Fall Forecast: The Senate Returns

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Fall Forecast: The Senate Returns

By Thomas McKinless

Posted September 5, 2016 at 5:26pm

By Thomas McKinless and Niels Lesniewski and Bridget Bowman

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With Zika emergency funding, a Supreme Court nomination and the federal budget all up in the air, Senate reporters Bridget Bowman and Niels Lesniewski preview what lies ahead for the Senate in September.

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