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A wave of violent supporters of President Trump breached the U.S. Capitol as Congress was meeting to certify the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, an apocalyptic scene that sent shockwaves around the country and around the globe.
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Mark Warner, fresh off a convincing re-election victory two months ago, was sworn in Sunday for his third term in the U.S. Senate.
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Bernie Sanders needed, and didn’t get, unanimous consent from the Senate for his motion to force up-or-down votes on two bills providing $2,000 in direct economic relief to working-class families today.
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The Senate voted overwhelmingly Friday to override President Trump’s veto of the annual defense bill, the first override of a Trump veto in the waning days of his presidency.
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The House voted late Monday to pass a spending bill that will provide small direct payments to families, extend unemployment benefits and includes billions of dollars for COVID-19 testing and vaccine rollout.
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) is leading an effort to call on HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CDC Director Robert Redfield to ensure a fair and equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
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The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to pass Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger’s legislation to name a Chesterfield County post office after World War II code breaker and former Midlothian resident Dorothy Braden Bruce.
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Anti-money laundering legislation authored by U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Doug Jones (D-AL) will be included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – the nation’s annual defense bill.
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and a group of Democratic and Republican colleagues announced today a bipartisan framework to provide emergency COVID-19 relief.
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This nonsense with the Trump administration holding up the transition to President-elect Joe Biden isn’t just the usual dumb politics: it’s also putting the United States at risk in terms of national security.
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