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Jul 03 2019
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NRA meltdown has Trump campaign sweating
Republicans worry that the NRA and two other groups that have long formed the core of their electoral infrastructure will be effectively on the sidelines.
The National Rifle Association aired an avalanche of TV ads and pushed its 5 million-plus members to the polls for Donald Trump in 2016, propelling him in the Rust Belt states that delivered him the presidency.
Now, the gun
PoliticoJul 23 2019
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Explainer: What can Mueller tell U.S. lawmakers that we do not already know?
When Robert Mueller testifies to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, Democratic lawmakers are expected to try to pin down the former special counsel on a crucial question: did he intend for them to carry on where he left off in his investigation of President Donald Trump and the Russians?
As Democrats craft their agenda heading into the 2020 elections in which the Republican president is
ReutersAug 03 2014
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House Border Fiasco Foreshadows Future Problems For GOP
Midterm elections that will decide control of the Senate are three months away, and the 2016 presidential campaign will start in earnest soon after. Yet the Republican Party still can't figure out what to do about illegal immigration.
It's the issue that vexed Republicans as much as any in their 2012 presidential loss. It's the one problem the party declared it must resolve to win
HuffPostFeb 12 2020
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Bernie Sanders: Who is the Democratic White House candidate?
Bernie Sanders, a 78-year-old senator from Vermont, is a front-runner in the Democratic race for president. The registered independent has performed well in the first states to vote. So who is he?
Senator Bernie Sanders likes beating the odds. His first political victory, running in 1981 for mayor of Burlington, Vermont, pitted him against the Democratic machine that had controlled the
BBC NewsDec 17 2019
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GOP Senators Seek Quick Acquittal for Trump. The President Wants More.
With impeachment looming, many Republicans want a speedy trial without witnesses; Trump wants vindication.
President Trump wanted Ukraine to help legitimize his 2016 election, show that his predecessors abused political power and raise doubts about a rival in the 2020 election.
Now, he wants Senate Republicans to do the same, according to people who have discussed plans with him
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 23 2024
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Odysseus Lander Marks First US Moon Landing Since 1972
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lunar lander touched down in the moon's South Pole region on Thursday, marking the first U.S. trip to the moon since 1972.
The Details: Mission control was initially unsure of whether Odysseus reached the moon intact. Upon landing, the spacecraft only produced a weak signal back to mission control, and flight controllers took several hours to establish a
Reuters New York Post (News) CNN DigitalFeb 11 2020
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Bernie Sanders wins New Hampshire Democratic primary; Buttigieg, Klobuchar are top moderate candidates
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) claimed unchallenged control of the Democratic Party's left wing with a victory in the New Hampshire presidential primary Tuesday as two moderates, Pete Buttigieg and a newly surging Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), vied for the opposition mantle in a campaign that has been remade over the past eight days.
Sanders and Buttigieg, a former mayor of South Bend,
Washington PostMar 31 2020
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Why disease boosts discrimination, and what that costs society
These days, the speed at which events unfold can leave us feeling as though every situation is unprecedented and beyond our control. But the past can inform the present. In this new video series, we turn to history to help us understand, and face, today’s biggest issues. Our first episode explores why the spread of disease often brings with it discrimination – and how we might find ways to do
Christian Science MonitorFeb 04 2015
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House Votes To Repeal Affordable Care Act
The House voted 239-186 today to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the latest effort by the Republican-controlled chamber to scrap the law.
The measure also would direct panels to come up with a replacement for the healthcare law — though it doesn't provide a timeline on any new legislation or what provisions it may contain.
The House-approved measure likely will be defeated in the
NPR (Online News)Feb 11 2020
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China reports the most coronavirus deaths in one day as total surpasses 1,000; US confirms 13th case
China reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll Tuesday, the 103 additional fatalities pushing the total past 1,000 and providing a somber warning that the epidemic was accelerating.
All but two of the 1,018 deaths attributed to the outbreak that emerged in December have taken place in mainland China. The virus is continuing to spread into other countries, with almost 500 of the
USA TODAY