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Jasmine Crockett makes House Oversight bid official
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett officially kicked off a bid to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, making her the fourth contestant in a crowded race to succeed the late Rep. Gerry Connolly. “Our country is in an existential crisis driven by an out-of-control Executive with a flagrant disregard for our Constitution…
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Majority Leader John Thune said a House-passed three-year extension can’t pass without changes…
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But the bill renewing the Section 702 surveillance law likely cannot pass the Senate without changes…
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Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills suspended her campaign for Senate on Thursday, as her progressive challenger, oyster farmer Graham Platner, continued to lead in the polls and in fundraising.
It’s a shocking fall off for the incumbent governor, who was once the preferred candidate of national Democrats in the race.
And it sets up a likely general election matchup between Platner and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), a five-term incumbent with a formidable electoral track record who Democrats are nonetheless hopeful they can knock off amid backlash to Republicans and President Donald Trump.
“While I have the drive and passion, commitment and experience, and above all else – the fight – to continue on, I very simply do not have the one thing that political campaigns unfortunately require today: the financial resources,” Mills said in a statement Thursday morning.
This is a breaking news article that will be updated.
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