Amy McGrath, the Democratic candidate who lost a 2020 Senate bid against Sen. Mitch McConnell, is mounting a bid for the open seat as McConnell opts not to seek another term.
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Trump slams Democrats for ‘shutting down’ government, demands it reopen ‘tonight’
President Trump blamed Democrats for shutting down the government and urged them to reopen it “tonight” amid Senate talks over ObamaCare subsidies.
Schumer’s shutdown holds as Senate Dems block GOP bid to reopen government
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., needs eight Democrats to end the shutdown, but Senate Minority Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., insists President Trump must approve the deal first.
Americans Will Miss Paychecks If Shutdown Doesn’t End Tonight
If Congress does not fund the government by Monday night, it will cost millions of Americans their next full paycheck, White House Press Secretary Karoline Read More
Kennedy claims Democrats want millions for foreign LGBT projects, electric buses to end shutdown
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., claimed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., leads the socialist wing driving Democrats’ $20 million foreign aid demands in shutdown talks.
Biden FBI spied on eight GOP senators, damning new doc claims: ‘Arguably worse than Watergate’
Specific reasons for the FBI’s espionage of the sitting lawmakers are not clear. The document revealing the spy effort was recently turned over to lawmakers and Read More
Vulnerable House Dem dismisses primary challenger as race heats up: ’30-year party crony’
Rep. Jared Golden faces Democratic primary from Matt Dunlap and general election against former Gov. Paul LePage in Trump-won Maine district.
Mike Johnson fires back at Hakeem Jeffries’ ‘desperate’ call for televised shutdown debate
Speaker Mike Johnson rejects Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ challenge for a primetime House floor debate on the ongoing government shutdown.
Self-described ‘unapologetic supporter of Israel’ John Fetterman weighs in as Trump seeks to broker peace deal
Pro-Israel Democrat Sen. John Fetterman calls out pro-Palestine protesters for failing to press for Hamas to accept the peace deal President Donald Trump is working on
More lawmakers say they’re rejecting paychecks as government shutdown drags on
Lawmakers from both parties are asking to have their pay withheld as the government shutdown nears a week.