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Several Senate Republicans voted to confirm Garland to the D.C. federal appeals court in 1997, including Sens. Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsOn The Trail: The first signs of a post-Trump GOP Frustration builds as negotiators struggle to reach COVID-19 deal Shaheen, Chabot call for action on new round of PPP loans MORE (Maine), James InhofeJames (Jim) Mountain InhofeControversial Trump nominee placed in senior role after nomination hearing canceled Chamber of Commerce endorses Ernst for reelection The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - At loggerheads, Congress, White House to let jobless payout lapse MORE (Okla.) and Pat RobertsCharles (Pat) Patrick RobertsGOP scrambles to fend off Kobach in Kansas primary Senate GOP opens door to smaller coronavirus deal as talks lag GOP group books ads for Kansas Senate primary MORE (Kan.), as well as former Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin HatchOrrin Grant HatchFive takeaways as panel grills tech CEOs Trump awards medal of … [Read more...] about Senate GOP divided over whether they’d fill Supreme Court vacancy

This by itself might not stay McConnell’s hand. As the Majority Leader has explained, a Supreme Court justice is worth an awful lot. Given that it’s far from certain that Democrats will gain control of the Senate next year — let alone that a Democratic majority reliant on Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema will have the votes to “pack the court” — McConnell might be happy to take his chances. … [Read more...] about Two GOP Senators Oppose Filling Supreme Court Vacancy in 2020

Days earlier, Tom Cotton took to the floor of the Senate to explain exactly why the 700,000 people who live in Washington, D.C., do not deserve congressional representation. “Wyoming is smaller than Washington by population, but it has three times as many workers in mining, logging, and construction, and ten times as many workers in manufacturing,” the senator observed. “In other words, Wyoming is a well-rounded working-class state. A new state of Washington would not be.” A fascinating distinction to be certain. Credit Cotton for this much: Wyoming and Washington, D.C., are in fact different places. The district has no logging industry to speak of, nor can it boast of any mines. … [Read more...] about Actually, D.C. Is Full of ‘Real People’

"Thanks to the hard work of Gov. Whitmer and local health officials, testing is available and should be utilized," he said in the statement. "This is an important reminder to everyone that we must continue to be diligent about wearing masks, social distancing and hand washing, because those carrying COVID-19 may be asymptomatic or nearly asymptomatic." … [Read more...] about Michigan state senator critical of state shutdown tests positive for Covid-19

Barrett sponsored a bill in April that would repeal a law that has given Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer broad emergency powers to act unilaterally during the pandemic. The Senate-passed bill is pending in the House but would surely be vetoed by the governor if it passed. … [Read more...] about Michigan Legislature cancels session after senator’s test