How Bernie Sanders went from a small-city mayor to a progressive hero

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Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont at a White House event on April 3, 2024.
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont at a White House event on April 3, 2024.

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These 38 GOP senators just voted against protecting contraception. Here's why.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
Almost every Republican senator voted against a Democratic-led bill to protect the right to contraception on Wednesday.

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Sen. Josh Hawley is writing a new book calling for a religious revival in America

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Sen. Josh Hawley at a hearing on Capitol Hill is writing a fourth book
Sen. Josh Hawley is writing a fourth book. This one calls for a religious revival in America.

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GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake bashes Arizona's new abortion ban. She praised it less than 2 years ago.

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Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake leaving the Capitol in Washington, DC last month.
Arizona GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake leaving the Capitol in Washington, DC last month.

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Ohio GOP Senate nominee Bernie Moreno benefited from the kind of diversity initiative that Republicans hate

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Bernie Moreno speaking to supporters during his primary election night watch party in Westlake, Ohio earlier this month.
Bernie Moreno speaking to supporters during his primary election night watch party in Westlake, Ohio earlier this month.

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Trump's preferred candidate just won the Ohio GOP Senate primary — and Democrats are thrilled

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Bernie Moreno, a former car dealership owner, won the GOP Senate primary in Ohio on Tuesday.
Bernie Moreno, a former car dealership owner, won the GOP Senate primary in Ohio on Tuesday.

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Kyrsten Sinema is still sitting on over $11 million in campaign cash — and she could easily use it to fuel her post-Senate life

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the Capitol in January.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the Capitol in January.

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How Kyrsten Sinema — who once said she could 'do anything' if she lost reelection — can get rich now that she's retiring from the Senate

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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the Capitol on December 13, 2022.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona at the Capitol on December 13, 2022.

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Trump won't get to hand-pick McConnell's successor — just look at what happened to Jim Jordan

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Former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

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Mitch McConnell is stepping down in November. 3 men named John have long been angling to succeed him.

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Sens. John Barrasso, John Thune, and John Cornyn are all said to be potential successors to McConnell.
Sens. John Barrasso, John Thune, and John Cornyn are all said to be prospective successors to Mitch McConnell.

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