#Senate Republicans get ready to roll Tuberville on military holds 

#Senate Republicans get ready to roll Tuberville on military holds 

Republican senators are laying the groundwork to vote before Christmas on a Democratic-drafted resolution to circumvent the blockade that Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) has placed in front of more than 400 military nominees.  Republican frustrations with Tuberville and his ally, Senate Steering Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah), spilled into public view again early Thursday…

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#GW suspends pro-Palestine group over anti-Israel messaging

#GW suspends pro-Palestine group over anti-Israel messaging

George Washington (GW) University has temporarily suspended a pro-Palestine group over its anti-Israel messaging on campus. The suspension comes after the group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) last month projected anti-Israel messages on a campus library amid the current conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. In a Tuesday statement emailed to…

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#Romney retirement sets off Utah GOP scramble

#Romney retirement sets off Utah GOP scramble

Sen. Mitt Romney’s (R-Utah) decision to not seek reelection is setting off a scramble among Utah Republicans to fill his seat in 2024.  A moderate Republican and an outspoken critic of former President Trump, Romney announced on Wednesday that he’ll retire when his first term in the upper chamber ends in 2025, calling for a “new generation…

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#McConnell: Senate could pass debt bill as soon as Thursday

#McConnell: Senate could pass debt bill as soon as Thursday

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) says he hopes the Senate will pass legislation to raise the debt limit Thursday or Friday, as conservative Republican senators now say they won’t hold the bill up as long as they get to vote on amendments.  The strong support among House Republicans for the deal negotiated between President…

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