Biden says Democrats will keep Georgia Senate seat
President Biden said Wednesday that he thinks Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock (Ga.) will hold onto his seat, while avoiding giving his reaction to the allegations against GOP candidate Herschel Walker that have roiled the race. “Negative. And yes,” Biden told reporters when asked about Walker and if Democrats can hold the seat. The president’s remarks were his first time weighing in on the Georgia race since the claims against Walker become public. The Daily Beast
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Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) says he has the votes to serve as majority leader if Republicans capture control of the Senate, despite weathering nearly two years of personal attacks from former President Trump. Trump has repeatedly called on Senate Republicans to replace McConnell as leader but he hasn’t gotten any traction in the Senate GOP conference. “I have the votes,” McConnell told CNN in an interview, slamming the door on any speculation that an influx of Trump-aligned freshman senators could shake up the Senate GOP leadership struct
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Read MoreThe Hill's Morning Report — Biden: Putin `miscalculated’ in Ukraine; US has not
For the United States and global allies, backing Ukraine “for as long as it takes” continues to present tradeoffs. Vows to supply more weapons systems and air defenses come with practical considerations, assessments of risk and reevaluations of how Russia’s war with its neighbor might eventually end. NATO nations have committed to send Ukraine billions of dollars in sophisticated Western weapons — including about $17 billion from the United States alone. But old, surplus Russian-style weapons are in vogue because Ukrainian troops know how to use them without extra traini
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