Frustration caused by stop-start reform efforts is eating away at tribal-state relations.
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Cumberland estate of Dr. Oz’s wife becomes Senate campaign fodder in Pennsylvania
The Trump-endorsed celebrity doctor’s opponent has run ads attacking him for being unable to remember how many homes his family owns.
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Our View: Senate Republicans have it wrong on same-sex marriage bill
From deeming it a ‘silly messaging bill’ to a ‘stupid waste of time,’ their disregard for equality has been flagrant.
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House votes to restore abortion rights, but odds in the Senate are dim
Only two Senate Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, have been supportive of abortion rights, but they do not support the Democrats’ proposal, calling it too far-reaching.
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Senate OKs landmark gun violence bill; House passage is next
The $13 billion measure will be Congress’ most far-reaching response in decades to the nation’s run of brutal mass shootings.
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Our View: Big tech spending big to fight needed change
Companies like Amazon want us to think that their market dominance is good for us. It’s not.
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Sen. Collins exploring bipartisan compromise on gun safety measures
Collins says she is optimistic a compromise can be found after the initial meeting of 4 Republican and 4 Democratic senators.
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Pennsylvania Senate Republican primary is likely headed for recount
The race pits 2 millionaires who moved to Pennsylvania in order to run for the Senate: heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick.
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Maine Bishop Deeley: Women’s Health Protection Act curtails religious freedom
The authors of this misnamed law want to conscript religious objectors into providing abortions.
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Two more Republicans will join Sen. Collins in approving Jackson to Supreme Court
Democrats plan a vote to ‘discharge’ Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination from committee and then take a series of procedural steps in the coming days to wind it through the 50-50 Senate.