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In a letter to senators earlier this year, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that between January and November of last year, 261 DACA recipients were arrested and 86 were removed from the country.—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026 Letlow isn’t winning over GOP senators to her side yet, though her entry into the race is freezing plenty of politically-active Republicans from siding directly with Cassidy.—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026 One key senator on the committee had vowed to block the vote unless the DOJ dropped the investigation into Powell.—David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, a few state senators contacted by the Tribune signaled being open to supporting the legislation but acknowledged still having unanswered questions about it.—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for senator
Word History
Etymology
Middle English senatour, from Anglo-French senatur, from Latin senator, from senatus