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Dec 24 2020
News
Lawmakers block Trump's requested changes on coronavirus bill
Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday blocked attempts to alter a $2.3 trillion coronavirus aid and government spending package, leaving its status in doubt after President Donald Trump demanded extensive changes to the legislation.
Democrats sought to increase direct payments to Americans included in the bill from $600 to $2,000 per person as part
ReutersSep 05 2013
Opinion
War by euphemism
When she left the White House the other day, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi shared with reporters her conversation with her five-year old grandson.
Rich LowryOct 09 2019
News
White House announces it will not comply with 'illegitimate and unconstitutional' impeachment inquiry
The White House outlined in a defiant eight-page letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Democrats on Tuesday why it will not participate in their “illegitimate and unconstitutional” impeachment inquiry, charging that the proceedings have run roughshod over congressional norms and the president's due-process rights.
Trump administration officials called the letter, which was
Fox News DigitalJan 27 2023
Perspectives Blog
AP Stylebook Accused of Bias for Deeming Term 'the French' as 'Dehumanizing'
In July, I wrote about claims of media bias regarding The Associated Press’ (Lean Left) Stylebook guidelines on transgender issues. This week, AP is experiencing renewed charges of bias after its stylebook tweeted guidance urging people to avoid using the article “the” before certain groups of people — even “the French.”
The tweet from AP Stylebook, now deleted, stated, “We recommend
Julie MastrineMar 20 2022
Analysis
Candidates file for upcoming elections
As of the March 15 filing deadline, the Maine Secretary of State’s list of candidates shows several Maine House contests coming up for Waldo County voters in the June 14 primary election. This will be the first election in new districts created by the Legislature last fall based on 2020 Census results.
Here is a rundown by district of what elections will look like in June and November
The Republican JournalOct 02 2020
News
With Bipartisan Deal Elusive, Democrats Push Through Their Own Stimulus Bill
House Democrats pushed through a $2.2 trillion stimulus plan on Thursday that would provide aid to families, schools, restaurants, businesses and airline workers, advancing a wish list with little chance of becoming law as negotiations with the Trump administration failed to yield a bipartisan agreement.
Even as Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted there was still room for the talks to produce
New York Times (News)May 22 2019
News
Donald Trump Threatens To Blow Up Infrastructure Talks
The president has demanded that Democrats approve his trade deal with Canada and Mexico before passing any bipartisan infrastructure bill.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday made an already difficult task even more challenging for lawmakers by calling on Congress to ratify his Mexico-Canada trade deal before passing any bipartisan infrastructure bill.
The demand, which Trump laid
HuffPostAug 24 2021
Analysis
They Don't Have The Votes: The Far Left's $3.5 Trillion Boondoggle Is on Life Support
The Afghanistan fiasco has put a major Biden initiative on life support: the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. This is the so-called human infrastructure bill that is pretty much a lefty goodie bag. No, it is—it’s a Happy Meal of communism. This bill, plus the bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure package is about to be blown up as Democrats’ intraparty warfare has become increasingly ugly
TownhallJul 23 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Congress Works Together — And When They Won’t
From the CenterThis view is from an author rated as Center.
Joe Biden spent most of his presidential campaign preaching the virtues of bipartisanship. In the face of immense skepticism from most of the inner concentric circles of national politics, he has kept up that mantra through his first months in office. Within the next week, we will see if he can pull it off.
The
Dan SchnurJun 26 2021
News
Graham calls Democrats' dual-track infrastructure plan "extortion"
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told Politico Thursday that he will not support the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal that President Biden struck with 10 senators, after Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demanded it be passed alongside a budget resolution with key Democratic priorities.
Why it matters: The bipartisan infrastructure bill needs every Democrat and 10 GOP votes
Axios