GOP Sen. Mitt Romney praises Kamala Harris’ debate performance
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GOP Sen. Mitt Romney praises Kamala Harris’ debate performance

ByNews Polite

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) praised Vice President Kamala Harris’ debate performance Wednesday, arguing that the Democratic nominee demonstrated that she is “intelligent” and “capable” in her first showdown against former President Donald Trump.   Romney, a longtime Trump critic who has refused to vote for the GOP nominee for president going…

Democrats distance themselves from megadonor Gaurav Srivastava who allegedly posed as a CIA operative
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Democrats distance themselves from megadonor Gaurav Srivastava who allegedly posed as a CIA operative

ByNews Polite

The now defunct Biden campaign and several other Democratic politicians and committees have frozen or returned donations from an Indian national who allegedly duped a foreign businessman into thinking he was connected to the CIA – scamming him out of millions of dollars.  Gaurav Srivastava donated more than $1 million…

Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin doesn’t disclose potential financial conflict of interest — as she rails against opponent’s wealth
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Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin doesn’t disclose potential financial conflict of interest — as she rails against opponent’s wealth

ByNews Polite

WATERTOWN, Wis. — Wisconsin’s US Senate race could help decide the control of the upper house this November as longtime Democratic politician and incumbent Tammy Baldwin attempts to ward off wealthy Republican businessman Eric Hovde’s challenge. While Democrats call Hovde a “walking conflict of interest” for not revealing his bank’s…

Powerful ex-lawmaker Ray Holmberg pleads guilty to going to Europe to pay for sex with minor
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Powerful ex-lawmaker Ray Holmberg pleads guilty to going to Europe to pay for sex with minor

ByNews Polite

A high-profile former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the Legislature pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to a charge that he traveled to Europe with the intent to pay for sex with a minor. Ray Holmberg, 80, of Grand Forks, was indicted in…

JD Vance to be deployed in critical Ohio Senate race to unseat Sherrod Brown
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JD Vance to be deployed in critical Ohio Senate race to unseat Sherrod Brown

ByNews Polite

A Republican upstart trying to unseat Ohio’s last big time Democrat got a major boost when his personal friend was named as GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s running mate. Car dealership entrepreneur Bernie Moreno told The Post this week that his pal Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) could be the game…

Former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett calls on Sen. Dianne Feinstein to resign immediately
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Former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett calls on Sen. Dianne Feinstein to resign immediately

ByNews Polite

Jon Lovett, an ex-speechwriter for former President Barack Obama, called on Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) to resign on Tuesday amid her lengthy health-related absence from the Senate.  Feinstein, the oldest serving member of the Senate, revealed on March 2 that she was hospitalized for shingles treatment after being diagnosed with…

Rick Scott updates sunset plan to exclude Social Security and Medicare
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Rick Scott updates sunset plan to exclude Social Security and Medicare

ByNews Polite

Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott “put it down in black and white” that he doesn’t support sunsetting Social Security and Medicare as part of his ambitious plan to slash federal spending.  Scott amended his Rescue America plan on Friday to exclude Social Security, Medicare, national security, veterans’ benefits, and other…

FCC hopeful Gigi Sohn could be named chair by White House if confirmed: sources
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FCC hopeful Gigi Sohn could be named chair by White House if confirmed: sources

ByNews Polite

If Gigi Sohn gets confirmed to join the Federal Communications Commission, the Biden administration may install the ultra-progressive telecom maven as chair of the powerful panel, insiders told On The Money. In a Tuesday Senate hearing, Sohn claimed that any rumor she wants to be chair is “false.” However, sources…

Senate passes bill that bans TikTok on government devices
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Senate passes bill that bans TikTok on government devices

ByNews Polite

Legislation banning the use of TikTok on government devices passed the Senate on Wednesday amid concerns data obtained by the popular social-media app may fall into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.  The “No TikTok on Government Devices Act,” sponsored by Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), would prohibit individuals from…