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Mar 18 2021
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Senate Confirms Xavier Becerra as HHS Secretary in Near Party-Line Vote
The Senate voted 50-49 along party lines to confirm Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services on Thursday.
Senator Susan Collins (R., Maine) was the lone Republican to vote in favor of Becerra’s confirmation. Senator Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) did not vote on Thursday.
Earlier this month, the Senate Finance Committee was tied 14-14 along party lines in its vote to
National Review (News)Feb 25 2014
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Ukraine puts off vote on forming caretaker government
Parliamentary horse-trading continues amid unhappiness over familiar candidates for top posts.
Washington PostFeb 19 2014
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Obama’s Vote-Getting Tactics Struggle to Find the Uninsured
The hunt for the uninsured in Broward County got underway one recent afternoon when 41 canvassers, armed with electronic maps on Samsung tablets, set off through working-class neighborhoods to peddle the Affordable Care Act door to door. Four hours later, they had made contact with 2,623 residents and signed up exactly 25 people.
Many of their targets, people identified on sophisticated
New York Times (News)Oct 31 2013
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Senate GOP Blocks Votes on Two Obama Nominees
Republicans blocked the Senate from voting on two of President Barack Obama's nominees on Thursday, reviving the prospect of a broader fight over presidential nominations that both parties have said could poison relations and shut down all other business in the chamber.
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 22 2024
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Supreme Court Sides with Biden Admin, Says Texas Razor Wire Can Be Removed
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal agents can remove razor wire that was recently put up by the state of Texas to deter illegal border crossings from Mexico. Two conservative justices, Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, voted against Texas and American border sovereignty, according to The New York Times. Roberts and Barrett sided with the court’s
Western JournalSep 09 2013
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Senate delays Syria vote as Obama loses momentum
Senate majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., delayed a procedural vote on military action in Syria Monday as a series of senators expressed their opposition.
The Senate was scheduled to vote Wednesday on a resolution that would authorize President Obama to launch military strikes against Syria, but Reid announced late Monday that he would delay that vote.
USA TODAYMar 01 2022
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Gov. Greg Abbott won’t say whether he voted for Attorney General Ken Paxton
At a press conference Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott declined to say whether he voted for Attorney General Ken Paxton or to voice support for the challenged incumbent. Paxton is in a contentious four-way primary and is hoping to avoid a runoff against any of his challengers.
Abbott told a reporter that he would not reveal his secret ballot. When asked whether he wanted to say anything about
The Texas TribuneOct 19 2023
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Jim Jordan Retreats as GOP Considers Short-Term Speaker
With Republicans sinking deeper into disarray, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) has reportedly retreated—for now—after failing to win two votes to become the next Speaker of the House. Ahead of a third roll call vote on Thursday, in which he was expected to lose even more support, Jordan reportedly backed down from that vote. Instead, the Ohio Republican was expected to endorse an increasingly popular
Daily BeastApr 13 2020
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Virginia governor makes Election Day a holiday and expands early voting
(CNN) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday that he signed a series of new measures into law aimed at expanding access to voting in the commonwealth.
The new legislation will establish Election Day as a holiday, remove the requirement that voters show a photo ID prior to casting a ballot and, expand early voting to be allowed 45 days before an election without a stated reason
CNN DigitalJan 29 2024
Analysis
Biden’s LNG Dilemma: Please Voters or Expand as Exporter
A study from Cornell University released last November suggested that LNG is worse for the climate than coal. Little did anyone know at the time that this study would put the U.S. federal government in a dilemma at a time when the country leads the world in LNG exports.
The nature of the dilemma is of the sort that could put a quick end to that leadership. Either that or cost the
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