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BIDEN’S SENATE DEM RINGER: President Biden came into office with a built-in legislative advantage: He served in the Senate for 36 years and knows the ways of the chamber. But he’s got another leg-up as he deals with a Senate that’s changed plenty in the intervening 12 years: His vice president has fresher contacts, particularly in the Democratic Caucus. And in the run-up to Biden’s speech on Wednesday and introduction of his families plan, Vice President Kamala Harris was quietly reaching out to Senate Democrats to gauge their enthusiasm.
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a string of controversial pardons, endorsed a primary challenge to Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) and threatened to veto a massive bipartisan spending and Covid relief deal that his administration negotiated with Capitol Hill. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo