Only two Senate Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, have been supportive of abortion rights, but they do not support the Democrats’ proposal, calling it too far-reaching.
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Senate OKs landmark gun violence bill; House passage is next
The $13 billion measure will be Congress’ most far-reaching response in decades to the nation’s run of brutal mass shootings.
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Our View: Big tech spending big to fight needed change
Companies like Amazon want us to think that their market dominance is good for us. It’s not.
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Our View: U.S. Senate running short on time to solve our biggest problems
Systemic challenges are taking lives and putting our planet in peril, and so far the Senate has been unable to answer the call.
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Sen. Collins exploring bipartisan compromise on gun safety measures
Collins says she is optimistic a compromise can be found after the initial meeting of 4 Republican and 4 Democratic senators.
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Pennsylvania Senate Republican primary is likely headed for recount
The race pits 2 millionaires who moved to Pennsylvania in order to run for the Senate: heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick.
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Maine Bishop Deeley: Women’s Health Protection Act curtails religious freedom
The authors of this misnamed law want to conscript religious objectors into providing abortions.
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Another View: Can a cartoon character turn viewers LGBTQ? A Kansas senator seems to think so
Republican Roger Marshall is taking his culture war fight to Hollywood – and making it about kids.
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Two more Republicans will join Sen. Collins in approving Jackson to Supreme Court
Democrats plan a vote to ‘discharge’ Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination from committee and then take a series of procedural steps in the coming days to wind it through the 50-50 Senate.
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Supreme Court nomination once again puts Susan Collins in spotlight
While not in a position to determine the outcome, the Maine senator is the most likely Republican vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would be the first Black woman to serve on the court.