The impasse leaves the United States out of money for now to send missiles and ammunition to Kyiv, just as the nearly 2-year-old war reaches a crucial juncture.
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Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, then scramble to find support for Ukraine aid
A deeply divided Republican conference was scrambling to find support for the wartime funding, even though it has been a top priority for Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell.
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U.S. Senate border security bill includes faster work permits for asylum seekers
Maine’s congressional delegation has been pushing to let asylum seekers work sooner, although the prospects appear dim for the bipartisan Senate bill that contains Sen. Susan Collins’ provision on speeding up work permits.
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Senate deal on border and Ukraine at risk of collapse as Trump pushes stronger measures
Senate negotiators have been striving for weeks to finish a carefully negotiated compromise on border and immigration policy that is meant to tamp down the number of migrants who come to the U.S. border with Mexico.
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Sen. Menendez enters not guilty plea to a new conspiracy charge
The rewritten indictment added a charge alleging that the senator, his wife and a businessman conspired to have Bob Menendez act as an agent of the government of Egypt and Egyptian officials.
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California governor names Laphonza Butler, former Kamala Harris adviser, to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat
In choosing Butler, a Democratic strategist, Gov. Gavin Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black woman if the late Dianne Feinstein’s seat should become open.
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Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to pocketing bribes in a wide-ranging corruption case
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey was released on a $100,000 bond after pleading not guilty to federal charges in a case accusing him of pocketing bribes of cash and gold bars.
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Senate confirms chairman of joint chiefs but a Republican is blocking other military nominees
An Alabama senator is holding up military nominations unless the Pentagon ends its policy of paying for travel when a service member has to go out of state to get an abortion or other reproductive care.
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Senate ditches dress code as Pennsylvania’s Fetterman and others choose casual clothes
Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine argues that the relaxed rules debase the institution of the Senate and joked, ‘I plan to wear a bikini tomorrow to the Senate floor.’
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Auction will include 1941 Plymouth owned by Margaret Chase Smith
The late U.S. senator’s car will be auctioned Sunday with a starting bid of $7,500, but Thomaston Place Auction Galleries estimates it will sell for at least twice that amount.