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☆ Kyrsten Sinema raked in more than $100,000 from the airline industry as she pushed to alter pilot training requirements
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema made a last-minute push in June to change training requirements for pilots. At the same time, she received over $100,000 from the airline industry over the last three months. But for the airline industry that's been pushing for that reduction, it was a sign that they had Sinema's ear. Political action committees and airline executives gave over $100,000 to Sinema's campaign from April to June, according to recently-filed documents with the Federal Election Commission. Altogether, the money accounts for over a tenth of contributions to Sinema's main campaign account over the last 3 months.

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☆ Uninsured Americans pay high costs for an insulin Eli Lilly vowed to price at $25, Sen. Warren says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is pictured at 50 ImClone Drive in Branchburg, New Jersey, March 5, 2021. Uninsured Americans pay nearly $98 on average for a vial of Eli Lilly 's generic insulin, even after the company pledged to cut the product's list price to $25 per vial, according to a report released Thursday by Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Eli Lilly earlier this year vowed to slash the list price of its generic insulin, Lispro, from $82.42 per vial starting on May 1. The survey found that a third of pharmacies charged uninsured patients $164 or more for a vial of Eli Lilly's Lispro. Eli Lilly did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the survey.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Eli Lilly's, Eli Lilly's Lispro, Warren, Joe Biden's Organizations: Company, Medicare Locations: Branchburg , New Jersey, Indianapolis, Massachusetts, U.S

HELSINKI, July 13 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Thursday he expects Republicans to stand up against what he called Senator Tommy Tuberville's "ridiculous" block of top U.S. military appointments over the Pentagon's abortion policy. It was bizarre and irresponsible to inject a domestic social debate into fundamental foreign policy, Biden said in Helsinki after meeting with Nordic country leaders. I expect the Republican Party to stand up, stand up and do something about it," Biden told reporters. "I'm confident that the mainstream Republican Party no longer, does not support what he's doing, but they've got to stand up and be counted. Biden said he would be willing to talk to Tuberville if there were any possibility of changing the senator's "ridiculous position."

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☆ Tommy Tuberville is happy Biden called him 'a good football coach' as he faces criticism for holding up military promotions and refusing to condemn white nationalists
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"I'd never dreamed in my wildest dreams to have the president of the United States call me a good football coach," Tuberville said. "It's been good," Tuberville told HuffPost's Igor Bobic when asked about his week. " "Well, that's some people's opinion," Tuberville told CNN on Monday when pressed about multiple instances where he had refused to explicitly condemn white nationalism. " He also said, "My opinion of a white nationalist, if someone wants to call them white nationalist, to me is an American." On Tuesday, Tuberville walked back his comments by saying "If people think a white nationalist is a racist, I agree with that."

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☆ Biden's pick for top U.S. general warns on Republican's hold on promotions
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] U.S. Air Force General Charles Brown Jr. attends a U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm/File PhotoWASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's nominee to become the top U.S. general warned on Tuesday that a Republican senator's blockade of military promotions could have far-reaching impact across the U.S. armed forces, affecting troops and their families. General Charles "C.Q." Brown, the outgoing Air Force chief of staff, made the remarks at his Senate confirmation hearing to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Reporting by Phil Stewart and Patricia ZengerleOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a former college football coach with no military experience himself, said 'There is nobody more military than me'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

US Sen. Tommy Tuberville said "there is nobody more military than me." Tuberville has no military experience and was a football coach prior to entering politics. In an interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins, the senator from Alabama said his father was "career military" and that he personally is "all for the military." While speaking to Collins, Tuberville was also asked about white nationalism in the US and if white nationalists should be able to serve in the military. Tuberville said in the interview he was "totally against racism," but declined to condemn white nationalism as inherently racist.

Persons: Sen, Tommy Tuberville, Tuberville, CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Collins, Lloyd Austin Organizations: Service, Department of, Politico Locations: Wall, Silicon, Alabama

☆ US Marine Corps in historic leadership limbo due to Republican block
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The Marine Corps is now without a Senate-confirmed leader for the first time in over a century thanks to a Republican senator's block on military nominations. Retiring Gen. David Berger formally relinquished command on Monday as the Marine Corps' commandant, creating the first of several possible vacancies of Senate confirmed leaders on the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff in the coming months. Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said last time the Marine Corps had an acting Commandant was from December 1, 1910 to February 2, 1911. Berger's retirement leaves General Eric Smith, the Marine Corps' No. He is President Joe Biden's nominee to become the next commandant but is expected to avoid major decisions without Senate confirmation.

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☆ Opinion: Why Lindsey Graham was booed by a Trump rally crowd
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Dean Obeidallah | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

But what GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham was subjected to at former President Donald Trump’s rally Saturday in Graham’s home state of South Carolina was far worse than I ever personally witnessed. However, Graham soon began to grasp that a large segment of this Trump crowd — some of whom were yelling “traitor” — was not kidding around. Later when Trump took the podium, he needled Graham, saying, “You know you can make mistakes on occasion,” adding, “Even Lindsey down here, Sen. Lindsey Graham.” When the crowd began to boo again, Trump “half-heartedly defended“ Graham, according to The Greenville (South Carolina) News. When Trump declared that everyone makes a “mistake,” including Graham, it appeared that the mistake was not being fully loyal to Trump. Trump supporters boo and heckle Graham during Saturday's campaign event for the former president in the senator's home state of South Carolina.

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☆ Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold on military nominees in protest of the Pentagon's abortion policy is disrupting the succession of top military leadership as the US confronts multiple threats abroad
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold on military nominees is rippling throughout the Pentagon. But Tuberville continues to stand by his position, a protest against the Pentagon's new abortion policy. If the senator's hold on nominees stands in the coming weeks, though, the leaders of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps — along with the chairman — won't have respective successors installed. The hold on nominees also comes as the US continues to navigate its diplomatic relationship with China. Arnold Punaro, a retired Marine Corps major general and former staffer on the Senate Armed Services Committee, told Politico that Tuberville is "taking the military nominees as political hostages."

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☆ Republican Sen. Rick Scott is reportedly considering a presidential bid as fellow Floridian Ron DeSantis struggles
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Republican Sen. Rick Scott is reportedly considering a presidential run. According to The New York Times, Scott is eyeing a late entry into the field. The Times reports that Scott, who was also governor of Florida, is considering a late entry into the growing 2024 Republican field. If Scott were to enter, there would then be four Floridians in a field that already has Trump, DeSantis, and Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez. Scott and DeSantis have a frosty relationship, though Scott often demurs when asked about his successor.

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Senator Tommy Tuberville for holding up some 200 Pentagon nominees over a Defense Department abortion policy. I don't remember it happening before, and I've been around," Biden said of the actions of Tuberville at a fundraiser for wealthy donors in California's Silicon Valley. The Alabama senator has called the policy a violation of the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits using federal taxpayer funds for abortion services. Jean-Pierre said the senator's blockade on the nominees was hurting military families and risking "our military readiness by depriving our armed forces of leadership." The Alabama senator is blocking what is usually a speedy process to confirm Pentagon nominees.

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☆ Australian senator quits Liberal Party after allegations of misconduct
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, June 18 (Reuters) - A senator from Australia's main opposition Liberal Party facing accusations of sexual misconduct by several female politicians has resigned from the party but will stay in parliament, the senator's office said on Sunday. The claims against Liberal Party Senator David Van follow a 2021 inquiry into Australia's parliament house culture that found one in three people working there had experienced sexual harassment. Van, who denies the accusations, said in a message to the president of the Victorian division of the Liberal Party that he would resign his membership immediately. Following Thorpe's comments, former Liberal senator Amanda Stoker said in a statement that Van inappropriately touched her at a party in 2020 by squeezing her bottom twice. A third claim has also emerged against senator Van, Dutton told the media on Friday, without giving details.

Persons: David Van, Van, Peter Dutton, Lidia Thorpe, Amanda Stoker, Dutton, Scott Morrison, Sam McKeith, Lincoln Organizations: SYDNEY, Liberal Party, Liberal, Victorian, Reuters, Thomson

☆ Trump said he's 'just going to say nice things' about fellow presidential candidate Tim Scott: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump had kind words for Tim Scott in the lead-up to the senator's WH campaign launch, per The Times. We're just going to say nice things about Tim," Trump reportedly told the newspaper. Ron DeSantis of Florida over his now-declared presidential campaign, calling his onetime ally "disloyal" and dismissing the ex-congressman's readiness for national office. And according to a recent New York Times report, Trump still had positive feelings regarding Scott in the lead-up to the conservative lawmaker launching his presidential campaign last week. We're just going to say nice things about Tim," Trump said, according to an unnamed individual who spoke with The Times.

☆ Dianne Feinstein once became confused after seeing Vice President Kamala Harris preside over the Senate, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Feinstein was confused by VP Harris presiding over the Senate last year, per a New York Times report. Feinstein said, according to an unnamed individual who was present at the time. Feinstein, 89, asked of Harris, according to an unnamed individual who was present at the time. Upon her return, a New York Times report then disclosed that she also suffered from Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, a neurological disorder that in the senator's case was brought on by her bout with shingles. Rep. Ro Khanna, a fellow Bay Area lawmaker, in April called on Feinstein to resign from office, and reiterated his position this month.

☆ Tim Scott's campaign kicks off with more cash than his rivals
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Bridget Bowman | Bridget Bowman Is A Deputy Editor For Nbc'S Political Unit. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., may not have the highest poll numbers, but he kicks off his presidential campaign flush with another precious campaign resource: money. Scott is likely entering the 2024 race with more cash than his GOP rivals. The senator's federal campaign committee had $21.9 million in its account as of March 31, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election. Former President Donald Trump's campaign had $13.9 million in its account, while biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who has largely self-funded his campaign, had $9.4 million on hand. Those senators had between $2.2 million (Graham) and $4.1 million (Rubio) in their presidential or Senate campaign accounts before launching their runs for the White House.

☆ Tim Scott's biggest financial backer is Larry Ellison, a tech billionaire who owns the sixth-largest island in Hawaii and has poured $35 million into the senator's super PAC
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Ellison has pumped $35 million into Scott's super PAC, and could legally give him millions more. On Monday, Ellison attended Scott's campaign launch in North Charleston, where Scott described him as one of his mentors. Trump's political operation includes the "MAGA, Inc" super PAC, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has enjoyed the support of the "Never Back Down" super PAC. Scott's campaign isn't the first time a Republican presidential candidate has heavily relied on a single megadonor.

☆ Oracle's Larry Ellison gears up to spend millions to back Tim Scott's 2024 run
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Oracle co-founder and Republican megadonor Larry Ellison is preparing to spend millions of dollars backing Sen. Tim Scott's run for president. The Opportunity Matters Fund PAC has been rebranded for Scott's White House run with a new name: Trust In The Mission PAC, or TIM PAC. Another veteran Republican fundraiser told CNBC that Ellison is already planning to donate up to $10 million to the TIM PAC in the early going of Scott's run. Ellison has signaled to allies that he could give at least between $20 million and $30 million more this cycle, this person said. Ellison admires Scott a great deal for the senator's strong support for Israel, according to a lobbyist who's worked with Oracle and has known Ellison for years.

☆ Sen. Tim Scott kicks off 2024 presidential bid, entering GOP primary field led by Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Trump has easily led the pack since launching his campaign last year, with Florida Gov. "Tim Scott is the real deal, and he will make a great president of the united states," Thune told the crowd in North Charleston before Scott took the stage. "This can't be another presidential campaign. The long-expected campaign kickoff came three days after Scott filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission designating a principal committee for a presidential bid. "Tim is a big step up from Ron DeSanctimonious, who is totally unelectable," Trump wrote in a social media post earlier Monday.

☆ California Rep. Ro Khanna again calls on Dianne Feinstein to resign over health concerns: 'It's painful to watch.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Ro Khanna said it was "painfully obvious" that Sen. Feinstein should no longer serve in office. "I think they should have a loving conversation about it being time," Khanna said of Feinstein's confidantes. "First, let me say, I admire her career," Khanna told Wagner. Upon her return to the Senate, Feinstein appeared disoriented as an aide whisked her through the Capitol, according to The Times. "While she has had a lifetime of public service, it is obvious she can no longer fulfill her duties.

☆ GOP Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina files paperwork to run for president
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Likely Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina filed paperwork Friday to run for president in 2024, officially throwing his hat into a growing Republican primary lineup that former President Donald Trump has so far led. Scott is expected to announce his presidential campaign on Monday morning in North Charleston. Scott's brand of politics, marked by optimism and gestures toward stitching a divided nation back together, has been mostly absent from the Republican presidential conversation. "There's no question that special interests are celebrating as Tim Scott throws his hat into the 2024 race for the MAGA base."

May 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Thursday on whether to confirm President Joe Biden's nominee to a federal appeals court a day after Senator Joe Manchin became the first one of Biden's fellow Democrats to vote against one of his judicial picks. Her confirmation faced a new obstacle on Wednesday night when Manchin, a moderate Democrat, broke ranks to oppose advancing her nomination. Her nomination advanced Wednesday on a 50-48 vote after two Republican senators did not participate, teeing it up for final consideration by the full Senate. If Manchin again opposes Abudu during the final vote on her confirmation, Vice President Kamala Harris could be called in to break a tie. That court flipped to a majority of Republican-appointed judges under then-President Donald Trump, who picked six of the 11 active judges.

☆ Pelosi's daughter is Dianne Feinstein's primary caregiver at the Capitol, but the former speaker denies using the relationship to help her protégé replace the aging senator
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Since Dianne Feinstein returned to office in May, Nancy Pelosi's daughter has been alongside her. A recent report from Politico suggested Pelosi could be using her daughter to keep Feinstein from retiring, possibly helping Rep. Adam Schiff's chances of replacing her. Pelosi's office denied any political motives for aiding Feinstein. Feinstein, 89, missed several months of votes in the Senate due to her diagnosis in February before returning in May. And earlier this week, Feinstein denied ever missing time away from the Senate due to shingles.

☆ Dianne Feinstein suffered more complications from illness than publicly disclosed, New York Times reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Senator Dianne Feinstein, who returned to Washington in May after a months-long absence due to shingles, suffered more complications from the illness than were publicly disclosed, the New York Times reported on Thursday. The shingles caused a rare complication known as encephalitis, inflammation of the brain, the New York Times said, citing two people familiar with the senator's diagnosis. Feinstein on Thursday said she did not have encephalitis, saying it "really has never been diagnosed", according to CNN. I continue to work and get results for California." Reporting by Costas Pitas in Los Angeles; Editing by Caitlin Webber and Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Ron Johnson insists he won't pocket $8.4 million from donors. But thanks to Ted Cruz, he could legally do exactly that.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

That's due to a Supreme Court case won last year by Ted Cruz, who defended Johnson repaying himself. In October quarterly filings, Johnson's campaign declared that it was reinstating $8.4 million in loans, citing Ted Cruz vs. FEC. Furthermore, the door is now open for other self-funding candidates to demand payback of campaign loans that they had previously forgiven. And prior to Johnson telling Insider that he wouldn't seek a loan repayment, Cruz vociferously defended the hypothetical repayment. "It is perfectly reasonable that Ron Johnson, after 10 years of making an interest-free loan to the American people, can pay back his own money," Cruz added.

☆ Dianne Feinstein's staff makes sure the senator never walks around the Capitol by herself out of concern for what she might say to reporters amid her declining health and old age, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

As her health declined, her staff began to follow her wherever she goes in the Capitol, per Rolling Stone. Feinstein returned to the Senate on Wednesday after spending nearly three months away from Washington due to a shingles infection. For the past few years, Feinstein's staff felt it necessary to ensure the senator is never alone when she walks around the Capitol, sources told Rolling Stone. Jamarcus Purley, a former staff member fired last February for work performance issues, told the magazine that Feinstein's office developed the system without her knowing. Feinstein's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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