of its alumni and their work during the coronavirus pandemic. Titled “Auburn Nursing – Living the Creed During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” the book includes stories of Auburn-educated nurses who worked both in […]
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Amy Coney Barrett deserves the backing of Michigan senators
Stephanie Kreuz Published 11:00 p.m. ET Oct. 23, 2020 No one hopes to find himself in a case before a judge in a courtroom, no matter what side of a dispute they may fall on. But if they do, everyone wants a fair judge. That is what Judge Amy Coney […]
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Senators dial down rhetoric at Barrett hearing after 2018 Kavanaugh brawl
A scuffle broke out in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. It was about baseball. Sen. Ben SasseBenjamin (Ben) Eric SasseGloves come off in Barrett confirmation hearing Senate kicks off fight over Trump’s Supreme Court pick Graham dismisses calls to delay Barrett confirmation hearings MORE (R-Neb.), questioning Supreme Court nominee […]
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Amy Coney Barrett Back On Capitol Hill For Senators’ Final Questions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett returned to Capitol Hill for a third day of confirmation hearings Wednesday, called “unashamedly pro-life” by her Republican Senate champion with Democrats running out of time to stop her quick confirmation. Senators are trying to dig deeper into the conservative judge’s outlook on […]
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Federal workers should have option to pay Social Security taxes now, senators say
Starting in September, Social Security payroll taxes have been suspended for the majority of the 2.1 million federal workers apart from the U.S. Postal Service, in what amounts a loan they must pay back starting January. The bill’s introduction follows letters from members of Congress and federal employee unions asking the […]