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Sen. Tom Cotton's racial ethics were questioned after a baseless grilling of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on being Chinese and ties to Communism.

Congress, like the rest of the country, is dealing with an increase in COVID.  On Sunday, Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) became the second member of the Senate this weekend to announce a positive test.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand entered the growing field of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders Tuesday, telling television host Stephen Colbert that she’s launching an exploratory committee. “It’s an important first step, and it’s one I am taking because I am going to run,” the New York senator said on “The Late Show with […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators from both parties started a fresh search Wednesday for compromise immigration legislation, but leaders conceded that the effort won’t be easy and were already accusing each other of blame should the effort falter. Around three dozen senators, evenly divided among Republicans and Democrats, planned to meet late Wednesday in what No. […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two new Democrats will be sworn into the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, narrowing the Republican majority and complicating efforts by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to advance the White House’s legislative agenda before the midterm elections in November. Doug Jones, the first Alabama Democrat elected to the Senate in a quarter century, is […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Key senators reached a breakthrough deal Tuesday on resuming federal payments to health insurers that President Donald Trump has blocked. Insurers had warned that unless the money is quickly restored, premiums will go up. At the White House, the president spoke favorably about the bipartisan compromise, which is still likely to face […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s decision to retire has sparked a very public feud between the No. 2 and No. 3 Senate Democrats, Dick Durbin of Illinois and Chuck Schumer of New York. The two are longtime colleagues and former housemates in a group home on Capitol Hill who have clashed for […]