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Ex-Sen. Coburn Is Dead at 72
Ex-Senator Liked to Beat
'My Head Against a Wall'
obituary
Mar 28, 2020 12:02 PM CDT

Ex-Senator Liked to Beat 'My Head Against a Wall'

Former US Sen. Tom Coburn has died at 72

(Newser) - Former US Sen. Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma family doctor who earned a reputation as a conservative political maverick as he railed against federal earmarks and subsidies for the rich, has died, the AP reports. He was 72. Coburn, who also delivered more than 4,000 babies while an obstetrician in...

Senator Calls Pelosi the R-Word, Blames 'Fat Fingers'

No one's really buying the autocorrect excuse offered by ND's Kevin Cramer

(Newser) - "She's retarded," Sen. Kevin Cramer tweeted Tuesday in response to a Daily Caller post about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's proposal for an economic stimulus package, to the ire of social media users . Now, the North Dakota Republican's defense of the tweet, deleted 10 minutes later,...

Rand Paul Has Suggestion for Future Impeachment Trials

He wants arguments kept to 8 hours per side

(Newser) - Rand Paul thinks presidential impeachment could become the new norm in the US following President Trump's saga—and he's got a few ideas about how the next trial should proceed. "I think we should change the process ... It's got to be a lot shorter," the...

If Warren Vacates Senate Seat, a Familiar Face Is Interested

Former UN ambassador Samantha Power doesn't rule out running

(Newser) - If Elizabeth Warren manages to translate her rising poll numbers into a presidential victory in 2020, she'll leave behind a vacant Senate seat in Massachusetts. On Friday, former UN ambassador Samantha Power said she's open to the idea of running to fill that vacancy, reports the Boston Globe ...

Neighbor Who Attacked Rand Paul to Be Resentenced

Rene Boucher served 30 days for 2017 assault

(Newser) - A federal appeals court on Monday vacated what it called a "well-below-guidelines" prison sentence for the man who tackled Sen. Rand Paul outside his Kentucky home, ordering a resentencing for the attack that broke the lawmaker's ribs. The three-judge panel of the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals...

Rand Paul Has Part of Lung Removed
Rand Paul Has
Part of Lung Removed
Aug 5, 2019 10:20 AM CDT

Rand Paul Has Part of Lung Removed

Senator has another surgery related to 2017 attack

(Newser) - Another senator is having medical issues : Rand Paul had lung surgery over the weekend, and he announced Monday on Twitter that "unfortunately, I will have to limit my August activities" as he recuperates, but "I should be able to return to the Senate in September." The senator'...

One of the Longest-Serving Senators Is Dead
One of the Longest-Serving
Senators Is Dead
obituary
May 30, 2019 1:26 PM CDT

One of the Longest-Serving Senators Is Dead

Mississippi's Thad Cochran served 39 years in chamber before retiring last year

(Newser) - He lived 81 years and spent more than half of them serving in Washington. Mississippi's Thad Cochran has died after retiring from the Senate last year because of health issues. The Republican Cochran was elected to the House in 1972, and then the Senate in 1978. His 39 years...

No. 21: Another Democrat Joins the Race

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet is in

(Newser) - In the 2016 campaign, there were so many Republican candidates they had to run two-tiered debates to handle them all. The question for 2020 Democrats: Will two tiers be enough? Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado on Thursday became the 21st major candidate to enter the race, reports the Washington Post ...

Richard Lugar Dead at 87
Richard Lugar Dead at 87
obituary
Apr 28, 2019 4:00 PM CDT

Richard Lugar Dead at 87

He was Indiana's longest-serving senator

(Newser) - Former senator Richard Lugar, a Republican who worked to alert Americans about the threat of terrorism years before 9/11, died Sunday at age 87 at a hospital in Virginia. He was being treated for a rare neurological disorder called chronic inflammatory demylinating polyneuropathy, the AP reports. Indiana's longest-serving senator...

Larger-Than-Life Senator Is Dead at 97
Larger-Than-Life
Senator Is Dead at 97
obituary
Apr 6, 2019 4:10 PM CDT

Larger-Than-Life Senator Is Dead at 97

Ernest F. 'Fritz' Hollings was a moderate in explosive times

(Newser) - Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings, the silver-haired Democrat who helped shepherd South Carolina through desegregation as governor and went on to serve six terms in the US Senate, has died, the AP reports. He was 97. A spokesman said Hollings died at his home on the Isle of Palms early...

Senator: I 'Briefly Collapsed' After Latest Physical Feat

Kyrsten Sinema bested her own time in New Zealand triathlon with a 12:59:57 finish

(Newser) - From a rough childhood—including a stint when she was homeless —to a seat in the US Senate, Kyrsten Sinema has long exhibited nerves of steel. The 42-year-old's latest feat is completing the New Zealand Ironman, and in so doing she beat her personal best time in the...

Sen. Klobuchar's Aides Reveal 'the Dark Side'

She's known as a tough boss

(Newser) - The takeaway image is of Sen. Amy Klobuchar sitting on a plane, eating her salad with a comb. And she was not happy. That 2008 incident—in which she berated an aide for forgetting her fork and ate with her comb instead—appears in a New York Times article about...

On Brink of 2020 Decision, Klobuchar Gets Bad Press
On Brink of 2020 Decision,
Klobuchar Gets Bad Press
the rundown
Feb 7, 2019 10:24 AM CST

On Brink of 2020 Decision, Klobuchar Gets Bad Press

HuffPost reports that former staffers accuse senator of mistreating employees

(Newser) - Sen. Amy Klobuchar has a big event scheduled for Sunday in Minnesota that might just be the formal launch of a 2020 campaign for president. "Come to Boom Island," she told Rachel Maddow of MSNBC this week, per the AP . "Then you'll find out my decision....

She&#39;s Democrats&#39; Best Hope in 2020
Here's the Democrats'
Best Hope to Beat Trump
OPINION
Jan 31, 2019 10:35 AM CST

Here's the Democrats' Best Hope to Beat Trump

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is the smart choice, writes George Will

(Newser) - Amy Klobuchar isn't among the early Democratic candidates for 2020, but George Will writes in the Washington Post that the Minnesota senator might be her party's smartest choice. "Klobuchar is the person perhaps best equipped to send the current president packing," Will writes in the op-ed....

Iowa Senator: I Was Assaulted by Ex, Raped in College

In the wake of her divorce, startling revelations from Joni Ernst

(Newser) - Disturbing allegations have emerged in the wake of Joni Ernst's divorce, thrusting her straight into the middle of the #MeToo movement. The 48-year-old Iowa senator's divorce from Gail Ernst, 65, was finalized earlier this month, and in their divorce documents, the Republican accuses her spouse of 26 years...

Senator's Divorce Papers Reveal a VP Surprise

Joni Ernst of Iowa says she turned down Trump's offer to be VP, blames her husband

(Newser) - It seems that Mike Pence wasn't Donald Trump's first choice to be vice president. The revelation comes via an unusual source: divorce papers filed by Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst. In the court documents, Ernst writes that "in the summer of 2016, I was interviewed by Candidate Trump...

Romney: Trump Hasn&#39;t &#39;Risen to the Mantle of Office&#39;
Romney Slams Trump's
Character in Op-Ed
OPINION
Jan 2, 2019 6:51 AM CST

Romney Slams Trump's Character in Op-Ed

Romney will be sworn in as a US senator on Thursday

(Newser) - Mitt Romney will be sworn in as a US senator on Thursday—and he makes it clear in a Washington Post op-ed that he has no intention of becoming an unquestioning ally of President Trump. Romney writes that Trump was not his choice to become the GOP nominee for president...

In Surprise, Longtime Senator Is Retiring

Republican Lamar Alexander of Tennessee won't run in 2020

(Newser) - Three terms is enough for Lamar Alexander. The 78-year-old Republican senator from Tennessee said Monday that he will run not for re-election in 2020. Both Politico and the Tennessean see it as a surprising move, though the latter points out that Alexander would be 86 at the end of another...

Sessions' Next Job: Maybe His Old One?

Newly fired attorney general might run for former Senate seat in Alabama

(Newser) - Jeff Sessions may be out of a job as attorney general , but this week's resignation means that he could run again for his former Senate seat in Alabama. Politico quotes two sources saying that Sessions is considering a run against incumbent Democrat Doug Jones in 2020, and CNN's...

Senator Took Phone of Student With Voter Suppression Question
'Give Me My
Phone Back,
Senator'
Oct 15, 2018 9:21 AM CDT

'Give Me My Phone Back, Senator'

David Perdue seemed to have not liked a query on voter suppression while visiting Georgia Tech

(Newser) - As controversy continues to swirl around the Brian Kemp-Stacey Abrams gubernatorial faceoff in Georgia, a senator campaigning for Kemp created one of his own. Kemp, who's currently Georgia's secretary of state, has been accused of trying to purge voter rolls ahead of the November election, and a Georgia...

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