Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) speaks during a Nov. 28 Senate Finance Committee meeting. | Mariam Zuhaib/AP A junior aide to Sen. Ben Cardin is no longer employed by the Senate, the Maryland Democrat’s office said Saturday, following news reports linking the staffer to a sex tape filmed in a Capitol Hill hearing room. Portions of
Cardin not running for reelection, opening blue-state Senate seat
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Ben Cardin has served in the Senate for three terms. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin will not seek reelection in 2src24, he announced on Monday, creating a wide-open race to succeed him and altering the Senate. Cardin has served in the Senate for three terms, providing a generally reliable vote for Democrats but