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Dale Romans Enters Kentucky Senate Race as Democrats’ Latest Long Shot

Dale Romans, pitching himself as an independent-minded Democrat in the mold of Joe Manchin, will try to win a seat for the party in the deep-red state.

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“I’d caucus with the Democrats, but I don’t have to vote with the Democrats,” Dale Romans, a champion horse trainer turned political candidate, said in an interview.
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Republicans in Congress Show Signs of Angst Over Trump’s Trade War

Senators opposed the president’s plan to import beef from Argentina and voted three times this week to end his power to enforce sweeping tariffs.

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Cattle grazing on a farm in Dupuyer, Mont., earlier this year.
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What Is the Filibuster and Why Does Trump Want It Gone?

The Senate majority leader is unwilling to pursue the “nuclear option” to blow past a Democratic filibuster and reopen the government.

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Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, has made preserving the legislative filibuster a central tenet of his tenure, although he has weakened it with several maneuvers.
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