The Democrat is launching a second bid to become Georgia’s governor after losing narrowly to Republican Brian Kemp in 2018.
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Pelosi announces plans for ‘solemn observance’ of insurrection anniversary
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, expressed trepidation about being in session Jan. 6, citing security concerns.
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Democrats will try to rebuild after Manchin tanks $2 trillion package
But the next steps remain highly uncertain for the president and his party.
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Manchin’s private offer to Biden included pre-k, climate money, Obamacare – but not child tax credit
Manchin’s private proposal to the White House was made just days before a spectacular public collapse in negotiations between the White House and the West Virginia senator.
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Schumer vows vote on Build Back Better legislation despite Manchin’s opposition
Schumer’s letter came a day after Manchin, during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” delivered what many saw as a potentially fatal blow to one of the centerpieces of Biden’s agenda.
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Senate confirms big slate of Biden ambassadors
The Senate has confirmed more than 30 ambassadors and other Biden administration nominees.
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Trump sues New York attorney general in effort to end probe of his business practices
Letitia James is looking at whether the Trump Organization misled banks or tax officials about the value of assets – inflating them to gain favorable loan terms or minimizing them to reap tax savings.
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Sen. Joe Manchin says no to $2 trillion bill: ‘I can’t vote for it’
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he can’t back a $2 trillion social safety net bill.
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Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: Over 5 years
The Florida man made his way to the front of the crowd and started to attack, throwing a wooden plank, spraying a fire extinguisher, then hurling it when it was done, then attacking officers again with a pole.
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A toned-down Paul LePage rings in the season in Auburn
LePage talked Friday about Christmas and campaigning outside a bustling Walmart.