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James Lankford

American politician (born 1968)

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Oct 31, 2025
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Can the U.S. Senate use the nuclear option to change filibuster rules specifically for appropriations bills in 2025?

The Senate can use the so‑called to change its rules, including the 60‑vote cloture threshold, because the chamber is the master of its own procedures; however, whether lawmakers will or can sensibly ...

Nov 29, 2025
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Which Republican Senators voted for Biden's 2021 Immigration Legislation

Only a handful of Senate Republicans backed the major bipartisan immigration/border package that Democrats pushed in 2024; most Republicans opposed it. Sources report that in the February–May 2024 bip...

Nov 10, 2025
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what are some key quotes or evidence for republicans about reopening the government shutdown

Republican leaders publicly framed reopening the government as an urgent, practical priority while resisting Democratic demands to tie short‑term funding to policy changes like extending Affordable Ca...

Jan 18, 2026

Which Republican members of intelligence committees publicly requested classified briefings or IG reviews after the Signal/DIA leaks?

Roger Wicker — the Republican chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee — explicitly joined a bipartisan request for an expedited inspector general review and said the panel would seek a classified...

Nov 29, 2025

Which Republican senators supported the 2021 U.S. immigration bill proposed by the Biden administration?

Only a tiny group of Senate Republicans voted for the bipartisan 2024–2025 border/immigration compromise that Democrats put on the floor; multiple news accounts say “all but four Republicans” opposed ...

Nov 20, 2025

Have civil rights groups labeled Nick Fuentes' rhetoric as racist or extremist?

Civil-rights and mainstream watchdog groups have repeatedly characterized Nick Fuentes’s rhetoric as racist, antisemitic, and extremist; reporting documents his praise for Hitler, Holocaust denial, ca...

Nov 8, 2025

How do furloughed federal employees access health insurance during a shutdown?

Federal employees furloughed during a shutdown generally keep Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) coverage for up to 365 days in a nonpay status, with the government’s contribution preserved and ...

Nov 1, 2025

Which senators or representatives are the key sponsors or opponents of the 2025 SNAP funding bills?

Senators and representatives are sharply divided over the 2025 SNAP funding bills, with two competing Senate measures and broader House/Senate reconciliation proposals shaping the fight. . The reconci...