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.
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Maine Voices: Too hot to ignore – much more action is needed to fight climate change
We need to immediately develop and implement an aggressive national, science-based climate plan, including a panel that evaluates and reports on our progress and recommends needed adjustments.
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Widow of former U.S. Senate candidate sues campaign manager over crypto investment
Max Linn made an unsuccessful bid to unseat Sen. Susan Collins in 2020. His widow says his campaign manager conned him out of more than $225,000 before Linn died in December 2021.
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U.S. Senate office buildings locked down over reports of shooter
Staff working in the building were instructed to remain quiet and silence all electronics.