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Radford man found guilty of aggravated murder in 2020 death of 2-year-old

The verdict in the case of a Radford man accused of killing a two-year-old girl has been decided.

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Radford man found guilty of aggravated murder in 2020 death of 2-year-old

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16 hours ago

Democrats and Republicans coalesce around calls to regulate AI development: 'Congress has to engage'

Multiple lawmakers sounded off to Fox News Digital about their opinion on regulating the fast-moving AI industry.

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GOP Sen. Shocks CNN's Kaitlan Collins With โ€˜Pretty Starkโ€™ Guns Admission

Republican Mike Rounds surprised the "CNN This Morning" anchor with his response to possible legislative action following the Nashville school shooting.

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Lawmakers are split on how to respond to the recent bank failures

Days after the failure of two regional banks shook the financial industry, lawmakers say they want answers but disagree on what role Congress should play right now.

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GOP senator 'p---ed off' by Russia forcing down US drone: 'We cannot allow that to happen'

Republican Sen. Mike Rounds said Wednesday that the U.S. "cannot allow" to go unanswered the alleged incident of a Russian jet clipping a U.S. military drone.

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Editorial: GOP must acknowledge that Trump is a fatally flawed candidate

Itโ€™s not enough for prominent Republicans to criticize a TV program that minimized what happened on Jan. 6, 2021. They must ostracize the former president.

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The GOP backlash on Tucker Carlson's depiction of Jan. 6

It was a predictable result of Kevin McCarthy giving Tucker Carlson the Jan. 6 footage first. Now it has set off an unusual clash between GOP senators and Carlson.

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Members of Congress troll social media with hunting photos after Sen. Daines was put in 'Twitter jail'

Multiple Republican members of Congress took to Twitter on Tuesday to defend Montana GOP Sen. Steve Daines after the social media giant locked and suspended his account.

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Emboldened Biden, Dems push ban on so-called assault weapons

When President Joe Biden speaks about the โ€œscourgeโ€ of gun violence, his go-to answer is to zero in on so-called assault weapons.

South Dakota investigation weighs Noem's use of state plane

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is under investigation for using a state-owned airplane to fly to political events and bring family members with her on trips.

GOP senator says he wonโ€™t back Grahamโ€™s proposed national abortion ban

Sen. Lindsey O. Grahamโ€™s proposed nationwide abortion ban after 15 weeks has sowed division within the Republican party, with Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota being the latest to oppose the bill.

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GOP senators led by Graham slam Trump Jan. 6 pardon promise

Former President Trumpโ€™s promise to grant pardons to the rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is running into strong opposition from Senate Republicans. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), one of Trumpโ€™s closest allies, told The Hill that granting pardons to Jan. 6 protesters is โ€œa bad idea.โ€ โ€œPardons are given to peopleโ€ฆ

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Russia sanctions 25 more Americans, including Penn, Stiller

Russia has imposed sanctions on 25 Americans, including actors Sean Penn and Ben Stiller.

Trump warrant: Prosecutors oppose releasing search evidence

Prosecutors said making their affidavit public could cause "irreparable damage" to their inquiry.

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Michael Mann on his prequel/sequel, "Heat 2"

Michael Mann, the director behind such films as the acclaimed Los Angeles heist drama "Heat" and the upcoming "Ferrari" (now in production in Italy), talks with correspondent Seth Doane about his fascination with cities, and his new novel, "Heat 2," a prequel/sequel that translates his cinematic obsessions to the printed page.

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Covid emerges as a complication for a Democratic economic deal

Positive tests this week highlight the razor's edge Democrats are walking in a 50-50 Senate and the partisan disparity in the pandemic's toll on Capitol Hill.

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Senators talk expanded gun background checks, red flag laws

A bipartisan group of senators is considering how Congress should respond to the horrific shooting of 19 schoolchildren and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas.

Political reality: Congress can't save -- or end -- abortion

Fighting for decades over abortion policy, Congress is about to run into the political limits of its ability to act in either direction on the issue.

Senate Republicans zero in on the abortion decision leak, not its impact

Top GOP lawmakers emphasized the unprecedented nature of the unauthorized disclosure of the high court's draft ruling on an abortion case instead of the possible impact on women or on the midterms.

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Billions, and more, for lawmakers' projects in spending bill

Home-district projects for members of Congress are back, sprinkled across the government-wide $1.5 trillion bill that President Joe Biden signed recently.

Some in GOP begin testing party's lockstep loyalty to Trump

Former President Donald Trump stepped up his election-year effort to dominate the Republican Party with a Saturday rally in Arizona.

Some in GOP begin testing party's lockstep loyalty to Trump

Former President Donald Trump stepped up his election-year effort to dominate the Republican Party, holding a rally in Arizona on Saturday in which he castigated anyone who dares to question his lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, including the stateโ€™s GOP governor, Doug Ducey. Mike Rounds, the generally unassuming senator from South Dakota, was perhaps the boldest in acknowledging the reality that the election was in fact fair. Instead of being shunned, he was supported by his GOP colleagues, including Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell.

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Sen. Rounds pushes GOP to get 'louder' on false Trump claims

U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota has repeatedly made it clear that former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election in a fair process.

Trump abruptly ends NPR interview after reporter grills him on election falsehoods

The ex-president continued to falsely claim the 2020 presidential election was stolen before cutting the interview short.

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Mitch McConnell defends GOP senator that Trump said 'went woke' for acknowledging he lost the 2020 election

"Is he crazy or just stupid?" Trump said of GOP Sen. Mike Rounds, who publicly acknowledged that the 2020 election was fair.

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GOP Sen. Mike Rounds doubles down on saying the 2020 election was fair after Trump calls him a jerk

The Republican senator said there was "no evidence of widespread fraud that would have altered the results of the election."

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Trump blasts GOP senator for refuting his election claims

Former President Trump on Monday said he will never endorse Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), calling him a "jerk" and "a weak and ineffective leader."Driving the news: Trump, who endorsed Rounds in 2020, was responding to the South Dakota senator after he refuted the former president's unfounded claims that the 2020 election was stolen and said that "the election was fair" during a Sunday appearance on ABC's "This Week."Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.When as

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GOP senator says Trumpโ€™s election allegations are unfounded

โ€œThe election was fair, as fair as we have seen,โ€ Mike Rounds said.

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Jean Rounds, wife of GOP Sen. Mike Rounds, dies from cancer

Jean Rounds, the wife of Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, has died in hospice care.

Jean Rounds, wife of GOP Sen. Mike Rounds, dies from cancer

Jean Rounds, the wife of Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, died Tuesday following a battle with cancer. Jean Rounds had a sarcoma cancer and had been undergoing treatment since May of 2019. Mike Rounds, who previously served as South Dakotaโ€™s governor, won a second Senate term last year while his wife was undergoing treatment.

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S.D. court may unseal investigation of billionaire Sanford

The South Dakota Supreme Court is weighing whether to unseal a search warrant and affidavits in an investigation into billionaire banker-turned-philanthropist T.

Top Dem sees tough pathway for $3.5T social, climate plans

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is conceding that Democrats face a tough pathway to delivering a $3.5 trillion package for family, health and environment programs to President Joe Bidenโ€™s desk.

As Senate debates Dems' $3.5T budget, GOP launches attacks

Democrats have started pushing their $3.5 trillion framework for bolstering family services, health, and environment programs through the Senate.

Top Senate Dem sets infrastructure vote, pressures lawmakers

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pressured lawmakers Thursday to reach agreement by next week on a pair of massive domestic spending measures, signaling Democratsโ€™ desire to push ahead aggressively on President Joe Bidenโ€™s multitrillion-dollar agenda. Schumer, D-N.Y., said he was scheduling a procedural vote for next Wednesday to begin debate on a still-evolving bipartisan infrastructure bill. Schumer said he also wanted Democratic senators to reach agreement among themselves by then on specific details of a separate 10-year budget blueprint that envisions $3.5 trillion in spending for climate change, education, an expansion of Medicare and more.

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Senate Democrats reach $3.5 trillion budget agreement

Senate Democrats say theyโ€™ve reached a budget agreement envisioning spending an enormous $3.5 trillion over the coming decade.

Sanders, Biden meet as infrastructure bill swells past $3.5T

Sen. Bernie Sanders says he and President Joe Biden are on the same page over a โ€œtransformativeโ€ infrastructure package.

Dems eye $6T plan on infrastructure, Medicare, immigration

Congressional Democrats are eyeing a $6 trillion infrastructure package that goes far beyond roads and bridges.

Bipartisan infrastructure group swells to 21 senators

A bipartisan senatorsโ€™ group working on a $1 trillion infrastructure compromise has now doubled in size, expanding to 21 members.

Ultraconservatives aiming to take control of Southern Baptist Convention

The Southern Baptist Convention is electing a new president on Tuesday amid a push to wrest control of the denomination by ultraconservatives who say some current leaders are too liberal on issues that include race and the role of women in ministry.

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11 senators were totally absent from Jan. 6 commission vote

Eleven senators missed the high-stakes Senate procedural vote Friday on legislation to form a bipartisan Jan. 6 commission to investigate the Capitol attack. The vote was initially anticipated for Thursday, but when it got bumped to the Friday before the long Memorial Day weekend, several senators opted to maintain their travel plans and left Washington before casting their vote. Patty Murray of Washington and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona โ€“ missed the Friday vote that started around 11:30 a.m. And nine Republicans were also absent from the chamber: ย Sens.

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Senate could vote next week on Jan. 6 commission as GOP filibuster looms

The bill, which faces opposition from Republican leader Mitch McConnell, could be the first of the Biden era to die under the 60-vote threshold.

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Lawmakers fear turning 144 cities into "micropolitan" areas

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators and congressmen is urging the federal government not to approve recommendations to remove 144 cities from the designation of metropolitan statistical areas. Reclassifying them as โ€œmicropolitanโ€ would put key federal funding at risk, they said. Doing so would reclassify more than a third of the current 392 metro areas as micropolitan statistical areas. In a separate letter to the Office of Management and Budget, Hoeven said the proposal also would hurt micropolitan areas that were on the cusp of becoming metro areas. โ€œIf a metropolitan statistical area is redefined as a micropolitan area, it may fall out of the conversation.

Biden, Yellen say GOP virus aid too small, Democrats push on

From left, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen joined the Democratic senators for a private virtual meeting, both declaring the Republicans' $618 billion offer was too small. โ€œPresident Biden spoke about the need for Congress to respond boldly and quickly,โ€ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said after the lunch meeting. The president made it clear that he wonโ€™t delay aid in hopes of winning GOP support. Biden proposes $170 billion for schools, compared to $20 billion in the Republican plan.

Biden meets Republicans on virus aid, but no quick deal

President Joe Biden meets Republican lawmakers to discuss a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, in Washington. From left, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. AdRepublicans are tapping into bipartisan urgency to improve the nation's vaccine distribution and vastly expand virus testing with $160 billion in aid. Psaki said earlier Monday there is โ€œobviously a big gapโ€ between the $1.9 trillion package Biden has proposed and the $618 billion counteroffer. Biden himself has been on the phone to some of the Republicans, the official said.

Trump impeachment goes to Senate, testing his sway over GOP

Leahy will preside over former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial. Republican senators are balancing the demands of deep-pocketed donors who are distancing themselves from Trump and voters who demand loyalty to him. Instead, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D- Vt., who serves in the largely ceremonial role of Senate president pro tempore, is set to preside. A few GOP senators have agreed with Democrats, though not close to the number that will be needed to convict Trump. If not, what is?โ€ Romney was the only Republican senator to vote for conviction when the Senate acquitted Trump in his first impeachment trial.

Growing number of GOP senators oppose impeachment trial

(AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)WASHINGTON โ€“ A growing number of Republican senators say they oppose holding an impeachment trial, a sign of the dimming chances that former President Donald Trump will be convicted on the charge that he incited a siege of the U.S. Capitol. โ€œI think the trial is stupid, I think itโ€™s counterproductive,โ€ said Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.. Arguments in the Senate trial will begin the week of Feb. 8. A few GOP senators have agreed with Democrats, though not close to the number that will be needed to convict Trump. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said he believes there is a โ€œpreponderance of opinionโ€ that an impeachment trial is appropriate after someone leaves office.

Analysis: GOP lets doubts about Biden's legitimacy flourish

โ€œTheir intent is to delegitimize this election and thereby delegitimize President-elect Bidenโ€™s presidency,โ€ said Valerie Jarrett, who was a White House senior adviser to President Barack Obama. He has cleared the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House. Still, Republicans have allowed Trump's misinformation to flourish, pushed along by conservative media and on the internet. The turmoil surrounding the transition, he added, said more about the person leaving the White House than the one who will soon enter. Those lies helped fuel some of the hard-line opposition to Obama within the party, making it difficult for more mainstream GOP leaders to work with the White House.

Trump Proud Boys remark echoes Charlottesville

Trump's exchange with Democrat Joe Biden left the extremist group Proud Boys celebrating what some of its members saw as tacit approval. โ€œI donโ€™t know who Proud Boys are. When pushed by Wallace, Trump asked for the name of a group to condemn โ€” and Biden suggested Proud Boys. โ€œProud Boys, stand back and stand by,โ€ Trump said. Proud Boys members are ardent Trump supporters known for their violent confrontations with antifascists and other ideological opponents at protests, often drawing the largest crowds in the Pacific Northwest.

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