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        <title><![CDATA[Steven T. Dennis - Congressional Reporter]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Senate Bans Members, Staff From Trading on Prediction Markets]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:43:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Texas Democrat Talarico Has Edge on Republicans in Senate Race]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:43:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fed Chair Pick Kevin Warsh Wins Key Senate Committee Vote]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:13:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Press for New Capital Gains Tax Cut Divides Republicans]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Republicans Seek to Fund Trump Ballroom After Gala Shooting]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:17:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Warsh Confirmation Set to Advance as GOP Holdout Backs Vote]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:34:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[GOP Senator Blocking Warsh Makes His Stand on Market Stability]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:48:39 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Senator Thom Tillis during Kevin Warsh’s confirmation hearing on Tuesday.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Senate Again Rejects Democrats’ Push to End War in Iran]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:56:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Talarico, Ossoff Post Big Fundraising Hauls in Fight for Senate]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:10:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Senate Prepared for Any Supreme Court Opening, Grassley Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:11:35 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Senator Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. President Donald Trump&apos;s firm control of Washington showed signs of weakening Tuesday as nearly all House Republicans voted to compel the Justice Department to release its files on sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, whose earlier ties to the president have been the subject of intense scrutiny.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Warsh Fed Chair Hearing Set for Next Week, Tim Scott Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:36:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[What It Would Take for Democrats to Win the Senate]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Senate Deal to Restart TSA Funding Hits Pushback in US House]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:25:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Senators Struggle for Elusive DHS Deal as Airport Chaos Worsens]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:26:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Long Airport Lines Are a Symptom of Congress’ Failure Theater]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:20:43 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Travelers wait in line at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, March 20, 2026. Travelers have encountered long lines snaking through terminals during the partial government shutdown, prompting airports to warn passengers to show up hours before their flight. Photographer: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Senate GOP Rejects Democrats’ Latest Bid to End DHS Shutdown]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:38:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[DHS Shutdown Persists as Democrats Reject Trump-Backed Offer]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:04:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Senate Optimistic on Deal to Fund DHS as Airport Chaos Balloons]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 03:00:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Says He’s Ready to Deploy ICE to Airports on Monday]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer A Dlouhy]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 16:33:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Forces Senate Voter ID Showdown Ahead of Midterms]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven T. Dennis]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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