White House says Sinema defection ‘does not change Democratic Senate control’ – as it happened
by Maya Yang (now); Richard Luscombe and Chris Stein from on (#66NTZ)
- Dramatic news comes after Democrats take 51-49 Senate margin
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As we've mentioned Republican criticism of Joe Biden for trading basketball star Brittney Griner for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout, here's Florida senator Marco Rubio's considered opinion:
We have to recognize, even as we're happy an American's coming home, it does incentivize the taking of more Americans," he told reporters on Friday morning.
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