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(NewsNation) — Senate Republicans will elect a new leader to replace Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, stepping aside after 17 years at the top of the Senate GOP. Three candidates are vying to replace McConnell: South Dakota Sen. John Thune, Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Florida Sen. Rick Scott. The race will largely come down to […]
Senator-elect Matt Regier, the Kalispell Republican who served as Speaker of the Montana House for the past two years, will serve as the Senate President for the 2025 session after winning his caucus election Tuesday, beating out current Senate President Jason Ellsworth and Sen. Greg Hertz for the chamber’s top position. All three senators made […]
PHOENIX — Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego will be Arizona’s first Latino senator next year, NBC News projects, after he defeated Republican Kari Lake amid a protracted vote count in one of the key swing states. Gallego will replace Democratic-turned-independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who retired after one term. It’s the fourth consecutive Senate election Democrats have […]
Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., has won the race for Arizona’s open Senate seat, beating out Republican Kari Lake, a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump, according to The Associated Press Monday night. Gallego has served in the House of Representatives since 2015, representing the 7th and 3rd congressional districts in Arizona. ARIZONA DEMOCRATIC PARTY OFFICE […]
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Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump proposed sweeping new tariffs while on the campaign trail. The self-proclaimed “Tariff Man” has said he could impose such levies on U.S. imports without Congress’ approval. There’s debate among economists and other experts as to whether he could do so. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. — one of […]
Kristie Metcalfe’s salary remained $40,000 to $60,000 less than her lowest-paid white colleague during her years on the job, the Justice Department’s lawsuit said. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Senate discriminated against a Black attorney by paying her about half of what her white colleagues were paid for doing the same job, the U.S. […]
Republicans took control of the Senate with Tuesday’s elections, but a handful of new Democrats will also be going to the Senate in January. The tight races between Republican Kari Lake and Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego in Arizona and between Democrat Jacky Rosen and Republican Sam Brown in Nevada had not yet been called by […]
US President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Kamala Harris’s supporters not to give up in the wake of defeat as he promised a “peaceful and orderly transition” of power to president-elect Donald Trump. “Setbacks are unavoidable, but giving up is unforgivable,” Biden said in his first public address since Tuesday’s stinging national election losses for […]
The Alaska State Capitol on March 25, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Bipartisan majorities will control both the Alaska House and Senate following the election, lawmakers said Wednesday evening. That means the state House will flip from Republican-led majority control and have a new speaker, according to a news release. Independent Dillingham Rep. Bryce Edgmon […]