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Rep. Gallego says some Democratic senators "have encouraged me to run" against Sen. Sinema

Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona told CBS News on Wednesday that some Democratic senators are privately encouraging him to run against Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who announced last week that she would leave the Democratic Party and become an independent. "There have been some senators that have encouraged me to run," Gallego told CBS News in an interview. "There are some senators, some of Senator Sinema's colleagues that are encouraging me to run."

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Democratic senator on Sinema, marriage bill

Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema announced Friday that she is leaving the Democratic Party to register as an independent. The change comes one day after Congress passed legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports on the reaction to Sinema's announcement, and Wisconsin Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin joined Catherine Herridge to discuss her fellow senator, the marriage legislation and more.

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Biden urges Democrats to unite on plan

After weeks of negotiations, President Biden is heading to Europe with a framework for his signature spending plan. The revised $1.75 trillion proposal includes universal pre-K, funding for child care, and measures to fight climate change. However, there remain divisions within the Democratic Party. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes; CBS News political contributor and White House reporter for The Washington Post, Sean Sullivan; and senior congressional correspondent for the Washington Examiner and author of "In Trump's Shadow: The Battle for 2024 and the Future of the GOP," David Drucker, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss the latest.

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