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Schumer, McConnell issue statement condemning Russian arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich

The Russian arrest of American journalist Evan Gershkovich drew a rare joint statement from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who demanded the reporter’s immediate release on Friday.

Tribune News Service

Russia formally charges US journalist with spying, Tass says

Russia has formally charged Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich with spying, Russian state media reported, citing people familiar with the case.

Tribune News Service

US Senate leaders demand Russia release American journalist

The two top leaders of the U.S. Senate are demanding the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich

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Schumer and McConnell call for Russia to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich in rare joint statement

‘Let there be no mistake: journalism is not a crime,’ party leaders say

The Independent UK

At the Races: Cheese stakes - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

As other Republicans rush to Trump’s defense, Mitch McConnell stays silent

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell is staying mum on the unprecedented criminal charges facing his enduring political nemesis, former President Donald Trump.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Diehard Prohibitionist Mitch McConnell's State Just Became the 38th To Approve Medical Marijuana

Under the new Kentucky law, state-licensed dispensaries will begin serving qualifying patients in 2025.

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9 people dead after Blackhawk military helicopters crash in Western Kentucky

Nine U.S. military members have died after a crash involving two military helicopters in Western Kentucky Wednesday, according to officials with the military.

Tribune News Service

Senate votes to repeal Iraq War approval many see as mistake

Senators voted 66-30 to repeal the 2002 measure that gave President Bush the green light to invade Iraq and the 1991 authorization that sanctioned the U.S.-led Gulf War.

Chicago Sun-Times

AP source: Fetterman expected back to Senate in April

A person close to Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman says he'll return to the Senate in April, two months after the freshman Democrat sought inpatient treatment for clinical depression

The Independent UK

‘Critical first step’: US Senate votes to repeal Iraq war powers

Advocates say the vote shows progress in efforts to reform legal architecture of the US’s post-9/11 ‘war on terror’.

Al Jazeera

Senate Poised to Vote on Repeal of Iraq War Powers

The Senate is poised to vote Wednesday to repeal the 2002 measure that greenlighted the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, which would end more than 20 years of authorization for US presidents to use force in that country and return those war powers to Congress. The Iraq War ended years…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Senate poised to vote on repeal of Iraq war powers

The Senate is preparing to vote to repeal the 2002 measure that greenlighted that March 2003 invasion of Iraq

The Independent UK

McConnell opposes as Senate nears repeal of Iraq war powers

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says he opposes repeal of the 2002 and 1991 authorizations of force against Iraq, arguing that that authority “bears directly on the threats we face today in Iraq and Syria from Iran-backed terrorists.”

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Mitch McConnell leaves rehab facility after therapy for concussion

The 81-year-old Kentucky Republican said in a statement released by his office that he will work from home for the next few days

Tribune News Service

McConnell finishes treatment for fall and is working from home

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was discharged from a rehabilitation center on Saturday after treatment for injuries suffered in a fall and said he’ll still work from home for “the next few days.”

Axios

McConnell completes physical therapy, will work from home for next week

An aide said the GOP leader won't be back in the Senate before they break for a two-week recess on Friday.

The Independent UK

McConnell leaves rehab facility after therapy for concussion

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says has been released from the rehabilitation facility where he had physical therapy for a concussion caused by a fall earlier this month

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At the Races: TikTok takeover - Roll Call

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Republican Ted Cruz introduces bill to block US supreme court expansion

Texas senator claims court dominated 6-3 by conservatives after ruthless GOP power plays must remain ‘independent’

Tribune News Service

Markups? Floor votes? Senate appropriators say ‘yes we can’

WASHINGTON — New Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., knows that returning the chamber’s appropriations process to regular order “won’t be a walk in the park,” as she said during a news conference last week.

Roll Call

Markups? Floor votes? Senate appropriators say 'yes we can' - Roll Call

Senate Appropriations Committee leaders are vowing to mark up fiscal 2024 spending bills in committee and move them across the Senate floor.

Salon

America's downward elevator ride

Joe Biden comforted a grieving community in Monterey Park — it's what he does best. So why don't I feel better?

WEKU

Ron DeSantis says backing Ukraine is not in the U.S. interest, a sign of a GOP divided

Gov. Ron DeSantis is opposed to U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. So is former President Donald Trump. The issue seems poised to become a flashpoint in the 2024 presidential race.

WEKU

Eastern Kentucky flood recovery to benefit from $300 million in federal grant money

Eastern Kentucky communities working to recover from last summer’s flooding will benefit from almost $300 million in federal funding. That word came from Senator Mitch McConnell’s office on Monday. The money comes from the U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development and will be administered through the state.

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