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Jan 07 2020
Opinion
The Democrats' impeachment limbo is their own fault
When Donald Trump told an audience in Battle Creek, Michigan, back in December that "it doesn't feel like I'm being impeached," he was accused of being flippant about what had taken place only an hour or so earlier on the floor of the House of Representatives. But I wonder how he wrong he was. It is already difficult to recall the atmosphere of breathless importance that surrounded this past
The Week - OpinionMay 13 2024
Headline Roundup
Democratic Candidates Leading in Crucial Senate Races Despite Biden Trailing
A new New York Times-Siena College poll indicated that Democratic Senate candidates hold leads in key battleground states.
Details: Democratic Senate candidates are in the lead in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona. These are four crucial swing states in the presidential election, and despite Democrats leading in the Senate race, Biden is trailing behind former President
New York Times (News) The Hill Washington ExaminerJun 23 2016
News
Applaud the Democrats - They've Earned It
A relatively small group of House Democrats, including legendary congressman John Lewis, staged a sit-in on the House floor on Wednesday in order to coerce the Republican leadership to hold what will ultimately be a failed vote on new gun control measures. That’s not to understate the importance of what the Democrats attempted, but if they really wanted to out-flank the Republican blockade,
SalonApr 25 2015
News
Can Jeb Bush win the GOP nomination... By praising President Obama?
Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush supports President Obama's trade deal, praises his management of the National Security Agency and agrees that Congress should have moved faster to hold a vote on new attorney general Loretta E. Lynch.
And that's all since last week.
. It's an unusual approach for Bush in seeking the nomination of a conservative party that mostly loathes
Washington PostMay 18 2014
News
For Democrats, Texas Push Gets an Early Shove
The instructions seemed simple enough: Knock on your neighbors’ doors and tell them to vote for Wendy Davis in Texas’ election for governor.
Bryan Bejarano, 21, a political science student and volunteer activist, soon realized the task was not as easy as it sounded. He wandered around a nearby neighborhood with a list of likely Democratic voters, culled using the same algorithms as
New York Times (News)Apr 23 2015
News
Loretta Lynch Confirmed as Next Attorney General
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Loretta Lynch as the next attorney general, voting 56-43 to approve her for the nation’s top law-enforcement job at a time of intense national debates about police conduct, government surveillance and how to fight the threat of terrorism.
More than five months since she was nominated in early November, Ms. Lynch was confirmed as the first black woman to
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 07 2019
News
McConnell faces pressure to bring Senate back for gun legislation
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is coming under intense pressure to take quick action on gun legislation in the wake of two mass shootings.
Democrats and gun control advocates want the GOP leader to bring the Senate back into session during the August recess to vote on gun-related legislation. The chamber is currently scheduled to be out of Washington until Sept. 9.
The HillApr 14 2020
News
Sen. Sanders Endorses Former VP Biden
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On Monday, former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden in a livestream on Biden's campaign website. Sanders had suspended his campaign just five days earlier.In an ABC News/Washington Post Abridge NewsSep 18 2012
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Romney's Wrong And Right About The '47 Percent'
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney told supporters that "there are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what" because they are "dependent upon government ... believe that they are victims ... believe the government has a responsibility to care for them ... these are people pay no income tax."
NPR (Online News)Jun 14 2013
News
There's A Lot the FBI Doesn't Know about the IRS
Here is footage from a hearing today, in which FBI Director Robert Mueller seemed to lack basic information about the FBI's investigation into IRS abuses -- including even the ame of the lead investigator and why the FBI was contacting people like True the Vote's Catherine Engelbrecht at the same time they were being targeted by the IRS.
Townhall