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Which Senators Broke Ranks With Democrats to Advance the GOP Plan to End the Government Shutdown?

Two of them are retiring, and none of the others face re-election in 2026.

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Five senators in the Democratic caucus spoke at a news conference at Capitol Hill on Sunday night to explain why they voted with Republicans.
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Trump Tells ‘60 Minutes’ He Didn’t Know Binance Billionaire He Pardoned

Changpeng Zhao had admitted to violations that allowed criminals to move money on the cryptocurrency exchange he founded, which struck a lucrative deal involving the Trump family’s own venture.

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Changpeng Zhao, at the Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong Kong in August.
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