United States Senator
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Re-elected in 2024; key political champion of the project
Japan opened its first bullet train in 1964. Sixty years later, the U.S. still has no line meeting the international high-speed rail threshold. On April 22, 2024, Brightline West broke ground in Las Vegas on a 218-mile route for electric trains running up to 200 mph between the Strip and the Los Angeles suburbs.
Updated May 31
Called for Noem impeachment; vowed to vote against DHS funding
U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez denied Minnesota's request for a temporary restraining order against Operation Metro Surge on February 2, 2026. She cited insufficient proof of constitutional violations, though she acknowledged evidence of racial profiling and excessive force.
Updated May 20
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