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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 23, 2024. Schumer is predicting that Democrats will keep control of the Senate. He said in an interview with AP he felt "exhilarated and gratified" by the surge of enthusiasm with Vice President Kamala Harris atop the party ticket. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Schumer predicts Democrats will keep control of the Senate now that Harris is atop the party ticket
By LISA MASCARO AND MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press
Sat,08/03/24-7:04AM , 78 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is predicting that Democrats will keep control of the Senate in the November election and he feels “exhilarated and gratified” by the surge of enthusiasm with Vice President Kamala Harris
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U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, center, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy listen as former President Donald Trump, left, talks with reporters as he arrives at Manhattan criminal court in New York, on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Justin Lane/Pool Photo via AP)

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Republicans join Trump's attacks on justice system and campaign of vengeance after guilty verdict
By LISA MASCARO AND MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press
Fri,05/31/24-11:24PM , 168 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Embracing Donald Trump’s strategy of blaming the U.S.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., heads to the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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As shutdown looms, congressional leaders ready stopgap bill to extend government funding to March
By LISA MASCARO AND MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press
Sat,01/13/24-5:18PM , 120 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders are preparing a stopgap bill to keep the federal government running into March and avoid a partial shutdown next week.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., enters the chamber as he returns to work at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. Questions have mounted over the long-serving Republican leader's health since McConnell froze up last week during a press conference in Kentucky, unable to respond to a question. It was the second such episode in a matter of weeks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Sen. McConnell's health episodes show no evidence of stroke or seizure disorder but questions linger
By LISA MASCARO AND MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press
Tue,09/05/23-10:33AM , 101 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's health episodes show “no evidence” of a stroke or seizure disorder, the Capitol physician said Tuesday, but his statement still left questions about the apparent fre
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