Tag: Senate
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Bob Casey concedes Pennsylvania Senate race to Dave McCormick
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., on Thursday conceded the race for Pennsylvania’s Senate seat to his Republican opponent, Dave McCormick. NBC News has not yet projected a winner. The slim margins of the race triggered an automatic recount, with results expected to be released next Wednesday. “I just called Dave McCormick to congratulate him on his…
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Trump Cabinet picks hover over the search for Vance’s Senate successor in Ohio
The search for Vice President-elect JD Vance’s successor in the Senate is reinforcing a rift among Ohio Republicans, whose loyalties are divided between the establishment-friendly Gov. Mike DeWine and President-elect Donald Trump. DeWine, who endorsed against a Trump-backed candidate this year in the race for Ohio’s other Senate seat, will appoint someone to fill Vance’s…
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Bernie Sanders’ push to limit weapons sales to Israel blocked by the Senate
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday night to reject three efforts led by progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders that would have blocked certain offensive weapons sales to Israel. The resolutions got bipartisan opposition and had not been expected to pass. Sanders, I-Vt., sponsored three separate resolutions that zeroed in on different types of weapons: tank…
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Bob Casey zeroes in on ‘greedflation’ message in key Pennsylvania Senate race
As he seeks to address voter concerns over an issue that has weighed down members of his party across the country, Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., thinks he has found the winning formula: fighting “greedflation.” In one of the most hotly contested and expensive Senate races of the cycle, Casey has zeroed in on this populist…
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Montana Senate candidate says he was ‘medically discharged’ from the Navy. Records say otherwise.
Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL running for the Senate in Montana, has said he was discharged from the military for medical reasons because of injuries he sustained on duty, but his discharge paperwork tells a different story. The heavily-redacted, 2-page document obtained by NBC News indicates that Sheehy voluntarily resigned his commission and does…
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Democratic super PAC jumps into Texas Senate race to boost Colin Allred against Ted Cruz
A Democratic super PAC is hitting the airwaves in Texas, looking to boost Rep. Colin Allred by focusing on abortion in his underdog but increasingly competitive race against GOP Sen. Ted Cruz. Senate Majority PAC, the party’s main outside group involved in Senate races, is planning to spend $5 million on a TV ad buy…
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Republican super PAC makes last-ditch push to swing Nevada Senate race
Republicans are making a last-ditch effort to flip Nevada’s Senate seat, optimistic that a strong performance from former President Donald Trump in the state could boost Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown. Senate Leadership Fund, the main GOP super PAC involved in Senate races, is planning to spend $6.2 million on TV, radio and digital ads…
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Senate candidate Tim Sheehy’s firm promised jobs and more to a Montana county. It’s still waiting.
Bridger Aerospace Group, a Montana-based aerial firefighting company helmed by Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL, was losing money in 2020 when its top executives made a business pitch to elected officials in the county where it’s based. At a recorded public meeting, the executives asked whether Bridger could use Gallatin County’s name and pristine credit rating to raise $160 million…
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Arizona is a top presidential battleground. But the Senate and House races there are taking place in their own universe.
PHOENIX — Mesa Mayor John Giles, a Republican who supports Kamala Harris for president, is vexed by the disconnect between Arizona’s presidential race and what’s happening down the ballot. Polls show Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake, the quintessential Donald Trump acolyte, losing a significant slice of the former president’s voters to her Democratic rival, Rep.…
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Tammy Baldwin and Eric Hovde spar over abortion and the economy in tense Wisconsin Senate debate
Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican Eric Hovde sparred over abortion rights and economic issues Friday night during their first and only debate of a hotly contested Wisconsin Senate race that has tightened just weeks before Election Day. The tenor of the hour-long face-off was mostly civil, but both candidates fired off acidic lines and…