#Senate Democrats shoot down Biden naysayers in party 

#Senate Democrats shoot down Biden naysayers in party 

Senate Democrats are pushing back hard on criticism from within their own party that President Biden’s poll numbers are so weak that the party should replace him atop the ticket, dismissing concerns about Biden’s electability as totally counterproductive.   Some of the sharpest criticism of Biden’s electability has come from former President Obama’s senior political…

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#Former Rep. Mike Rogers launches Michigan Senate bid

#Former Rep. Mike Rogers launches Michigan Senate bid

Editor’s note: This file has been updated with the correct party affiliations for Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.). Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) on Wednesday announced his bid for the U.S. Senate, making him the first prominent Republican to launch a campaign to replace the retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.).  Rogers, who…

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#House, Senate GOP set for internal fight over Ukraine 

#House, Senate GOP set for internal fight over Ukraine 

Senate and House Republicans are girding themselves for an internal battle over President Biden’s request for another $24 billion to continue funding the war and humanitarian assistance in Ukraine.   The GOP’s divisions over the war were on full display at last week’s presidential debate.  Republicans with traditional national security views — former U.S. Ambassador…

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#Democrats defend deregulation vote amid banking blame game

#Democrats defend deregulation vote amid banking blame game

Democrats defend deregulation vote amid banking blame game Democrats on Capitol Hill are defending their vote for a 2018 banking deregulation bill that President Biden and other members of the party are blaming for last week’s stunning collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Forty-nine Democrats — 33 in the House and 16 in…

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#Bipartisan dinner soothes Harris-Warren tensions

#Bipartisan dinner soothes Harris-Warren tensions

Bipartisan dinner soothes Harris-Warren tensions Tensions have grown heated over the past month between Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). First, Warren offended Harris and her team after she was asked in a January interview if President Biden should keep Harris as his vice president.   “I really want to defer to what makes…

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