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Sen. Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., speaks during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security hearing on children's online safety and mental health, Sept. 30, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats control the 50-50 Senate because of Vice President Kamala Harris' tie-breaking vote. With Luján's stroke, his party is outnumbered and can't approve bills or nominations without Republican support. Luján is 49 and Democrats say they expect him back in four to six weeks. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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History shows every moment counts for Dems' hold on Senate
By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press
Sat,02/05/22-7:52AM , 162 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 600 sitting senators have died or resigned from office since the first Congress met in 1789. That doesn't mean another will happen soon, but it does underline the precarious position that President Joe Biden and Democrats' reed-thin Senate majority are in following Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján's stroke.
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President Joe Biden walks towards the Oval Office of the White House after returning from a meeting with the Senate Democratic Caucus to discuss voting rights and election integrity, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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In Washington, a day of snapshots of divisions and futility
By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press
Thu,01/13/22-6:13PM , 176 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — There was a closed-door huddle by an embattled President Joe Biden with his own party's senators, apparently for naught. An eyebrow-raising speech on the Senate floor by a recalcitrant Democrat.
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Senate parliamentarian deals Democrats blow on immigration
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Thu,12/16/21-5:40PM , 180 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats must drop an effort to let millions of immigrants remain temporarily in the U.S. from their expansive social and environment bill, the Senate parliamentarian decided Thursday, dealing the latest blow to a longtime priority of the party, migrant advocates and progressives.
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AP source: Biden, Manchin sharply divided over $2T Dem bill
By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press
Wed,12/15/21-11:55AM , 143 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Sen.
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