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☆ Exclusive: DOJ civil rights leader says she was a victim of abuse in extraordinary statement
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The leader of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, Kristen Clarke, said in an extraordinary personal statement shared with CNN that she was a victim of years-long domestic abuse and chose not to disclose an expunged arrest record from that period during the Senate confirmation process. “Nearly 2 decades ago, I was subjected to years-long abuse and domestic violence at the hands of my ex-husband,” Clarke wrote in the statement on Wednesday. “This was a terrorizing and traumatizing period that I have sought to put behind me to promote my personal health, healing and well-being. “When given the option to speak about such traumatic incidents in my life, I have chosen not to,” Clarke wrote. Clarke said she has brought her “personal experience and perspective of being a survivor of domestic violence” to her work.

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☆ Biden just delivered a State of the Union unlike anything we've seen before
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

President Joe Biden delivered the most political State of the Union in recent memory. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementPresident Joe Biden delivered a State of the Union unlike any in recent memory. When Republicans in the House chamber pushed back at times, Biden welcomed their jeers and boos. "That may be the Angriest, Least Compassionate, and Worst State of the Union Speech ever made," he wrote on Truth, his social-media platform.

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☆ Arizona's Senate race just got a whole lot less interesting following Kyrsten Sinema's decision to retire
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced on Tuesday that she won't seek reelection. Arizona won't be the site of an epic three-way Senate race as many had once predicted. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementSen. Kyrsten Sinema is not running for reelection — denying the political world the opportunity to see what would've been one of the most fascinating Senate races in recent memory. AdvertisementYet Lake couldn't pull it off in 2022, despite widespread perceptions that she was favored in that year's governor's race.

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☆ Utah Republican Caucus Results
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The party-run caucuses convene at 9 p.m. Eastern time and are expected to end at 11 p.m. Eastern time. Only registered Republicans were eligible to participate, and those who had a valid excuse were allowed to cast an absentee ballot. Utah Democrats are participating in a separate state-run presidential primary election, and polls close at 10 p.m. Eastern time. The state primary, which will include races for state and congressional offices, will be held on June 25.

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☆ How Kyrsten Sinema — who once said she could 'do anything' if she lost reelection — can get rich now that she's retiring from the Senate
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kyrsten Sinema once said she could "do anything" after leaving the Senate, according to one book. Now that she's retiring, Sinema has all kinds of get-rich-quick options available to her. According that book, Sinema told the Utah Republican that she didn't care about winning reelection, a prospect that had long been imperiled by breaking with her party on government spending and the Senate's "filibuster" rule. Former Sen. Ben Sasse is set to make millions from his new role as a college president. Tasos Katopodis-Pool/Getty ImagesSinema could also seek to become a college president, as she purportedly once told Romney — and she could get rich doing it.

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☆ House Republicans have impeached the first Cabinet secretary in almost 150 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

House Republicans rammed through the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. AdvertisementHouse Republicans on Tuesday rammed through the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, marking a historic moment exactly a week after an embarrassing failure. Three Republicans, Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado, Tom McClintock of California, and Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, joined House Democrats in voting against the measure. The last time Congress impeached a Cabinet secretary was in 1876 when lawmakers impeached former Secretary of War William W. Belknap. Biden has emphasized how the White House tried to strike a bipartisan border-Ukraine deal only for former President Donald Trump and House Republicans to nuke the agreement shortly after its public announcement.

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☆ Why Congressional Republicans are imploding before our eyes
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Look no further than Tuesday night when House Republicans plowed ahead with two votes that they didn't have to hold. AdvertisementAcross the Capitol, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is facing increasing calls for him to step aside after conservatives nuked a bipartisan border security-Ukraine aid deal that some Republicans themselves said they had wanted. After all, it was Trump who instructed Republicans to kill the bipartisan immigration deal before the text was actually released. "Politics used to be the art of the possible," Sen. Mitt Romney, a Utah Republican, told reporters, per Semafor. "Some of them have been very clear with me that they have political differences with the bill," Lankford said in a floor speech on Wednesday.

Persons: Mike Johnson, befuddled, Al Green, it's, Johnson, Mitch McConnell, nuked, McConnell, Trump, Donald Trump, George W, Bush, Sen, Mitt Romney, We've, James Lankford, Lankford, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, Republicans, Republican Party, Business, GOP, Texas Democrat, Politico, Democratic, Democratic Senate, Utah Republican, Chamber of Commerce, Border Patrol Union, Trump, Oklahoma Republican Locations: Washington, Texas, Ukraine, Iraq, Utah, Oklahoma

☆ These 4 Republicans voted against impeaching DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, sinking the GOP's efforts
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Four Republicans joined all House Democrats in voting down what would have been the first impeachment of a Cabinet official in nearly 150 years. Mayorkas' impeachment was not expected to go anywhere. But senators from both parties have repeatedly made clear that they have a particular ire reserved for Mayorkas' impeachment. Before Tuesday's vote, McClintock issued a scathing 10-page letter to his colleagues denouncing their impeachment push. "[T]aking the course outlined by the [Homeland Security Committee] is bad politics and bad policy," McClintock wrote in his letter.

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Republicans on Tuesday decisively lost key electoral matchups across the country that came down to one issue over and over again: abortion. Ron DeSantis has signed a ban on abortion beyond six weeks of a pregnancy in his state, while he also backs a nationwide ban beyond 15 weeks. Former Vice President Mike Pence had been the most staunch opponent to abortion, criticizing calls for consensus and arguing for a nationwide ban on abortion before 15 weeks. Still, he’s suggested openness to a ban beyond 15 weeks more recently. Youngkin, who wasn’t himself on the ballot, campaigned on a pledge to pass an abortion ban beyond 15 weeks of pregnancy if voters granted Republicans full legislative control.

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Leading Senate Democrats are teasing a new path forward to bypass one senator’s blockade of military promotions, leaning on GOP frustrations that bubbled to the surface this week and culminated in a dramatic confrontation from members of the senator’s own party. A group of Republican senators took to the Senate floor late Wednesday to attempt to circumvent a dispute in which Sen. Tommy Tuberville has single-handedly held up more than 300 military promotions over a Pentagon abortion travel policy. The stunning scene comes nine months into the blockade and as Democrats – and more recently fellow Republicans – have grown anxious to move the military promotions forward. It would require the support of all Democrats and independents and at least nine Republicans. But they suggested that Tuberville should take his issue to the courts, rather than holding up the chamber and setting a dangerous precedent.

Persons: Sen, Tommy Tuberville, –, Tuberville, Chuck Schumer, “, ” Schumer, Jack Reed, Kyrsten, Richard Blumenthal, servicewomen, ” Sen, Joni Ernst, I’m, Ernst, ”, Schumer, …, Biden, Mitt, Blumenthal, Joe Manchin, ” Manchin Organizations: Republicans, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Democratic, GOP, Pentagon, Tuberville, United States Senate, DOD, Iowa Republican, Utah Republican Locations: Alabama, Rhode Island, Arizona, Richard Blumenthal of, Israel, Mitt Romney, Utah, West Virginia

☆ Mitt Romney says Ron DeSantis 'looks like he's got a toothache' when smiling for selfies with Iowa voters: 'There's just no warmth at all'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In a forthcoming book, the Utah senator says DeSantis "looks like he's got a toothache" in selfies. He also pondered whether DeSantis, who's "smarter than Trump," is ultimately more dangerous. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . "He looks like he's got a toothache," Romney observed about DeSantis' selfies with voters in Iowa, adding of DeSantis generally: "There's just no warmth at all."

Persons: Sen, Mitt Romney, Ron, he's, —, Ron DeSantis, McKay Coppins, Romney, Donald, Trump, DeSantis Organizations: Trump, Service, Florida Gov, Utah Republican, POLITICO Locations: Utah, selfies, Iowa, Romney

The Hamas terrorist attack on Israel is reprehensible. Israel is under heavy attack right now by Hamas and taking action to defend itself and its people. Israel has every right to defend itself.”Sen. Jon Tester, Montana Democrat“I strongly condemn the terrorist attacks launched by Hamas against our ally Israel. I will continue to closely monitor the situation.”Sen. Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire Democrat“Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel is nothing short of horrifying. Israel has every right to defend itself from this unjust war.”Sen. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat“The terrorist attack on Israel is appalling.

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☆ The consequences of old, powerful politicians refusing to let go
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Most people don’t want to work into their 80s and 90s, but the powerful in Washington refuse to let go. “Anybody who thinks that if I step down, Obama could appoint someone like me, they’re misguided,” she told Elle in 2014. Nikki Haley got some early attention for her presidential campaign when she suggested a mental competency test for politicians over 75. What voters like most of all is what they knowThe most powerful force in American politics isn’t age or ideas, but rather incumbency. Everyone may have to work longer in the futureAmerican life expectancy, despite advances in medical care, was 77.4 in 2020.

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☆ Lawmakers are waking up to the realities of 'gerontocracy.' But don't expect them to do anything about it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Age limits remain popular, and lawmakers have begun to wake up to the realities of gerontocracy. "I believe everyone deserves the kind of dignity to make their own choices," said Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania. He also opposes age limits, arguing that people should be able to "choose who they want, no matter how old they are." "Different people age differently, you know, somebody at a younger age may have more impacts due to aging than somebody at an older age. "I don't think it's a problem to be old, I think it's a problem to have a lack of diversity."

Persons: Mitt Romney, Sen, Lindsey Graham, Graham, Romney, Strom Thurmond, Democratic Sen, John Fetterman of, Dianne Feinstein's, Mitch McConnell, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, gerontocracy, Rep, Maxwell Frost, Anna Moneymaker, Gray, Frost, hasn't, Ro Khanna, Khanna, Dianne Feinstein, Saul Loeb, Republican Sen, John Hoeven, Hoeven, Steve Cohen of Tennessee, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Gluesenkamp Perez, Feinstein, McConnell, Democratic Sens, Ben Ray Luján, JD Vance Organizations: Service, Utah Republican, Capitol, South Carolina Republican, Democratic, Florida Democrat, Pew Research Service, California, Senate, Getty, Republican, Democratic Rep, Washington, Ohio Locations: Wall, Silicon, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Florida, North Dakota, New Mexico

And Biden isn’t the only candidate trying to line up support among young voters. Former President Donald Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in his comeback bid for the White House, visited Iowa State University last weekend. “And that’s not happening so far.”Biden won 61% of voters between the ages of 18 and 29 in 2020, according to AP VoteCast, making young voters a critical part of his coalition. The White House has worked with online influencers to reach people who don't rely on traditional media. On Thursday, Harris repeatedly tried to demonstrate that she understood young voters’ concerns.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Jaden Clemons, Layth Carpenter, Harris, ”, Joe Biden, Clemons, Biden, they're, Donald Trump, “, Trump, John Brabender, Isaac Gavin, ” Sen, Mitt Romney, ” Biden, ” Harris, Kevin Munoz, isn’t, John Della Volpe, “ It’s, Della Volpe, Destiny Humphreys, they’re, Carpenter, ___ Price, Ayanna Alexander, Farnoush Amiri Organizations: —, Hampton University, Howard University, White, Republican, Iowa State University, Alpha Gamma Rho, University of Iowa, YouTube, Drake University, Utah Republican, U.S . Capitol, AP, North Carolina, Democratic National Committee, Biden, Democrats, Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, South Carolina State University, U.S, Supreme Locations: HAMPTON, Va, Hampton, Las Vegas, Des Moines, Utah, United States, Greensboro, N.C, —, New York, Beaumont, Des Moines , Iowa, Orangeburg, S.C, Washington

☆ Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski can't get over how Mitt Romney smothers his salmon in ketchup
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has some thoughts about Mitt Romney's salmon preparation. Murkowski wrote on Twitter with a highlighted screenshot of an excerpt from the senator's forthcoming biography. Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) September 14, 2023In the book, journalist McKay Coppins recounts how Romney eats dinner alone most nights in his Washington home. I love hot dog," Romney gushed in July on National Hot Dog Day. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn the video, Romney was wielding a hot dog with a healthy amount of ketchup.

Persons: Sen, Lisa Murkowski, Murkowski, Romney, Republican dealmaker, Mitt Romney, — Sen, McKay Coppins, Coppins, Donald Trump, Trump, Romney gushed Organizations: Twitter, Republican, Service, @SenatorRomney, Utah Republican, Republican Party Locations: Alaska, Wall, Silicon, Sen, Washington, Utah, Romney

☆ Republican politicians are worried that Mitt Romney's new book will reveal their true feelings and private conversations about Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( John L. Dorman | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Mitt Romney announced that he's retiring from the Senate at the end of his term. In October, he'll release a book detailing how some of his fellow Republicans feel about Trump. The book, written by The Atlantic staff writer McKay Coppins, is based in part from hours of interviews with Romney. A former GOP presidential nominee, Romney has rarely been shy about discussing Trump. Romney was the only Republican to vote to convict Trump on an impeachment charge related to improperly pressuring Ukraine to investigate the Bidens.

Persons: Sen, Mitt Romney, he's, Mitt Romney's, Donald Trump's, he'll, McKay Coppins, Romney, Coppins, —, Trump, Kevin McCarthy, anoint Trump Organizations: Trump, GOP, The New York Times, Service, Utah Republican, Senate, The Atlantic, The Times, Capitol, Republicans, Washington, Republican Locations: Wall, Silicon, Romney, California, ris, Ukraine

Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2023. With Trump dominating the 2024 Republican presidential field, Romney has faced powerful headwinds at home in solidly Republican Utah. Romney was the only Republican senator to vote to convict Trump at both Senate impeachment trials. 2 Senate Republican, told Reuters he would miss Romney most on economic issues. Brad Wilson, the Utah state House of Representatives speaker, has not declared his candidacy for Romney's seat.

Persons: Mitt Romney, Bonnie Cash, Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Romney, Trump, Mike Lee, I'm, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, McConnell, John Thune, Thune, TRUMP, Brad Wilson, Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, Jason Chaffetz, Republican megadonors, of Jesus Christ, David Morgan, Moira Warburton, Richard Cowan, Scott Malone, Deepa Babington, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, Republican, Utah Republican, Utah Senate, Trump, Democratic, White House, Deseret, America, Reuters, Riverton Mayor, U.S, White, of Jesus, Utah Republican Party, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Utah, Michigan, Massachusetts, Republican Utah, Riverton

☆ Mitt Romney cites age concerns in announcing he won't run for reelection: 'Frankly, it's time for a new generation of leaders'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Mitt Romney announced his decision to retire at the end of his term in January 2025. Romney, who's currently 76, said that "it's time for a new generation of leaders." Before he was in the Senate, Romney was a governor of Massachusetts and a GOP presidential nominee. In the video, Romney patted himself on the back for what he called a "particularly productive" few years in the Senate. AdvertisementAdvertisementIn 2018, Utah voters elected Romney to the Senate in the midst of former President Donald Trump's time in office.

Persons: Sen, Mitt Romney, Romney, who's, Republican Sen, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, I've, Romney patted, he's, Donald Trump's, Trump, Barack Obama Organizations: GOP, Service, Republican, Washington Post, Act, New York Times, Trump, Senate, Utah Republican Party Locations: Massachusetts, Wall, Silicon, China, Utah

Romney, who was the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, has long been a rare member of the Republican party who has been an outspoken critic of Trump. He ran as the Republican Party nominee in the 2012 presidential race and lost to Barack Obama, who was then the Democratic incumbent. Donald Trump calls global warming a hoax, and President Biden offers feel-good solutions that make no difference to the global climate. On China, President Biden underinvests in the military and President Trump underinvests in our alliances,” he said. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell praised Romney in a statement reacting to the news.

Persons: Utah Republican Sen, Mitt Romney, ”, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Romney, “, Biden, Trump, Trump’s, ” Romney, I’m, McKay Coppins, Coppins, Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, ’ ” Romney, Vance, ’ ” Coppins, acquit Trump, Democratic Sen, Joe Manchin, Barack Obama, Biden underinvests, Trump underinvests, Mitch McConnell, ” McConnell Organizations: CNN, Utah Republican, Senate, Republican, Biden, U.S . Senate, Democratic, Republican Party, Trump Locations: Utah, ”, States, U.S, West Virginia, Massachusetts, China

☆ Mitch McConnell left Mitt Romney on read after Romney texted him before January 6 about concerns mobs would burn down McConnell's home and storm the Capitol: book
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Mitt Romney claims that then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ignored his text before January 6. Romney, after talking to another senator, was reportedly concerned about the Capitol's security. According to "Romney: A Reckoning," Romney then texted the top Senate Republican to share his concerns. AdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to Coppins, McConnell never replied to Romney's message. Some Republicans are reportedly concerned about what Romney will say about them.

Persons: Sen, Mitt Romney, Mitch McConnell, Romney, McConnell, Mitt Romney's, Angus King, King, McKay Coppins, —, Coppins, Eugene Goodman Organizations: Service, Capitol, Electoral College, Pentagon, Republican, DC, Utah Republican, Capitol Police, Republicans Locations: Wall, Silicon, Maine

☆ Analysis: Why Republicans can't get out of their climate bind, even as extreme heat overwhelms the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( Ella Nilsen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“We need to be talking about this,” Rep. John Curtis, a Republican from Utah and chair of the House’s Conservative Climate Caucus, told CNN. “The good news is Republicans are stopping arguing with thermometers,” Inglis told CNN. “I think the evidence so far is that the West is getting drier and hotter,” Romney told CNN. He later told CNN the GOP is “way behind” on climate and there’s been “too little” progress on the party’s stances. “I think we’d get a lot more done with a Democratic House, a Democratic president and continuing to have a Democratic Senate,” Schumer told CNN.

Persons: they’re, Donald Trump, Trump, it’s, ” Sen, Mitt Romney, “, Donald Trump’s, ”, ” Rep, John Curtis, Bob Inglis, ” Inglis, Romney, Curtis, ” Romney, Sen, Francis Chung, Mead, ‘, ’, Curtis ’, Kevin McCarthy, Eva Marie Uzcategui, Chuck Schumer, ” Schumer, “ Regrettably, ” Edward Maibach, “ Donald Trump’s, Inglis, “ That’s Organizations: CNN, GOP, ”, Republican, Conservative Climate Caucus, Republicans, South Carolina Rep, AP, Democrats, Senate, Rep, Utah Republican, Bloomberg, New York, Democratic, Democratic Senate, Republican House, Senate Super, Representatives, Trump, George Mason University, Yale University Locations: Utah, Arizona, AP Utah, Powell, Salt, Curtis, Curtis ’ Utah, Ohio, New, ”, America

☆ Opinion: Supreme Court drops the H-bomb and D-bomb
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. Graduates of Harvard and other Ivy League schools earn significantly more than most college graduates –— the credential opens doors. Maybe the best confirmation of that is that eight out of the nine Supreme Court justices went to law school at either Harvard or its Ivy rival, Yale. “The court’s decision Thursday is consistent with its view that race-based preferences should and would have a limited shelf life. And the Supreme Court has just guaranteed that this will be the case for many years to come.”“The court made the right decision,” wrote Ilya Somin, a law professor at George Mason University.

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☆ Schumer seeks to fast-track debt ceiling bill through Senate
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Christina Wilkie | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference following Senate Democrat policy luncheons at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 31, 2023. "The Senate will stay in session until we send a bill avoiding default to President Biden's desk, we will keep working until the job is done," Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the Senate floor at the opening of Thursday's session. WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will attempt to fast-track a bill through the Senate on Thursday to raise the debt limit for two years and cap government spending, as the U.S. barrels toward a June 5 deadline to avert a debt default. In exchange for giving their amendments a separate vote, McConnell hopes holdouts will agree to proceed with a full Senate vote on the debt ceiling bill before the weekend. Passing the debt limit compromise bill and sending it to President Joe Biden for his signature would "soothe the country and soothe the markets," McConnell said.

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DeSantis chided Trump for not yet taking a position on the deal that President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck to raise the debt ceiling and impose some spending cuts. Collision course: The two GOP hopefuls from South Carolina, Haley and GOP Sen. Tim Scott, are facing an “inevitable collision” in the early primary state, the Post and Courier reports. No thanks: GOP Rep. Warren Davidson has decided not to run for Senate in Ohio, Cleveland.com reports. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart plans to announce his resignation from Congress as early as Wednesday, a move that, per the Deseret News, could mean the seat remains vacant until next year. Bowing out: Ohio Republican JR Majewski is ending his congressional bid citing his mother’s forthcoming heart procedure, Politico reports.

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