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Kihuen’s Future in Question After Second Accuser Comes Forward
Ruben Kihuen’s future remains in question amid calls to resign and a second accuser alleging he sexually harassed her while he was in the Nevada state Senate.
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Ruben Kihuen’s future remains in question amid calls to resign and a second accuser alleging he sexually harassed her while he was in the Nevada state Senate.
Ruben Kihuen, D-Nev., still has not said whether he’s running for re-election after facing sexual harassment allegations and calls from top leaders to resign.
Tina Smith to fill the Senate seat being vacated by outgoing Sen. Al Franken, who has yet to announce his resignation date.
.— For the first time in more than two decades, Alabamians are sending a Democrat to the Senate.
Leahy, a former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. “We all saw how well that worked for him.”
Trent Franks’ seat but is considering running for Arizona’s open Senate seat. “I am seriously, seriously, seriously considering running for the U.S. Senate,” he told the Daily Beast.
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas has sponsored the legislation alongside Democratic Sens. Chris Murphy of Connecticut and Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York.
Phil Bredesen is running for the open Senate seat in Tennessee.
Senate seats, the governor’s office and dozens of seats in the Legislature, the Star-Tribune reported.
If Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell can’t reach an agreement with Senate Minority Leader Charles E.
Al Franken isn’t up for re-election until 2020. But if he announces his resignation Thursday, the North Star State will be holding two Senate elections next fall.
Jeff Flake tweeted a picture of a $100 check made out to Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones’ campaign in Alabama.
And back in Nevada, some Democrats say Kihuen has no chance of winning re-election if he refuses to step aside.
Hatch had said his current term would be his last when he ran for re-election in 2012.
Ian Conyers was just elected to the state Senate last fall.
President Donald Trump formally endorsed a possible re-election bid by Sen. Orrin Hatch, calling the Utah Republican a “very special man” at the start of a speech in Salt Lake City.
. | Senate Republicans appear to have the votes necessary to approve their tax code overhaul.
A number of Senate Democrats running for re-election in 2018 announced this week they’re opposed to the GOP tax plan.
Frank LoBiondo’s decision not to seek re-election earlier this month prompted Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales to move the 2nd District from a Solid Republican to Leans Republican race.
McCaskill is one of the most vulnerable senators running for re-election in 2018. Trump won Missouri by 19 points in 2016.