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Feb 26 2020
Opinion
A 'messy, chaotic and embarrassing' night
CNN Opinion commentators weigh in on the highs and lows of the Democratic presidential debate in South Carolina. The views expressed in these commentaries are their own. View more opinion on CNN.
Raul A. Reyes Tuesday night's debate was somewhere between an episode of "The Jerry Springer Show" and a "Real Housewives" reunion: messy, chaotic and embarrassing for nearly everyone involved
CNN (Opinion)Jul 14 2015
News
See Congress polarize over the past 60 years, in one beautiful chart
The growth of partisan polarization has transformed US politics in recent decades, and the effects are especially visible in Congress. Now a new paper in PLOS One (and flagged by Wonkblog's Chris Ingraham) demonstrates this transformation in a particularly cool way.
Six researchers — Clio Andris, David Lee, Marcus Hamilton, Mauro Martino, Christian Gunning, and John Armistead Selden —
VoxNov 19 2013
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Republicans' Many Excuses For Inaction On Immigration
About a year after Republicans lost badly with Latino voters in the presidential election and began to promise quick action on immigration reform, a Senate-passed bill has languished in the House ,no bills have been put forward to deal with major issues such as the limbo of the U.S. undocumented population, and the year is drawing to a close without any expectation of a single immigration-
HuffPostJul 11 2019
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AOC ups ante in feud with Pelosi, suggests speaker is 'singling out' newly elected 'women of color'
The public spat between Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, got a lot nastier on Wednesday, with the freshman congresswoman suggesting that the speaker is "singling out" her and her colleagues based on their race.
Pelosi has worked to keep the Democratic caucus in line, specifically four newly-elected outspoken progressives: Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ilhan
Fox News DigitalJan 22 2020
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Republicans Block Subpoenas for New Evidence as Impeachment Trial Begins
Republicans made last-minute changes to their proposed rules to placate moderates, but they held together to turn back Democratic efforts to subpoena documents.
A divided Senate began the impeachment trial of President Trump on Tuesday in utter acrimony, as Republicans blocked Democrats’ efforts to subpoena witnesses and documents related to Ukraine and moderate Republicans forced last-
New York Times (News)Jun 15 2012
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With Justices Set to Rule on Health Law, 2 Parties Strategize
WASHINGTON  House Republicans are not waiting for the Supreme Court verdict on the new health care law to plot their strategic response. If the measure is not thrown out entirely, House leaders plan to force a vote immediately to repeal the law to reinforce their deep opposition to the legislation, opposition that has become central to their political identity.
New York Times (News)Nov 13 2013
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Poll: Voters split over Republicans, Democrats in 2014
Washington (CNN) - A new poll released Wednesday indicates voters are divided on whether they'll vote for Democratic or Republican House lawmakers in next year's midterm elections.
According to the Quinnipiac University survey, 39% of voters say they would choose a Democrat in their congressional district if the election were held today, while another 39% say they would choose a
CNN DigitalJun 04 2014
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GOP Sen. Cochran forced into runoff against Tea Party-backed challenger
Six-term Mississippi GOP Sen. Thad Cochran has been forced into a runoff with Tea Party-backed challenger Chris McDaniel, after neither candidate was able to win 50 percent of the vote and clinch an outright victory in Tuesday’s primary.
With most precincts reporting and an unknown number of mail-in and provisional ballots yet to be counted, unofficial results showed McDaniel, a state
Fox News DigitalFeb 14 2015
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Obama Signs Suicide Prevention for Veterans Act Into Law
President Obama signed a measure into law on Thursday to fight a wave of suicide among veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress, a problem that has won increased attention as American troops have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq.
The measure, passed by unanimous votes in the House and Senate, was designed to make it easier for veterans to find mental health resources, do more to
New York Times (News)Apr 29 2019
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Trump Campaign Manager Believes President Can Flip Nevada, N.H., Colorado
Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale thinks the president has the power to flip New Hampshire, Nevada and Colorado in the 2020 election.
“I think New Mexico is in play in 2020,” Parscale told Margaret Brennan during an interview that aired Sunday on CBS News’ Face the Nation. “I think New Hampshire, I think we continue to grow the map. I think Nevada, you know, even Colorado. And so
Newsmax (News)