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Wyoming Sen. Barrasso will run for No. 2 spot in GOP leadership, narrowing race to replace McConnell

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso announced Tuesday that he will run for the No. 2 spot in the Senate Republican ...

South Dakota Sen. John Thune jumps into race to succeed McConnell as Senate leader

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Sen. John Thune is entering the race to be the next Republican leader of the U.S. Senate ...

Rational Republican leaders could keep quiet instead of endorsing Trump. Why won’t they?

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Amanda Smith

The Republican Party’s transformation into an anti-government populist movement has been a bottom-up phenomenon: Conservative voters, radicalized by right-wing radio, Fox News, ...

No. 2 Senate Republican endorses Trump for president

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Amanda Smith

GOP Sen. John Thune, the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, is endorsing former President Donald Trump as the party’s nominee, his ...

Here Are the Republicans Breaking With Their Party to Back Ukraine Aid

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — Seventeen Senate Republicans have bucked a majority of their party and former President Donald Trump in joining Democrats to push ...

No. 3 Senate Republican Barrasso backs Trump

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Amanda Smith

Sen. John Barrasso, the No. 3 Senate Republican, endorsed former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking GOP senator to support ...

A federal TikTok ban appears doomed by Montana ruling

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Amanda Smith

The federal judge who blocked Montana’s blanket ban on TikTok may have just created an opening for lawmakers in Washington trying to ...