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Reid was recalled as a "legendary leader" as colleagues and friends gathered to pay tribute to a hardscrabble Democrat who rose from poverty in Nevada to the most powerful position in the Senate.
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Reid oversaw the passage of the Affordable Care Act and was a crucial legislative partner to former President Barack Obama.
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The former Senate majority leader said Nevada's diverse population is more reflective of the Democratic electorate and that his state has "a tremendously good case" after Iowa's troubles.
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The Nevada Democrat, who is wrapping up a 30-year run in Congress, says: "I agree with the American people. I don't have a real high regard for Congress either, because we're not getting things done."
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Senators bid farewell to Vice President Joe Biden, who spent much of his career in the Senate, during a special tribute in the Senate chamber.
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After weeks of negotiations, agreement over aid to Flint, Mich. will keep the government running through mid-December, narrowly avoiding a Sept. 30 deadline.
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Congress has one job to do this month before its October recess: make a deal to keep the government funded past Sept. 30. But that hasn't happened yet.
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It's getting awkward in the Senate, where members go out of their way to avoid directly chastising each other. The low-simmering annoyance with Sanders for staying in the contest is palpable.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said "virtually everybody" in his conference believes the nomination should be made by the next president, rather than Obama.
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A brewing political fight over who will replace the Supreme Court justice — and even whether to replace him at all this year — could scramble the dynamics in Senate campaigns across the country.