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What do these stories suggest about the balance of power right now—between Trump's influence, Senate GOP leadership, and holdouts within the party?
— Tom Gallagher
Tom Gallagher · Aug 9, 2026
Obama Predicts Senate Will Vote Again on Voting Rights Bill
Reporting
— Jun 28, 2021
Former President Barack Obama is confident the Senate will vote again on the voting rights bill previously blocked by Republicans. “I have every confidence that Nancy working in conjunction with Chuck Schumer, Joe Biden…
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‘Profoundly Disappointed’: Biden Reacts After Senate Dems Fail in Effort to Pass Voting Rights Legislation
Reporting
— Jan 20, 2022
President Joe Biden says the Senate has “failed to stand up for our democracy” after Republicans blocked Senate Democrats’ effort to pass voting rights legislation. Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin…
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Sinema Torpedos Biden’s Push to Nuke Filibuster for Voting Rights Legislation
Reporting
— Jan 13, 2022
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) says that while she supports voting rights legislation, she is standing firm in her opposition to making changes to the 60 vote threshold in the Senate. In a speech on the Senate floor…
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Jon on Trump's Meme Assault on Canada & the Alternate Reality He's Constructed | The Daily Show
The Daily Show · 9.5M views · Sep 9, 2026
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Senate Democrats Aim To Undo Trump-Era Shareholder Voting Rights Rule
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— Mar 26, 2021
U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday introduced a resolution to rescind a rule they say curbs shareholder voting rights, their second move aimed at unraveling business-friendly regulations introduced by former President…
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Heating Oil Bills Could Jump 31% This Winter As Iran War Drives Up Prices
Simon August · 3 min · 45m
Manchin, Schumer Come To an Agreement Ahead of Vote on Voting Rights Bill
Reporting
— Jun 22, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has reached an agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on a sweeping voting rights bill. “I’m pleased to report that Senator Manchin and I have come to an agreement. He…
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Fauci Invokes His Fifth Amendment Right Before Senate
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— Jul 29, 2026
Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a Senate hearing on Wednesday, declining to answer questions about the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in what quickly became a tense exchange with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. Fauci appeared before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, chaired by Paul, […]
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Senate Republicans Again Block Voting Rights Legislation
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— Oct 20, 2021
Senate Republicans have once again blocked a Democratic effort to start debate on legislation to overhaul voting and election laws. On Wednesday, the Senate voted 51-49 against starting the debate on the Freedom to Vote…
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US Senator Collins Defends Romney, Cheney From Republican Attacks
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— May 2, 2021
Senator Susan Collins, a leading moderate Republican in the U.S. Congress, warned on Sunday against intolerance of differences within her party and pushed back at intraparty attacks from the right against Senator Mitt…
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Senate Rejects Dem Effort Defending Illegal Migrant Criminals
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— May 15, 2025
The Senate on Thursday afternoon voted down a resolution from Senate Democrats to require President Donald Trump’s State Department to write a report on El Salvador’s human rights practices —in light of the…
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Man Detained at JFK Airport After Attempting to Board Flight Using Fake Pilot ID
A 25-year-old post about a man attempting to board a flight with fake pilot ID at JFK shortly after 9/11 receives mostly light, humorous engagement with no real debate or split in reactions.
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Graham Calls Voting Rights Push the ‘Most Hyped, Manufactured Issue in a Long Time’
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— Jan 11, 2022
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is dismissing a Democratic push to pass voting rights legislation as a response to a “manufactured issue.” During a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, Graham said, “As to voting rights…
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Senate Republicans Block Dems’ Voting Rights Bill
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— Jun 22, 2021
Senate Republicans have blocked Democrats’ sweeping election reform bill. While the result of the vote on Tuesday was not unexpected , Senate Democrats decided to hold a key procedural vote on the bill. In a 50-50 vote…
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Schumer Compares McConnell’s ‘Language’ and ‘Logic’ To That of ‘Southern Senators in the 60s’
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— Jun 23, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is likening Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) “language” and “logic” to that of “southern senators in the 60s” after Democrats’ voting rights bill failed to…
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Cruz Blocks Democrats’ 4am Effort To Advance Voting Rights Bill
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— Aug 11, 2021
After 15 hours of amendment votes, Senate Democrats sought to advance a voting rights package. However, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) blocked it. At 4 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) tried…
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JENNY BETH MARTIN: On Obamacare, We Conservatives Were Right All Along
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— Nov 12, 2025
With this week’s Senate agreement – in which eight Senate Democrats traded their votes to reopen the government for a promise of a vote on extending Obamacare subsidies – the discussion now turns to health care, about…
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‘Extremely Dystopian’: Sam Altman Gives Dire Overnight Warning Over AI’s Future
The head of one of the world's leading artificial intelligence companies said the world must walk a tightrope to prevent a dystopian future.
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Top Senate Dem: ‘Trump Was Right’ About TikTok
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— Nov 21, 2022
A top Senate Democrat has at least one thing he agrees with former President Donald Trump on. During an appearance on “Fox News Sunday” Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) told host Shannon Bream…
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Senate’s McConnell Says Trump Has Right To Probe Election ‘Irregularities’
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— Nov 9, 2020
The top Republican in the U.S. Congress on Monday said President Donald Trump was well within his rights to look into charges of “irregularities” in last week’s election, which has been called for Democrat Joe Biden…
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Dem Rep. Val Demings Launches Senate Campaign Against GOP Sen. Marco Rubio
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— Jun 9, 2021
Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) announced she is officially running for U.S. Senate in the 2022 elections. “I’m running for U.S. Senate because I will never tire of standing up for what is right. Never tire of serving…
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GOP Senators Call for Hearing on Nursing Home Deaths in States With Democratic Governors
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— Aug 13, 2021
Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are urging the chairman and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to hold a hearing into whether governors of blue states “violated the civil rights of seniors by…
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‘Where Was Everybody?’: Scarborough Asks Why Voting Rights Groups Boycotted Biden’s Speech
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— Jan 12, 2022
President Joe Biden delivered an impassioned speech urging the Senate to pass sweeping voting rights legislation, but some activists groups boycotted the address. On Wednesday, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough asked why they…
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Expensive State Clean Energy Mandates: The Math Nobody Ran
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Biden Takes Swipe at Republicans: They Are Supporting ‘A Jim Crow Era in the 21st Century’
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— Jun 23, 2021
President Joe Biden is criticizing Republican senators after they blocked a procedural vote to advance Democrats’ voting rights legislation. Applauding Democrats for “unanimously together to protect the sacred right to…
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Senators Unveil Veterans’ Bill Of Rights Targeting VA Bureaucracy
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— Jan 15, 2026
A group of Senate Republicans is backing new legislation intended to help veterans better understand the benefits they are entitled to and how to access them through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The new…
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Biden’s Attorney General Nominee Garland Vows to Prioritize Civil Rights
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— Feb 21, 2021
President Joe Biden’s attorney general nominee Merrick Garland will tell the Senate on Monday he plans to prioritize civil rights and combat domestic terror if confirmed as the top U.S. justice official, according to…
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Bill Clinton Calls for Dems To ‘Suspend’ the Filibuster To Pass Voting Rights Bill
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— Jun 24, 2021
Former President Bill Clinton (D) is urging Senate Democrats to “suspend” the filibuster to allow them to pass a sweeping voting rights bill known as the For the People Act. During an appearance on NBC’s “Late Night,”…
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Defeated GOP Senator Is Really Going Through It Right Now
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— May 29, 2026
Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn appeared to be grieving his loss in the Texas Senate runoff race with quotes from the Bible and Winston Churchill. Cornyn lost to Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in…
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Conservative Account Criticizes ABC News for Highlighting Victim’s Race but Omitting Suspect’s in Mississippi Murder Case
The @EndWokeness post quotes an ABC News report on a man pleading not guilty to the murder of a 29-year-old Black woman found hanging from a tree in Mississippi. It questions why the outlet specified the victim’s race while omitting the suspect’s (stating he is Black) and implies selective reporting. It is drawing attention in anti-woke and conservative circles on X amid ongoing debates over media coverage of interracial vs. same-race crime and historical lynching narratives.
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Firefighter unloads on pro-Palestinian protesters near 9/11 Memorial #shorts
Fox News · 1.1M views · Sep 12, 2026
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