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The famed forecaster analyzed the midterms in Congress.
Bipartisan backlash over President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund threatened to derail the GOP bill.
The Senate adopted a resolution on Tuesday directing the president to remove military forces from the conflict with Iran, a significant rebuke to Donald Trump and a strong message that the war lacks support in Congress.
In an orchestrated move, Senate Republicans voted 50 to 47 to defeat a war powers resolution just one day after approving a nearly identical measure rebuking President Trump’s handling of the war in Iran.
The high-stakes battle for the Senate is growing increasingly dramatic with fewer than 130 days remaining until the midterms, as primary results and political developments redefine some key races.
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris is backing a resolution that would eliminate the 17th Amendment — making it so that U.S. senators are decided by the state legislature and not the voters. A Maryland congressman,
Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, said the program was aimed at counteracting potential efforts by the Trump administration to manipulate elections.
Susan Collins and Patty Murray have been increasingly at odds as the midterms approach and spending priorities diverge.
