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Oct 20 2020
News
McConnell: Senate will vote Monday to confirm Barrett to Supreme Court
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate will vote Monday, Oct. 26, on the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, all but ensuring nine justices will be seated ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
McConnell made the announcement following a closed-door meeting with GOP lawmakers, who nearly unanimously approve of confirming Barrett despite the objections of all Democrats
Washington ExaminerJan 15 2020
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Democrats to spend more than $10M suing for voting rights in purple states
In recent years, competition between the Democratic and Republican parties to gain a tactical edge in elections has centered on technology — who had the most sophisticated system for identifying potential voters and getting them to the polls.
This time, though, the leaders of the Democratic congressional campaign organizations have settled on a new strategy: going to court.
The
The FulcrumSep 08 2020
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Senate Republicans to vote on skinny COVID-19 relief bill this week
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said he will set up a vote on the slimmed-down COVID-19 relief bill for later this week.
“It does not contain every idea our party likes. I am confident Democrats will feel the same. Yet Republicans believe the many serious differences between our two parties should not stand in the way of agreeing where we can agree and making law that
Washington TimesJan 26 2021
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How Biden's FCC Could Bring Fast Relief to Students Struggling with Remote Learning
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S recent pick to chair the Federal Communications Commission, Jessica Rosenworcel, is welcome news to those who have been fighting to help students access the internet during the coronavirus pandemic. It was Rosenworcel herself, one of just two Democrats on the five-person commission, who years back coined the term “the homework gap,” referring to inequities faced by kids
The InterceptNov 30 2018
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Trump sanctuary cities policies hit with another setback
A federal judge in Manhattan landed another blow to the Trump administration’s immigration policies Friday, blocking efforts to punish cities for protecting immigrants from the feds by blocking
New York Post (News)Dec 12 2015
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Congress Seen Likely to Lift U.S. Oil-Export Ban
Congress is likely going to lift the nation’s 40-year-old ban on oil exports as part of broader spending and tax legislation, according to congressional aides of both parties, a historic policy change that would reflect momentous political and economic shifts driven by a boom in U.S. oil production.
Allowing oil exports is a key component of a deal lawmakers are negotiating as part of
Wall Street Journal (News)Mar 17 2021
Analysis
The Organization Trying to Save QAnon Believers Is Falling Apart
When a viral video caught one of the first rioters to breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, chasing a police officer up a flight of stairs, he was wearing a QAnon T-shirt emblazoned with the phrase “Trust the plan.”
Even after he was arrested three days later and charged with six federal counts including assaulting a police officer, Doug Jensen, 41, still described himself as a QAnon “true
ViceJan 24 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Bipartisanship is A Long Way Away
From the CenterAs Joe Biden begins his second year in office, it’s worth remembering his campaign pledge to rebuild a spirit of bipartisanship in our national politics. Fifty-three weeks after he was sworn into office, even the president’s biggest fans would admit that is not even close to happening.
Biden’s recent voting rights speech in Georgia seemed to mark a turning point in his
Dan SchnurNov 28 2018
News
Manafort's lawyer updated Trump's attorneys on what he told Mueller
A lawyer for Paul Manafort would repeatedly brief President Trump’s lawyers on the former campaign chairman’s discussions with federal investigators even after Manafort agreed to cooperate
Washington ExaminerJun 26 2019
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House panel votes to subpoena Kellyanne Conway over Hatch Act violations
The House Oversight Committee voted on Wednesday to subpoena testimony from White House counselor Kellyanne Conway after a federal agency recommended that she should be fired for repeatedly violating a law that limits the political activities of federal employees.
Chairman Elijah Cummings, Democrat of Maryland, has warned that his panel would vote to hold Conway in contempt if she
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