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He died from "a brief and sudden illness" on Saturday evening, his office said. Over more than two decades in the Senate, he consistently pushed for the use of U.S. military power overseas.
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By the standards of the aging Senate, where the average age is more than 65, the South Carolina Republican wasn't particularly old.
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Mr. Platner's withdrawal from a marquee Senate race, under pressure from his party, has set in motion an unusual competition to become the new nominee.
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After a 10-day clock, the housing bill turned into law at midnight without the president's signature. But his decision not to sign reflects a growing rift between him and Senate Republicans.
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Two senior editors discuss the difficult effort to track down allegations against the leading Democrat for Senate in Maine and the questions that soon followed.
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