Trump, Senate and nuclear option
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U.S. Senators Rick Scott (R-Florida) and Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) have announced plans to open a new Congressional investigation into the deadly Palisades fire.
Senate Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated after a series of President Trump’s nominees tapped to key posts have been ousted or have left after only a short stint in office, leaving lawmakers scratching their heads after they poured considerable time and effort into their confirmations.
Some of Kennedy’s toughest questioning came from Republican Senators Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, and John Barrasso of Wyoming.
The eclectic Democratic field in Maine seeking to end the nearly 30-year run of Republican Sen. Susan Collins includes a brewery owner, an oyster farmer and a former congressional staffer who was in grade school when the senator was first elected.