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House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., said Sunday that if President Trump and Senate Republicans want to honor the life of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., they should pass and sign a bill restoring the Voting Rights Act. “I think Trump and the Senate leadership, Mitch McConnell ... if they so celebrate the heroism…

The Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday released newly declassified documents that they say “significantly undercut” the “reliability” of the infamous Steele dossier from the Russia probe, as well as the accuracy and reliability of the factual assertions in the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants against former Trump campaign aide Carter Page.The first…

Senate Democrats released a new proposal Thursday to invest $350 billion in communities of color hard-hit by the coronavirus, as Congress looks to pass another relief package by the end of the month. Led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the proposal allocates $135 billion for child care, community health care and job training. It…

Alabama Republican Senate hopeful Tommy Tuberville awaits primary runoff results on Tuesday night.Former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville defeated ex-US Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Tuesday night’s runoff for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. Tuberville, who was making his first run for public office, will face Democrat Doug Jones in November.The Associated…

Republican Sen. Martha McSally, seen here in 2019, is losing the money race to her challenger in Arizona, Democrat Mark Kelly. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images Republican Sen. Martha McSally, seen here in 2019, is losing the money race to her challenger in Arizona, Democrat Mark Kelly. Mark Wilson/Getty Images…