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DeSantis to argue US should be like Fla. ahead of 2024 bid

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis sits with his family before addressing supporters at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Sunday, March 5, 2023. DeSantis has quietly begun to expand his political coalition on his terms just as he releases a book, “The Courage to be… Read Full Article Here Source link

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Mexico’s Senate approves big cuts to election agency

Mexico’s Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a legal reform that will gut the vast majority of the country’s professional election bureaucracy, with the opposition warning it would put democracy at risk. The changes spearheaded by populist President Andrés Manuel López Obrador includes deep cuts and a reorganisation of the INE, which runs elections […]

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FAA chief tells Senate that new procedures will avoid repeat of

An American Airlines Airbus A319 airplane takes off past the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, January 11, 2023 Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Federal Aviation Administration acting Administrator Billy Nolen told a Senate panel Wednesday that new procedures will avoid a repeat of events that […]

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Watch Senate hearing on the suspected Chinese spy balloon

The Senate on Thursday held its first hearing on the Chinese spy balloon that floated over the United States last week before it was shot down over the weekend. The Senate Appropriations Committee took testimony from top Pentagon officials, including Lt. Gen. Douglas Sims II, the director of operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, […]

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Southwest faces Senate hearing next week following holiday

John and Lori Ingoldsby, who drove to Denver after the first leg of their flight on Southwest Airlines was canceled, wait for a flight to finish their trip at Denver International Airport on December 28, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. Michael Ciaglo | Getty Images Southwest Airlines‘ chief operating officer, Andrew Watterson, will face questions from […]

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National forecasters say Rick Scott ‘likely’ to win Senate

Six more years for U.S. Sen. Rick Scott? Two national sources deem that to be probable, but not guaranteed. The Cook Political Report contends that Scott is well positioned ahead of a potential bid for re-election in 2024, though it’s not a slam dunk. His seat is the only one deemed a “likely” GOP hold […]

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Key Senate Democrats push Southwest CEO for answers on holiday

Southwest Airlines Executive Vice President Bob Jordan speaks as he is interviewed by CNBC outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 9, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Fifteen senators, including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker, sent a letter to Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan on Friday demanding […]

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Incoming Kansas attorney general fined for 2020 Senate campaign

CNN  —  The Federal Election Commission has levied a $30,000 fine on incoming Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and a private border wall organization he was once affiliated with due to campaign finance violations committed during his unsuccessful 2020 Senate bid. In an agreement approved by the FEC last month, about a week after Kobach […]

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Video Senate passes $1.7T spending bill, including more aid for

Senate passes $1.7T spending bill, including more aid for Ukraine The Senate on Thursday passed a $1.7 trillion spending bill, aimed at averting a government shutdown next year and sending more help to Ukraine as it continues to beat back Russian forces. December 22, 2022 Source link

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US Senate passes $1.7tn spending bill that includes new aid for

The US Senate has approved $1.7tn annual spending bill to avoid a government shutdown and release $45bn in additional funds to support Ukraine, the day after a stirring plea from Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the country’s president. The vote on Thursday came after senators resolved a dispute over immigration policy that initially delayed consideration, and sends the […]