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First fiscal 2024 appropriations package heads to Biden's desk - Roll Call

The Senate cleared a six-bill, $468.7 billion spending measure Friday ahead of a midnight deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown.

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Trump's "mind blanks out" during speech

"It is just so pathetic and sad,” MSNBC host Joe Scarborough says after Trump confuses Biden and Obama — again

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Senator Dan Sullivan delivers strong message on US defense priorities

Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan discusses U.S. commitments to NATO, global security, and industrial defense base at Munich security conference.

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Senator Sullivan urges strong military response to Iranian attacks on US forces

In this interview, GOP Senator Dan Sullivan discusses the need to reestablish deterrence with Iran and take strong action in response to attacks on US troo...

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US Senators discuss efforts to support Taiwan amid China tensions

In this Common Ground segment, Senator Tammy Duckworth and Senator Dan Sullivan discuss U.S. efforts to address the Taiwan situation with China, emphasizin...

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Austin treated for prostate cancer, Pentagon reveals - Roll Call

Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has been hospitalized since Jan. 1 due to complications from prostate cancer surgery, according to his doctors.

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Senator Sullivan warns of dangerous period ahead of Taiwan elections

Chinese President Xi Jinping's ominous New Year's message about the reunification of Taiwan raises concerns ahead of the upcoming presidential elections an...

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Tuberville lifts holds on almost all military promotions - Roll Call

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said he would lift holds on Senate action on promotions of roughly 440 senior military officers.

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A temporary Senate rule change could finally end Tuberville's military blockade

Republican Sen. Tuberville of Alabama has been blocking nearly all military nominations this year in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy. His fellow senators are getting creative with solutions.

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Sharp objects … and objections — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

Sen. Dan Sullivan clashing with fellow Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville over military promotions highlights this week’s Hits and Misses.

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Critics: Tuberville is just the face of a ‘broken’ confirmation process

With his hold on military promotions, the Republican has exposed how bloated the system of senatorial advice and consent has become, they say.

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Senate sidesteps Tuberville's hold and confirms new Navy head, first female on Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Senate has circumvented a hold by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville and confirmed Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy

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Republican senators push back on Tuberville’s military blockade on Senate floor

Republican senators angrily challenge senator Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers

The Independent UK

Republicans confront Tuberville over military holds in extraordinary showdown on Senate floor

Republican senators are angrily challenging Sen. Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers

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GOP senators sharply question Pentagon nominee about Biden administration's foreign policies

A Senate hearing on the nomination of the official to be the Pentagon’s top policy adviser was dominated by Republicans expressing their frustrations with the Biden administration’s foreign policies

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Military pay, typically exempted during shutdowns, is at risk - Roll Call

This year, a vulnerable House GOP incumbent is leading the charge to ensure the troops get paid on time if funding lapses on Oct. 1.

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Biden administration cancels oil and gas leases in Arctic wildlife refuge

The move comes as the Biden administration seeks to expand protections against oil and gas development on public lands.

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Peace in Northern Ireland, war in Ukraine — and American football - Roll Call

Several lawmakers visiting the United Kingdom and Ireland said they will be attending the Navy-Notre Dame football game Saturday in Dublin.

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US deployed warships after China, Russia naval patrol near Alaska: WSJ

The US dispatched four destroyers after 11 Russian and Chinese ships went close to Alaska state, according a WSJ report.

The Guardian - US

US dispatches warships after China and Russia send naval patrol near Alaska

Combined naval patrol appeared to be largest such flotilla to approach US territory and ‘highly provocative’, expert says

Chicago Sun-Times

Dan Sullivan, who was shot and paralyzed as a teen and went on to become a Cook County judge, dies at 68

Mr. Sullivan was shot at 19 in Rogers Park and left unable to walk, but he never let his paralysis hold him back. ‘There was nothing he wouldn’t try,’ a childhood friend says.

The Independent UK

Cruising to Nome: The first U.S. deep water port for the Arctic to host cruise ships, military

Climate change is opening up the Arctic, and a $600 million-plus expansion will make Nome on Alaska's western coast the nation’s first deep-water Arctic port

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Senators eye Ukraine aid bills as avenue to increase DOD budget - Roll Call

Senators are weighing using bills that provide funds for aid to Ukraine as a vehicle to increase the Pentagon's budget.

WEKU

Library funding becomes the 'nuclear option' as the battle over books escalates

Some libraries are now facing an existential threat: They could lose their public funding over books deemed inappropriate for young readers.

The Independent UK

Biden climate legacy at stake after backlash over Willow

President Joe Biden has made fighting climate change a core part of his agenda

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