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Jan 15 2014
News
House approves bipartisan spending bill
The House approved and sent to the Senate a landmark $1.1 trillion spending bill that fills in the blanks of December’s budget agreement and sets a new template for appropriations for the remainder of President Barack Obama’s second term. Adopted 359-67, the giant measure literally touches every corner of government. And more than any single document to date, it defines the new budget reality
Politico
Apr 06 2017
News
Do Republicans Have Amnesia Over How They Treated Merrick Garland?
There’s a surreal aspect to this week’s Senate confirmation fight over Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch: The more reasons Republicans give for why he deserves a vote, the more they reinforce how badly they treated President Barack Obama’s pick for the court, Merrick Garland.
HuffPost
Oct 02 2019
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Bernie Sanders cancels campaign events for artery blockage surgery
Mr Sanders was treated in hospital for an arterial blockage after experiencing chest pain at an event in Nevada on Tuesday.
An adviser for the Vermont senator said he was in "good spirits" and will be resting over the next few days.
Mr Sanders had earlier announced his campaign has raised over $25m (£20m).
Senior adviser Jeff Weaver said in a statement: "Following medical
BBC News
Aug 05 2020
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Biden Turns Trump’s Most Callous Comment About Coronavirus Against Him In New Ad
The president’s dismissal of the COVID-19 death toll comes back to bite him in the Biden campaign video.
President Donald Trump’s insensitive “it is what it is” dismissal of the soaring U.S. coronavirus death toll is turned against him in presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s new campaign video.
The clip released by the Biden campaign on Tuesday begins with footage of Trump
HuffPost
Nov 25 2020
News
YouTube temporarily suspends, demonetizes OANN
YouTube has barred One America News Network from posting new videos for a week and stripped it of its ability to make money off existing content after the Trump-friendly channel uploaded a video promoting a phony cure for COVID-19, YouTube spokesperson Ivy Choi tells Axios.
Why it matters: YouTube has been criticized for allowing OANN to spread misinformation using its platform,
Axios
Mar 26 2013
News
New Gun Control Legislation? Cruz and Rand Will Filibuster
Next month Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to bring forth gun legislation.
Townhall
Nov 19 2014
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Obama's Keystone problem
Democrats -- in their final weeks of controlling the Senate -- successfully blocked a bill Tuesday that would authorize the pipeline from hitting the president's desk.
CNN Digital
Oct 08 2018
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Parties Seize on Kavanaugh Supreme Court Clash
With the fight over Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court behind them, Republicans and Democrats head into the midterm-election homestretch trying to channel passions churned in recent weeks into getting their supporters to the polls.
Wall Street Journal (News)
Sep 02 2022
Headline Roundup
Biden’s ‘MAGA Republicans’ Speech: Divisive Escalation or Necessary Truth-Telling?
President Joe Biden’s Thursday night speech calling out “MAGA Republicans” for allegedly threatening democracy prompted a wide range of reactions from all corners of American politics.
On Friday, Biden sharply criticized what he called an “extreme ideology” threatening “the very foundation of our republic” — referencing widespread death threats against election workers, threats against
Fox News Digital
Washington Post
The Atlantic
Oct 08 2018
News
Republicans fear Democratic 'blue wave' spreading to once-safe districts
The last time U.S. congressional elections were held in this central Virginia district, Meg Sneed voted for the Republican incumbent, Representative Dave Brat. Her friend, Cheryll Lesser, did not vote at all.
Reuters