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Key Swing Sen. Lamar Alexander says he will vote no on Senate impeachment witnesses
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) announced late Thursday night, Jan. 30, that he would vote against calling additional witnesses in the President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. “I worked with other senators to make sure that we have the right to ask for ...
Taylor Swift asks Tennessee senator to support Equality Act
Taylor Swift says she's kicking off Pride Month by asking Tennessee's Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander to protect LGBTQ rights and support the Equality Act. The pop star, who lives in Tennessee, posted a letter on social media early Saturday that ...
GOP, Dems team up to address ‘surprise medical bills’
Plunging ahead despite paralyzing partisanship in the nation's capital, senior lawmakers of both parties Thursday proposed legislation to tackle "surprise medical bills" and other concerns, from prescription drug costs to uneven vaccination rates. The draft bill from Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., ...
12 GOP senators join Dems to block Trump border declaration
Twelve Republican senators sided with Democrats Thursday and voted to block President Donald Trump's declaration of an emergency on the southwest border. Trump has vowed to veto the Democratic measure, which the House passed last month in a bid to stymie ...
Source: GOP Sen. Roberts of Kansas won’t seek re-election
Longtime Republican Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas will not seek re-election in 2020, ending a decades-long career in Congress and setting up an intense political scramble to replace him. A person with knowledge of the 82-year-old senator's decision told The Associated ...
US senator says China, US ‘competitors but not adversaries’
China and America are "competitors but not adversaries," U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday, despite a spiraling trade war and other tensions that have pushed relations to their lowest point in years. The upbeat message at ...
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