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Former GOP Senator endorses Harris

Former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona announced Sunday that he will support Vice President Harris in the upcoming election. Flake, who resigned as Turkey's ambassador earlier this month, said in a lengthy statement that he supports Harris because he understands that political opponents are “compatriots, not enemies.” “Having spent the past three years overseas […]

Dem Senator Introduces Bill That Would Add Six Supreme Court Seats, Expand Federal Judiciary

Democratic Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden has introduced legislation that would add six seats to the Supreme Court and fundamentally transform the federal judiciary, his office announced Thursday. Wyden’s Judiciary Modernization and Transparency activity The number of justices on the Supreme Court will be expanded to 15 over 12 years. The number of federal circuit courts […]

Ex-Kansas GOP senator backs Harris

Former Kansas Republican Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kansas) has endorsed Vice President Harris in the 2024 presidential election, saying the White House race will “make tough choices for us that will not be easy for anyone.” I will be forced to do so.” Kassebaum, who served three terms in the Senate, along with two other Republican […]

GOP senator opens door to tax negotiations in lame duck session

Sen. Mike Rounds, D-Lausanne, said Wednesday there may be an opportunity to negotiate a tax agreement during the current lame-duck session of Congress ahead of the tax law's scheduled expiration next year. “There's one chance after the election to see if there's enough energy in Congress to say, 'OK, we know what's going to happen […]

Pivotal Nebraska state senator explains why he blocked rules change to help Trump

Nebraska Sen. Mike McDonnell, a Republican, explained in an interview Tuesday that he voted against the Republican effort to change Nebraska's electoral count because of timing issues and because “people have to work hard to vote.” “The reason we don't want to keep the current system and make it winner-take-all is because I think it […]

Nebraska GOP senator opposes Trump-backed Electoral College change

Republican efforts to secure all of Nebraska's electoral votes for former President Trump could be in jeopardy after state lawmakers refused to voice their support for proposed reforms to the state's election system. Allocating electoral votes. Nebraska Senator Mike McDonnell, former Democrat From Omaha He switched to the Republican Party this year and issued a […]

Dan Evans, former Washington governor and senator, dies at 98

Former Washington state governor and senator Dan Evans died Friday night at his Seattle home at the age of 98. Evans was a popular three-term Republican governor, serving from 1965 to 1977 and serving as a senator from 1983 to 1989. He resigned after becoming frustrated with what he saw as an overly hostile Senate, […]