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An update on US Senate retirements

Welcome to the Monday, February 28, Brew.

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No notes, same logo: Dr. Oz's campaign is like his TV show

Dr. Oz is making his way around Pennsylvania as a candidate for U.S. Senate in town hall-style settings that seem very much like the TV studio where he once presided

The Independent UK

Missouri Republicans trade jabs as race for US Senate kicks off

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Nearly four years after he resigned from office and retreated from the capital city, former Gov. Eric Greitens returned Tuesday to officially launch his bid for U.S. Senate.

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Dr. Oz and former Bridgewater CEO fight over Trump voters for Pennsylvania Senate seat

PHILADELPHIA — Former Bridgewater Associates CEO David McCormick and celebrity physician Mehmet Oz have already shattered spending records in their Republican primary battle for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania that is pivotal to party efforts to retake control of Congress.

Tribune News Service

US Senate approves resolution for Ukraine, warning Russia

The U.S. Senate is sending a show of support for an independent Ukraine

The Independent UK

Senate launches group to examine embattled US prison system

The U.S. Senate is launching a bipartisan working group of lawmakers to scrutinize conditions within the Bureau of Prisons following reporting by The Associated Press that uncovered widespread corruption and abuse in federal prisons

The Independent UK

Utah senator drops opposition, internment camp bill advances

A proposal to create a national historic site at a former World War II Japanese American internment camp in Colorado has passed the U.S. Senate after Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee dropped his objections to adding more land to the federal government’s portfolio

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Is Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan eyeing the White House? Follow these signs

BALTIMORE — Years of speculation about Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s political future were hardly put to bed when the term-limited Republican announced that he wouldn’t run for U.S. Senate.

Tribune News Service

Senators eye resolution backing Ukraine amid Russia tension

The U.S. Senate is considering a resolution in support of Ukraine’s independence while stopping short of legislation to impose sanctions on Russia

The Independent UK

Walker's past could let Warnock keep Senate seat, rivals say

Herschel Walker’s Republican rivals for U.S. Senate in Georgia say reports by The Associated Press about the former football great's past leave the GOP vulnerable to losing the race if the party nominates him

The Independent UK

Democrat Gray-Jackson enters Alaska US Senate race

A Democratic state lawmaker has announced her bid for the U.S. Senate seat in Alaska held by Republican Lisa Murkowski

The Independent UK

Louisiana Senate candidate burns Confederate flag in new ad

A Louisiana candidate for the U.S. Senate burns a Confederate flag in his latest video ad

The Independent UK

Missouri Senate candidate Mark McCloskey disciplined by state Supreme Court after gun-waving incident

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday disciplined Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark McCloskey, the lawyer who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault in a widely publicized gun-waving incident during a police brutality protest in June 2020.

Tribune News Service

Majority of U.S. Senate votes to confirm Biden's ambassador to Germany; voting continues

A majority of the U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm President Joe Biden's nominee to be ambassador to Germany, Amy Gutmann. Voting on the nomination is continuing.

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Federal judicial nomination, confirmations in first week of February

The U.S. Senate confirmed three of President Joe Biden’s (D) federal judicial nominees on Feb. 1 to lifetime Article III judgeships on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio:

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U.S. Senate candidates who’ve raised the most so far

The most recent campaign finance reports for federal candidates were due Jan. 31. Georgia’s Raphael Warnock (D) has raised the most of all U.S. Senate candidates this cycle at $54 million. Warnock defeated incumbent Kelly Loeffler (R) in the special Senate election on Jan. 5, 2021.

Tribune News Service

Ohio Senate candidate suspends campaign after talking with Trump

One of the nine Republicans running for the U.S. Senate in Ohio said he was dropping out of the race after speaking with former President Donald Trump and deciding that so many “Trump candidates” in the race could hurt the party’s chances of winning.

The Independent UK

Testimony concludes in dueling Roy Moore defamation cases

Testimony has concluded in the dueling defamation lawsuits brought by former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore and the woman who accused him of sexual misconduct when she was a teen

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Witnesses describe Roy Moore's character in defamation trial

Character witnesses testified Monday in a trial over dueling defamation lawsuits filed by Roy Moore and a woman whose sexual misconduct allegations helped derail the Republican's U.S. Senate campaign

Tribune News Service

Former Conn. House GOP leader drops out of governor’s race, running for US Senate seat

HARTFORD, Conn. — In a surprising turnaround, former Connecticut House Republican leader Themis Klarides dropped out of the race for governor Sunday and is instead running for the U.S. Senate.

Tribune News Service

Biden's sagging approval could haunt Georgia Democrats

ATLANTA — President Joe Biden's honeymoon in Georgia is over, and that could have disastrous implications for Democrats scrambling to hang on to a U.S. Senate seat and win the governor's race for the first time in almost a quarter century.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘RINO approach’: Conservatives turn up heat on McConnell for a Republican agenda

WASHINGTON — Key conservatives are panning Mitch McConnell’s decision against offering an alternative agenda to voters if Republicans reclaim control of the U.S. Senate later this year.

The Independent UK

Ryan, not onstage, takes central focus at Ohio Senate event

Democrat Tim Ryan wasn’t onstage when two of his competitors in Ohio’s U.S. Senate contest came together Thursday night for an unconventional debate, but his stature in the race featured prominently

McClatchy Washington Bureau

YouTube removes Missouri Senate candidate’s campaign ad for violating community guidelines

WASHINGTON — YouTube has removed Missouri Rep. Billy Long’s new U.S. Senate campaign ad, saying it violated the site’s community guidelines.

The Independent UK

Roy Moore's accuser: 2nd day of testimony in defamation case

A woman who said failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore sexually touched her when she was 14 has testified for a second day at a trial involving dueling defamation lawsuits

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