Abdul El-Sayed leans into faith in new political ad | CNN
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed embraces faith as a core part of his identity after months of Republican criticism centered on his Muslim background.
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Why the Muslim Brotherhood has become a flashpoint in the Michigan Senate race | CNN Politics
The Muslim Brotherhood has become a flashpoint in Michigan’s Senate race, with Republicans trying to cast Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed as sympathetic to interests connected to Islamic t…
Analysis: As midterms loom, Democrats learn to speak a new language: American | CNN Politics
With five words at a CNN and Jubilee Town Hall last week, Texas Senate candidate James Talarico sought to dodge the stigma of the Biden administration’s failure to secure the southern border…
Appeals court overturns $8.2 million defamation win for Roy Moore
An appeals court reversed an $8.2 million defamation verdict awarded to Roy Moore against a group that ran ads during the 2017 U.S. Senate race.
Lamont’s vaccine bill HB 5044 gets final passage in Connecticut Senate
Connecticut Democrats flexed their majority muscles on Thursday evening, giving final passage to a fiercely debated vaccine bill with over a week still left to go in the legislative session.
US Senate clears key hurdle in bid to fund two immigration agencies
The measure now requires approval from the House if lawmakers are to succeed at fully reopening the government.
Senate takes key step toward funding ICE and border patrol with only GOP votes | CNN Politics
With Congress at a stalemate over how to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, Senate Republicans took a key step to tee up a party-line measure that would fund only the most con…
Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security Department
The Senate has taken the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic object…
California Lawmakers Seek Protections for Patients in ICE Custody
California lawmakers are pushing for stronger protections for detained immigrants in hospitals. Two bills in the state Senate aim to prevent immigration officers from isolating patients and…
RFK Jr. faced the Senate. One lawmaker's competing loyalties were on display
A Republican senator juggling three roles — lawmaker, doctor and political candidate seeking reelection — has walked a fine line as he questioned Health Secretary Robert F.
Schumer dodges question when pressed on his position on Israel | CNN Politics
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer dodged when pressed by CNN’s Manu Raju on whether he is out of line with his party’s position on Israel, after dozens of Democratic senators joined a pus…
Republicans launch a new effort to fund the Department of Homeland Security
The Senate voted on Tuesday to launch a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history.
Senate GOP unveils $70B immigration plan to circumvent Democrats in bid to end DHS shutdown | CNN Politics
Senate GOP leaders formally declared Tuesday that they will attempt to circumvent Democrats in the months-long stalemate over Department of Homeland Security funding and deliver as much as $…
Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh vows not to be Trump’s ‘sock puppet’ | CNN Business
President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Federal Reserve testified Tuesday in a high-stakes Senate confirmation hearing.
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