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Dems Lose Senate Grip, For Now

The Democrats have lost their slim one-vote majority in the Senate, at least for now, after New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Lujan recently suffered a stroke and is expected to be on the mend for four to six weeks, pending no more complications.

Lujan’s absence gives the Republicans a 50-49 majority, blocks the Biden Administration’s legislative agenda and possibly impacts President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nomination. Here’s the breakdown from Restored Republic.