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The Senate without the filibuster (Illustration by Michael Ramirez for Creators Syndicate)

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Special counsel Robert Mueller was able to acquire Trump for America Inc. transition team records after the General Services Administration violated protocol and ignored a written agreement to destroy them, according to a 285-page Senate report (Associated Press/File)

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tasked her top committee chairs to work with their Republican counterparts in the Senate to negotiate on "key areas."

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Illustration on the constitutional primacy of the Senate’s President Pro Tempore in the impeachment trial by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Ms. Pelosi are demanding that more documents and White House officials that were blocked in the House investigation be allowed to testify in the Senate impeachment trial.

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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Wednesday that the Senate made "some progress" in recent days toward completing the appropriations process. The Senate did not hold an anticipated vote on a stopgap spending resolution. (Associated Press)

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John James, a Republican, is challenging Mr. Peters for his Senate seat. Mr. James is an Army veteran and a businessman. He lost a 2018 bid for the Senate.

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Sen. Margie Bright Matthews, D-Colleton, works on a computer in the senate chamber during the first day of legislative session at the South Carolina Statehouse Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)

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Illustration on the "nuclear option" in the Senate by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

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Republican Senate candidate Rick Scott smiles as he speaks to supporters at an election watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in Naples, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Sen. Kevin Parker, D- Brooklyn, stands with Senate members announcing that they are working on legislation to make voting easier for New Yorkers, during a news conference at the Capitol, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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This May 8, 2018, file photo, shows then-Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun as he thanks supporters after winning the Republican primary in Whitestown, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

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In this image from video provided by Senate TV, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine., speaks on the Senate floor about her vote on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kananaugh, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 in the Capitol in Washington. Sen Shelly Capito, R-W.Va., sits rear left and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., sits right. (Senate TV via AP)

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Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona Democrat, is running for retiring Sen. Jeff Flake's seat in the Senate.

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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, said he plans to introduce a resolution to rename a Senate office building for his Republican colleague.

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Republican Senate candidate Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a rally, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes Barre, Pa.. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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California state Senate leader and U.S. Senate candidate Kevin de Leon says he's part of a new crop of progressive leaders fighting for single-payer health care, full protections for illegal immigrants and stiffer efforts to stem climate change.

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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the House and Senate, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)

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Democratic State Sen. Tony Mendoza stands on the floor of the Senate chambers in between private meetings of the Democratic caucus, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Mendoza's colleagues debated whether to suspend him amid a sexual misconduct investigation during the opening day of the Senate. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater)