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McConnell takes on a new role in the Senate: Lone wolf: From the Politics Desk

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Sen. Mitch McConnell voted against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be health and human services secretary.

He's now the third of Trump ’s nominees that McConnell , of Kentucky , has opposed on the floor.

Sen. Bill Cassidy , a physician and chair of the Senate Health, Education , Labor and Pensions Committee , finds himself in a much different situation.

Cassidy may have a re-election run in Louisiana on the horizon, but he hasn’t formally announced whether he’ll seek another term.

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced she’s running for the Senate seat vacated by Gov. Tim Walz .

A group of 14 states sued Elon Musk and Trump , arguing that the authority the White House granted the tech billionaire and the Department of Government Efficiency is unconstitutional.

About 75,000 federal employees have accepted the “deferred resignation” offer to resign but be paid through September .

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