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The Big Tech titans face another grilling over accusations of censorship during a Senate hearing Tuesday. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook honcho Mark Zuckerberg are testifying before the Senate

Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate.

The Equality Act would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sexual identity and gender identity.

Senator Susan Collins (R., Me.) is trailing by 12 points in her reelection campaign, according to a Quinnipiac poll released on Wednesday. Collins, a moderate Republican, faces a significant challenge from her opponent Sara Gideon, a Democrat who is currently Maine’s House Speaker. Maine voters have chosen Democratic presidential candidates since 1988, although some statewide …

President Trump called on Senate Republicans Wednesday to support “much higher” spending for a prospective coronavirus relief bill, surprising members of the caucus who have advocated for a more constrained approach compared to previous relief legislation. House Democrats passed a bill in May that would include a new round of $1,200 stimulus checks to all …

Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham said Monday night that he would be “hesitant” to receive a coronavirus vaccine if one were available by year’s end, expressing concern that  “political and financial corruption” in Washington could mar the approval process. “I’m going to ask a lot of questions,” he said in a debate against Republican incumbent …

Senate Republicans cast doubt on Wednesday over the prospect of passing a bipartisan coronavirus relief package ahead of the November election, suggesting they would instead aim to pass legislation to avoid a federal shutdown. While Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R., K.Y.) said he was “optimistic” that the GOP’s $500 billion skinny COVID-19 package would …

Senator Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) called to repeal the 17th Amendment on Tuesday, which would eliminate the requirement that U.S. senators be elected by popular votes. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed titled “Make the Senate Great Again,” Sasse called for an end to the amendment, among other changes to the Senate “aimed at promoting debate, …

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) underscored the importance of maintaining Republican control of the Senate during a speech at the virtual Republican National Convention on Thursday, saying that the election is “incredibly consequential for middle America.” “Democrat party doesn’t want to improve life for middle America,” McConnell said in a pre-recorded speech delivered …

The Senate adjourned on Thursday until September 8, the day after Labor Day, without reaching a deal for the next round of coronavirus relief legislation. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has indicated that Democrats would pare down their $3 trillion relief bill to $2 trillion if Republicans were willing to compromise and boost their $1 trillion …