#Sen. Debbie Stabenow announces 2024 retirement

#Sen. Debbie Stabenow announces 2024 retirement

“Sen. Debbie Stabenow announces 2024 retirement” Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) announced Thursday that she would not seek re-election to a fifth term in 2024, saying it was time for a “new chapter” in her life. Stabenow, 72, the senior senator from the Wolverine State, said in a statement that she had “decided to pass the…

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#House Speaker election coverage: Seventh vote quickly approaching while McCarthy negotiates

#House Speaker election coverage: Seventh vote quickly approaching while McCarthy negotiates

House Speaker election coverage: Seventh vote quickly approaching while McCarthy negotiates The House is headed into its third day without a Speaker, but Republicans say negotiations progressed overnight. Despite the progress, however, there remains no deal between Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and his GOP detractors, and some of his opponents are signaling they are dug…

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#Stabenow to retire, creating GOP pickup opportunity in Michigan 

#Stabenow to retire, creating GOP pickup opportunity in Michigan 

Stabenow to retire, creating GOP pickup opportunity in Michigan  Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), the chairwoman of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee and a close ally of Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), announced Thursday she is not running for re-election in 2024.  The announcement is a blow to Democrats’ hopes of keeping their Senate…

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#The Republicans voting against McCarthy

#The Republicans voting against McCarthy

The Republicans voting against McCarthy As House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) bid for Speaker hangs in the balance, several far-right members of his own party have indicated that they plan to oppose him in Tuesday’s vote.  The five “Never Kevin” Republicans — Reps. Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Ralph Norman (S.C.), Matt Rosendale…

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