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More than half of Senate Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of concealing record-breaking health insurance premium increases that will hit millions of Americans when Affordable Care Act open enrollment begins on Nov. 1.
Live updates on the Senate hearing can be found on the official Senate.gov website, where the Senate Floor Proceedings are streamed live. Today's vote will be the ninth, with the last vote on Tuesday, Oct. 14, failing 49-45, with fix senators absent.
A tense second day of Virginia’s surprise special legislative session erupted Tuesday morning into partisan fireworks, as Senate Democrats and Republicans sparred over a proposed constitutional amendment that could give lawmakers authority to redraw the state’s congressional map mid-decade — a move Democrats want to push through before next week’s statewide elections.
Gov. Janet Mills, D-Me., kicked off her campaign for Senate Tuesday, joining a crowded primary field vying to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year. The two-term governor, who has sparred with President Donald Trump's administration since January, framed her entrance into the race as an effort to check the White House.
Gov. Janet Mills enters a competitive Democratic primary for Maine's Senate seat, facing Graham Platner who is backed by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
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Maine Gov. Mills plans to confront President Trump again with her campaign for the US Senate
The New England governor who told President Donald Trump to his face she'd see him in court now plans to challenge Maine’s Republican Sen.
Don’t look for Wisconsin lawmakers to do something about the possible end of food stamp benefits in the state. Food stamp, and other benefits, are set to end nationwide Saturday because of the federal government shutdown.