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Republicans block bill requiring candidates to report foreign opposition research

By Susan Ferrechio
Published June 13, 2019 8:24pm ET
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Republicans block bill requiring candidates to report foreign opposition research
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., leaves the chamber after commenting to reporters about conservative commentator Stephen Moore, President Trump choice to serve on the Federal Reserve Board, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Moore has gone on a talk-show blitz to try to save his candidacy following disclosures of incendiary comments he has made in the past about women. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a move by Democrats to force a vote on a bill that would require campaigns and candidates to report to the FBI any foreign offers of opposition research.

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., asked for unanimous consent to bring up the bill, which requires all 100 senators to agree.

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