The men are considered the leading candidates to replace the top Senate Republican, should he be forced to step aside for health reasons.
Tag: Senate
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McConnell Freezes Up a Second Time While Addressing Reporters
The episode, which took place in the Republican leader’s home state of Kentucky, intensified questions about his future in the Senate.
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Two Justices Clash on Congress’s Power Over Supreme Court Ethics
For the second summer in a row, Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Elena Kagan sketched out dueling conceptions of their institution’s place in the constitutional structure.
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Appeasing Donald Trump Won’t Work
A conservative legal argument offers a path to avoid a second term, if only there were the will to take it.
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James L. Buckley, Conservative Senator in Liberal New York, Dies at 100
In 1970, Mr. Buckley, the son of an oil tycoon and the brother of a leading force on the right, became the first third-party candidate elected to the U.S. Senate in 30 years.