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Hurricane Ida left hundreds of thousands without power and at least four dead in Louisiana.
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Trump disparaged Pence in a tweet while the insurrection was going on. GOP senators asked what Trump knew about Pence's status when Trump tweeted.
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Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy criticized Trump's legal team as having bungled the argument against the constitutionality of the impeachment trial. Other Republican lawmakers agreed.
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"Children, they are paying the highest price relative to their risk of having a complication from coronavirus," the Louisiana senator tells Weekend Edition. He says testing needs to be targeted.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy, who is a medical doctor, tells Morning Edition that underlying health issues like diabetes contribute to the disproportionate number of African Americans dying of COVID-19.
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At least one person was killed and another seriously injured when an Amtrak train carrying Republican members of Congress hit a truck in rural Virginia.
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A group of 13 Republican senators is leading the negotiations to craft a new bill to repeal and replace most of the Affordable Care Act. Senators plan to vote by the August recess.
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A half-dozen senators involved in confirmation hearings for Rep. Tom Price to head the Department of Health and Human Services have health care investments made by themselves or family members.
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Early intervention for treating psychosis and grants to train more psychologists and psychiatrists are just some of the ways the legislation would change mental health services.
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The two bills' sponsors — Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La. — are heading toward a runoff election next month.