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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized President Biden for giving Russian President Vladimir Putin a signal when the U.S. withdrew its troops from Afghanistan. McConnell appeared on Fox News’s “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday following the Senate's approval of aid to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia after a long delay. He argued that one of Biden’s…

After hours of stalemate, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced a deal Friday evening to vote on a package of amendments to a House-passed bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance program, putting it on a trajectory to pass before a midnight deadline. The expanded surveillance powers authorized by…

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said he received a voicemail in which someone threatened to “find” and “shoot” him over a potential TikTok ban Wednesday. “This is a voicemail my office received last night,” Tillis said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “TikTok’s misinformation campaign is pushing people to call their…

Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde has pledged to donate his salary to charity if he is elected. Hovde, a Madison-area businessman, announced in February that he would challenge Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) for the seat, handing the GOP one of the final pieces to its 2024 map puzzle in the key swing state. Hovde…

Former President Trump endorsed Sen. John Barrasso to become the next Senate Republican whip, saying the Wyoming lawmaker “will never let you down.” “John Barrasso is a fantastic Senator for the incredible people of Wyoming,” Trump said in a Thursday evening post on Truth Social. “He is running to be the next Republican Whip for…