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Senators Grill Ticketmaster in Hearing Over Botched Taylor Swift Ticket Sale
Senators grilled Ticketmaster Tuesday, questioning whether the company’s dominance in the ticketing industry led to its spectacular breakdown last year during a sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets.
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Senate Holds Hearing on Ticketmaster Issues After Taylor Swift Ticketing Fiasco
The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Tuesday on competition in the ticketing industry after Ticketmaster’s botched presale of tickets for Taylor Swift’s new tour.
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Jan. 6 Documents Detail Sen. Ron Johnson Asking About Alternate Electors
Johnson has repeatedly downplayed the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, while also raising concerns about widespread voter fraud despite there being no evidence to back it up.
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McCarthy Seizes House Speakership After Grueling Voting Process
After four contentious days of voting, negotiations and Republican infighting, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was voted in as House speaker early Saturday morning.
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McCarthy's Fight With GOP's Right Flank Stalls Speaker Bid
Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has fallen far short in voting to become House speaker.
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Senate Passes $1.7 Trillion Spending Package to Fund Gov't, Avoiding a Shutdown
The Senate has passed a $1.7 trillion bill to finance federal agencies through September, aid Ukraine and provide assistance to communities recovering from hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters.
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$1.7 Trillion Spending Bill ‘Hanging by a Thread' in the Senate Over Title 42 Fight
Momentum toward passing a $1.7 trillion government funding bill with more aid for Ukraine has slowed considerably as lawmakers struggle to reach an agreement on amendments to the bill
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IRS Was ‘Asleep at the Wheel' for Failing to Audit Trump Tax Returns, Senate Finance Chair Says
Wyden’s assessment followed a report that the IRS had only started one mandatory audit of Trump’s tax returns during his four years as president.
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Kyrsten Sinema Switches to Independent. What That Means for Democrats in the Senate
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s left the Democrat Party and registered as an independent. Here’s what that means for the the balance of power in the Senate.
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Leaves the Democratic Party, Registers as an Independent
Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Friday that she now has registered as an independent, but she does not plan to caucus with Republicans, ensuring Democrats will retain their narrow voting majority in the Senate.
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‘The People Once Again Rose Up': Warnock Evokes the Civil Rights Movement in Emotional Victory Speech
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated his Republican challenger, football star Herschel Walker, in Georgia’s Senate runoff election on Tuesday, NBC News projected.
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Same-Sex Marriage Protection Passes Key Hurdle in Senate
The Senate voted to open debate on a bill that would codify federal protections for same-sex marriage.
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McConnell Reelected Senate GOP Leader; Scott's Bid Rejected
Sen. Mitch McConnell was reelected as Republican leader Wednesday, quashing a challenge from Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, the Senate GOP campaign chief criticized over his party’s midterm election failures.
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GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Projected Winner in Wisconsin Senate Race
Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson holds a narrow lead as he seeks to win a third term in battleground Wisconsin against Mandela Barnes
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Nevada's Key US Senate Race Too Early to Call
The nail-biting race between Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican challenger Adam Laxalt remained too early to call
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Fetterman and Oz Come to Finish Line in Bruising Pennsylvania US Senate Race
Control of the U.S. Senate could depend on whether Pennsylvanians elect Democrat John Fetterman or Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz.
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Fetterman Rejects Oz Offer to Hold First Debate, Calls List of ‘Concessions' Insulting
John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for an open Senate seat in Pennsylvania, rejected Mehmet Oz’s offer to hold their first debate next week, saying the GOP candidate’s campaign thinks “it is funny to mock” his recovery from a stroke.
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Senator Focuses in On Abortion in Nevada Reelection Campaign
Sandwiched between supporters holding “BANS OFF OUR BODIES” signs and TV cameras on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto portrayed her reelection campaign against Republican Adam Laxalt as the defining moment in a decades-long fight for reproductive freedom, even in pro-abortion rights Nevada. It’s a strategy several Democrats up for reelection are using, putting reproductive rights at the center of...
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Senate Democrats See ‘Major Progress' on Biden's Economic Agenda Bill
Democrats plan to submit a “finalized agreement” on allowing Medicare to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies to a key Senate official “in the coming days” to see if it complies with the chamber’s strict budget rules, one of the sources said.
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If Passed, Bill Would Push Feds to Notify Families of Sick and Dying Inmates
Recent reporting on the federal prison system has revealed layer after layer of abuse, neglect and leadership missteps in the Bureau of Prisons — including failure to tell families when a prisoner is severely ill or dying.