Editorial: Just say no to permanent daylight saving When has the U.S. Senate ever moved faster? Tribune News Service · Mar 21, 2022
Editorial: We can at least agree on this: Quit messing with our clocks As soon as the U.S. Senate passed a surprise bill declaring that daylight saving time would be in operation all year, lobbyists for early birds leapt into action, hoping to kill the bill in the House. Chicago Tribune · Mar 18, 2022
Seven candidates are running in the May 3 Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio Seven candidates are running in the May 3 Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio on May 3, including Mike Gibbons, Josh Mandel, Jane Timken, and J.D. Vance. Incumbent Rob Portman (R), first elected in 2010, announced on Jan. 25, 2021, that he would not seek re-election. Ballotpedia · Mar 17, 2022
Intel, Micron CEOs To Testify To US Senate On March 23 The CEOs of Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) and Micron Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MU) will testify on March 23 before the U.S. Senate, Reuters reports. The hearing would focus on vulnerabilities in semiconductor supply chains and the sector's connection with American competitiveness. The PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ:PCAR) chief will also testify at the hearing. The U.S. presently accounted for 12% of… Benzinga · Mar 17, 2022
Trump calls Mo Brooks 'disappointing' in Alabama Senate race Former President Donald Trump has told a news outlet that Rep. Mo Brooks, his endorsed candidate in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, has been disappointing The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022
Mehmet Oz says he’d renounce dual Turkish citizenship if elected to the Senate, answering GOP primary attacks PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz said Wednesday that he would renounce his dual citizenship with Turkey if he’s elected to the U.S. Senate from Pennsylvania, aiming to defuse an issue that has increasingly been the focus of attacks from Republican primary rival David McCormick. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 16, 2022
GOP Senate candidate Mehmet Oz says his opponent's hedge fund costs Pennsylvania taxpayers HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz on Tuesday sought to attack GOP front-runner David McCormick for his role in leading a hedge fund that made hundreds of millions of dollars from the embattled Pennsylvania school pension fund, PSERS. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 16, 2022
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Unforced GOP errors could help Democrats in Senate races The Democrats face a tough fight to retain their tenuous hold on the U.S. Senate, but they’ve gotten some unexpected help in recent weeks – from the Republicans. Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2022
McConnell urges Biden to expand lethal aid to Ukraine, raise U.S. force deployment U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell urged President Joe Biden on Wednesday to expand Ukraine's air defenses, bolster the presence of U.S. forces on NATO's eastern flank and visit eastern European countries. Reuters · Mar 16, 2022
U.S. Senate unanimously condemns Putin as war criminal The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal, a rare show of unity in the deeply divided Congress. Reuters · Mar 15, 2022
Top U.S. Senate Republican says getting planes to Ukraine still under discussion U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday the idea of arming Ukraine with warplanes transferred from Poland was still under discussion. Reuters · Mar 15, 2022
Democrat Horn joins crowded US Senate race in Oklahoma Democrat Kendra Horn is the latest candidate to announce plans to run for Oklahoma's soon-to-be vacant U.S. Senate seat The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022
Herschel Walker's business record reveals creditor lawsuits, exaggerated claims ATLANTA — While football great Herschel Walker's bid for the U.S. Senate hinges on his celebrity, he's just as likely to bring up his reputation as a businessman on the campaign trail. Tribune News Service · Mar 12, 2022
1,839 declared candidates for U.S. Senate and House (so far) Welcome to the Friday, March 11, Brew. Ballotpedia · Mar 11, 2022
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 11, 2022 Sen. Dick Durbin wants hearing to look into baseball antitrust exemption despite new labor deal Even as Major League Baseball reached an agreement Thursday to end a 99-day lockout of its players, one of the highest-ranking members of the U.S. Senate said he intends to look into a century-old Supreme Court ruling that enables the league to operate as a lawful monopoly.
The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022 Grassley: 'Credible' allegations LA mayor was aware of abuse The top Republican on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee says he has received “numerous credible allegations” that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was aware his close adviser sexually harassed city employees, but did nothing to stop the misconduct
Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2022 SC Sen. Tim Scott for years tried to make lynching a federal hate crime. Now, it will be CHARLESTON, S.C. — It took more than a century and almost 200 attempts, but Monday night the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that will finally make lynching a federal hate crime in America.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 9, 2022 Democrats running for Senate in Pennsylvania mostly agree on the issues. Here's where they don't PHILADELPHIA — Democrats running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania spend a lot of time talking about why they're the candidate who can win the state in a general election. They also tout such policy priorities as voting rights and helping working families. But there's significantly less discussion of policy differences.
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2022 Attorney seeks to stop special election for Inhofe's seat A high-profile Oklahoma attorney is asking the state Supreme Court to stop the special election for Oklahoma's open U.S. Senate seat
The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022 Top law enforcement officials support Jackson for high court Dozens of the nation’s top law enforcement officials have signed a letter urging the U.S. Senate to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
Tribune News Service · Mar 6, 2022 Trump boasts he went 33-0 in Texas primary, though AG Ken Paxton and 4 others face runoffs WASHINGTON – Two days after the Texas primary, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey disappointed many Republicans by announcing he wouldn’t run for U.S. Senate. Donald Trump, who despises Ducey for rejecting his lies about the 2020 election, was not among them.
Ballotpedia · Mar 3, 2022 Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 12 Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition
Orlando Sentinel · Mar 2, 2022 Editorial: Treat Supreme Court pick with fairness, honesty Floridians don’t often expect their elected leaders to rise above partisanship, in part because they know it’s unlikely to happen. But as the U.S. Senate considers the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, Floridians should demand that senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio deal with…
Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2022 Herschel Walker won’t go to Marjorie Taylor Greene event after she spoke at white nationalist rally ATLANTA — U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker pulled out of a weekend event organized by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after she spoke at a white nationalist rally where attendees cheered Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and chanted Vladimir Putin’s name.
The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2022 Twitter suspends US Senate candidate for hateful conduct A U.S. Senate candidate for Missouri says she has no plans to delete a transphobic tweet that violated Twitter’s rules against hateful conduct