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Senators flag lack of housing assistance offered to residents in Taal danger zone NATO

Senators flag lack of housing assistance offered to residents in Taal danger zone

Senators flag lack of housing assistance offered to residents in Taal danger zone (Philstar.com) - October 21, 2020 - 1:14pm MANILA, Philippines — Almost no help has been given to Filipinos whose homes were decimated or damaged by the eruption of Taal Volcano this year, senators said Wednesday.  This was…
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October 21, 2020
Senators urge Pentagon to suspend implementation of Army’s new fitness test NATO

Senators urge Pentagon to suspend implementation of Army’s new fitness test

WASHINGTON – Democratic senators appealed Tuesday for support of a legislative proposal that would suspend implementation of the Army’s new fitness test, arguing the high-profile initiative to improve physical readiness is based on faulty data and could undermine the goal of creating a diverse force. In an Oct. 20 letter…
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October 21, 2020
Republican senators defend Fauci as Trump escalates attacks on top health experts NATO

Republican senators defend Fauci as Trump escalates attacks on top health experts

Several Republican senators defended Anthony Fauci after a string of attacks in recent days from President Trump, who has called the government's top infectious-disease expert "a disaster" and claimed without evidence that he's a Democrat.Why it matters: As polls indicate warning signs for both Trump and down-ballot Republicans, more GOP…
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October 20, 2020
Group of GOP Senators lay out proposals to prevent Democrats from court packing NATO

Group of GOP Senators lay out proposals to prevent Democrats from court packing

A group of Republican senators advanced two proposals Monday, including a Constitutional amendment, to prevent court packing, which Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has portrayed as a near certainty if Democrats take power in November.The first proposal would amend the U.S. Constitution by explicitly limiting the number of Supreme Court justices to nine.…
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October 20, 2020
GOP senators try to further distance themselves from Trump, but it may be too late to save their majority NATO

GOP senators try to further distance themselves from Trump, but it may be too late to save their majority

Phillip M. Bailey ,  Ledyard King   | USA TODAY Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell continues to drift away from President Donald Trump in the final weeks of the 2020 election even as the pair barrel toward filling a third U.S. Supreme Court seat.McConnell speculated last week about the time period after Judge Amy Coney Barrett's…
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October 18, 2020
‘Little Ben’: Trump Calls Ben Sasse A ‘Liability’ After Senator’s Phone Comments NATO

‘Little Ben’: Trump Calls Ben Sasse A ‘Liability’ After Senator’s Phone Comments

President Donald Trump called Sen. Ben Sasse a ‘liability’ after negative comments the Nebraska Republican made about the commander-in-chief emerged. “The least effective of our 53 Republican Senators, and a person who truly doesn’t have what it takes to be great, is Little Ben Sasse of Nebraska, a State which…
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October 17, 2020