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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, listens during a Senate Armed Services Committee on July 21, 2015 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

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Feds object to more privacy protections

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa noted that Reid changed Senate rules last year in a way that allowed judges to win confirmation with just a simple majority, instead of the normal 60 votes.Â

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Obama could beat Bush on court appointments

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September 14, 2015 4:01 am

The Judiciary Committee's top Democrat, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., wants Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to consider Democratic amendments to the bill. (AP Photo)Â

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Mounting opposition to cyberbill threatens quick passage

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August 4, 2015 9:00 am

Secretary of State John Kerry gestures while he and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari make statements prior to a working lunch at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Nigeria’s president: US ‘aided and abetted’ Boko Haram

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July 23, 2015 3:23 pm

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. and Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., right, leave a hotel after a press conference in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, June 27, 2015. The U.S. Senate bipartisan delegation spoke to the media during their visit to Cuba as the two countries move toward reopening embassies and restoring long-strained diplomatic ties. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

National Security

Senators hope Congress will support Cuba opening

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June 27, 2015 10:35 pm

Ricky Tyler puts his 'I Voted' sticker on after casting his ballot at John Fremont Middle School on November 6, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Voting is underway in the battleground state of Nevada as President Barack Obama and Republican nominee former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney remain in a virtual tie in the national polls. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

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Dems go it alone in bid to restore Voting Rights Act

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June 25, 2015 12:24 am

House passes bill curbing NSA bulk data collection

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May 13, 2015 10:06 pm

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., accompanied by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, after a policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Technology

NSA ruling puts pressure on McConnell

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May 7, 2015 4:24 pm

Next year will mark four decades since Congress first passed Hyde, and it's been added on to annual spending bills ever since. (AP Photo)

Healthcare

Hyde Amendment stokes abortion battles after 40 years

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March 31, 2015 9:00 am

Grassley, Leahy: Patent reform legislation needs to strike right balance

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March 19, 2015 3:00 pm

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Feds object to more privacy protections

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Mounting opposition to cyberbill threatens quick passage

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Senators hope Congress will support Cuba opening

Dems go it alone in bid to restore Voting Rights Act

House passes bill curbing NSA bulk data collection

NSA ruling puts pressure on McConnell

Hyde Amendment stokes abortion battles after 40 years

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