Politics Informer

A new GaPundit poll in Georgia finds an extremely tight race for the GOP Senate nomination with Rep. Jack Kingston (R) at 18%, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R) at 16%, Karen Handel (R) at 16%, Rep. Paul Broun (R) at 14% and David Perdue (R) at 6%. Full News here – Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire

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Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota — showing that Republicans aren’t the only ones with internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Full News here – FOXNews.com

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday proposed major changes to military laws for sexual assault cases, backing a bill to prevent military commanders from handling sexual assault cases that involve their subordinates.  Full News here – NBCNews.com: More politics

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Harry Reid, the majority leader, has been trying to gauge whether there is sufficient support among Democrats to limit the filibuster on presidential nominees.      Full News here – NYT > Politics

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The Senate voted to give the main agency charged with implementing the 2010 health-care law its first confirmed leader in seven years. Full News here – WSJ.com: Politics And Policy

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The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a $ 955 billion farm bill on Tuesday, the first step toward completing an overhaul of the nation’s food and farm policy that was derailed last year when the House failed to vote. Full News here – The Caucus

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Senators on a key panel continued slogging through a lengthy list of proposed amendments to a comprehensive immigration reform bill Tuesday, even as the legislation’s opponents reminded congressional leaders that they’ll continue to fight against “amnesty.” Full News here – NBCNews.com: Capitol Hill

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While the White House remains quiet about whether the Justice Department was right to seize the phone records of Associated Press reporters, on Capitol Hill the top Democrat in the Senate was unequivocal about his opposition. In his weekly press briefing on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., blasted the DOJ for its behavior, [...]

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Nearly a month removed from watching his background checks legislation fall flat on the Senate floor, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) revealed Thursday what still bothers him about that decision. In an interview with MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell,” Manchin said Washington must look itself in the mirror regarding the evidence between gun control [...]

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Republicans blocked a Senate committee vote on Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Full News here – Washington Wire

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