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Tuberville, a former college football coach, is set to launch a bid to succeed GOP Gov. Kay Ivey rather than seek a second term in the Senate in 2026.

Some Republicans had debated breaking from party orthodoxy by allowing taxes to go up on wealthy Americans to help pay for a massive bill for Trump's agenda.

First to NBC News: Reps. Young Kim, R-Calif., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., are leading a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi signed by more than 100 lawmakers.

The second-ranking Senate Democrat will retire after his decadeslong career representing Illinois in Congress.

Rep. Mike Lawler, a New York Republican, said the Wisconsin senator should "stop peddling conspiracy theories about the worst terrorist attack in our nation’s history."

A spokesman for Cuomo, the former governor who is running for mayor of New York, dismissed the move as "meritless" and "nonsense."

The Florida Republican faced a barrage of criticism over the Trump administration's cost-cutting measures, its policy toward Israel and its efforts to terminate diversity initiatives.

Stevens joins a Democratic primary with state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and former Wayne County health director Abdul El-Sayed, with ex-Rep. Mike Rogers running on the GOP side.

Analysis: New research shows broad backing for different parts of the U.S. system of checks and balances, though Republicans are more likely to back stronger presidential power.

Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., introduced a bill to provide funding for school districts to explore implementing cellphone restrictions in classrooms.

The Louisiana senator also said he doesn’t believe Trump has the authority to fire a Federal Reserve chair.