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Senate Republicans made major changes to their bill and picked up the votes to push it through the chamber 51-49 early Saturday morning.
The man, Sergio Jose Martinez, an undocumented Mexican immigrant, attacked the women in July. His case got national attention because of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Senator Jon Tester, Democrat of Montana, called it “Washington D.C. at its worst” as Republicans sought to speed through their amended bill, handwriting and all.
The plea raised uncomfortable questions about what the former national security adviser might be telling the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III.
The guilty plea by President Trump’s former national security adviser brings the special counsel investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election into Mr. Trump’s inner circle.
Senate Republicans made major changes to their bill and picked up the votes to push it through the chamber on Friday.
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He met with Muslim refugees and heard their stories, but did not address his earlier public silence about them while in Myanmar.
Rep. Blake Farenthold, Republican of Texas, settled a sexual harassment suit for $84,000, one of six House settlements funded by taxpayers since 2013.
The Pentagon intends to keep indefinitely its legacy cluster munitions, more than 1.5 million of which are in South Korea.
Senate leaders say they are confident they have 50 votes needed to pass the bill along party lines.
Kenneth Franklin Shinzato admitted raping his victim, a 20-year-old Japanese woman, but denied that he intended to kill her.
Two more senators, Steve Daines and Ron Johnson, say they will vote yes. If Senator Susan Collins of Maine votes yes, and no surprise opponents pop up, Republicans would have 50 votes.
FIFA will place the 32 qualified teams for next summer’s World Cup into their first-round groups on Friday.
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