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Fight over Warnock’s Senate record comes down to electric vehicles
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Fight over Warnock’s Senate record comes down to electric vehicles

Hyundai’s huge new plant outside Savannah could be a model for bipartisanship and a central achievement for Raphael Warnock, whose biggest efforts otherwise fell short. But Republicans aren’t giving him credit.
James Inhofe, Oklahoma senator, is said to plan an early retirement

James Inhofe, Oklahoma senator, is said to plan an early retirement

The 87-year-old Republican has told people that he will step down at the end of the year, four years before his term is up. His seat is likely to stay in G.O.P. hands.
Senate passes major bill, allocating $9.5 billion for national parks
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Senate passes major bill, allocating $9.5 billion for national parks

Bipartisan legislation to fix up national parks and fully fund efforts to acquire and protect federal recreation holdings was seen as a way to help a pair of Western senators hold on to their seats.
Pressed by climate activists, Senate Democrats plan to ‘go on offense’
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Pressed by climate activists, Senate Democrats plan to ‘go on offense’

Senator Chuck Schumer says Senate Democrats plan daily floor speeches on climate change, a special select committee and climate legislation to run on next year — and enact in 2021.
Joe Manchin faces liberal opposition in bid to be energy panel’s top Democrat
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Joe Manchin faces liberal opposition in bid to be energy panel’s top Democrat

The West Virginia senator’s support for coal has drawn fire from progressives, who say he should not be given a big voice in the party’s climate change policy.
Trump urges West Virginians to vote against coal baron
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Trump urges West Virginians to vote against coal baron

The president tweeted that Mr. Blankenship’s opponents have a better chance of beating the incumbent Democratic senator, Joe Manchin.
GOP karma in West Virginia
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GOP karma in West Virginia

If a man who spent a year in prison for violating mine safety standards wins the Republican Senate primary, it would be just what the party deserves.
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