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In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., speaks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Samuel Corum/Pool via AP, File)

Senate Democrat blames media for 86% of voters saying Biden is too old for second term

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., speaks on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Senate Democrat: ‘No news here’ as prosecutor seeks Hunter Biden indictment

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., speaks on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Senate Democrat on Biden’s reelection amid age, verbal stumblings: ‘Compare him to the alternative’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., speaks at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Nov. 6, 2021. The Biden administration is expected to ask Congress for a spending package that could significantly exceed $10 billion for the U.S. response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Coons a leading Democratic senator said Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Senators warn China’s theft of innovation jeopardizes America’s status as premier economic power

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., speaks on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Sen. Chris Coons: Biden classified docs not an issue ‘keeping Americans up at night’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Senator Chris Coons of Delaware talks to the journalists during a press briefing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, May 3, 2021. Top Biden administration officials and U.S. senators crisscrossed the Middle East on Monday, seeking to assuage growing unease among Gulf Arab partners over America’s rapprochement with Iran and other policy shifts in the region. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

US officials in Mideast to reassure jittery allies over Iran

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., speaks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Samuel Corum/Pool via AP)

Sen. Chris Coons says Republicans privately ask him to congratulate Joe Biden for White House win

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., center, with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., right rear, joins Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee at a news conference after boycotting the vote by the Republican-led panel to advance the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to sit on the Supreme Court, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chris Coons: ‘Hundreds’ of Trump-appointed judges ‘too far right to be allowed to sit peaceably’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., speaks as the Senate Judiciary Committee hears from legal experts on the final day of the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Judiciary Committee Democrat calls for ‘rebalance’ of federal judiciary under Biden

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2015, file photo, Vice President Joe Biden administers the Senate oath to Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., as Coons' wife, Annie Coons, watches during a ceremonial re-enactment swearing-in, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. When Coons speaks to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Aug. 20, before Biden’s speech accepting the party’s presidential nomination, his remarks will focus on faith — attesting in highly personal fashion to his longtime friend’s belief in God. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Biden friend Sen. Coons to elevate faith on convention stage

By ELANA SCHOR - Associated Press

Financial Services and General Government subcommittee Ranking Member Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., questions Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin during a Financial Services and General Government subcommittee hearing, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Chris Coons: Roger Stone verdict will ‘put even more pressure’ on Gordon Sondland

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Financial Services and General Government subcommittee Ranking Member Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., questions Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin during a Financial Services and General Government subcommittee hearing, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Chris Coons: Donald Trump’s ‘racist’ remarks are designed to distract the national debate

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Financial Services and General Government subcommittee Ranking Member Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., questions Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin during a Financial Services and General Government subcommittee hearing, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Chris Coons: Senators running for president routinely vote for Hyde Amendment

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., gestures while speaking to members of the media after leaving a closed-door meeting about Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Chris Coons: Donald Trump ‘stoked conflict’ with Mexico to fire up his base

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Financial Services and General Government subcommittee Ranking Member Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., questions Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin during a Financial Services and General Government subcommittee hearing, Wednesday, May 15, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Chris Coons: Republicans say privately Mueller report shows Donald Trump obstructed justice

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Chris Coons: We are in a ‘dangerous situation’ with Iran

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Judiciary Committee, responds to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 12, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Chris Coons: Donald Trump’s Cabinet members should wonder ‘whether their reputation will survive’

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Chris Coons: Roger Stone’s arrest ‘doesn’t finally prove the case’ about collusion

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, arrives at the chamber. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chris Coons: Trump sounds like a ‘mob boss’

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, as Senate Republicans are facing renewed pressure to pass legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Chris Coons accuses Mitch McConnell of ‘running interference’ for Trump on Mueller protection bill

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times