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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 - OpinionAug 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 HillDec 23 2012
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How Party of Budget Restraint Shifted to ‘No New Taxes,’ Ever
On a Saturday afternoon in October 1990, Senator Pete V. Domenici turned from a conversation on the Senate floor, caught the eye of a clerk by raising his right hand and voted in favor of a huge and contentious bill to reduce federal deficits. Then he put his hand back into his pocket and returned to the conversation.
New York Times (News)May 01 2015
News
House GOP Seek Challenge to DC Abortion Law that Violates Religious Liberty
The Reproductive Health Nondiscrimination Amendment Act (RHNDA) does not live up to its name when it comes to protecting the rights of pro-life employers in the nation's capital. Voted into law by the Washington City Council, the act essentially forces employers to turn a blind eye when their employees use contraceptive or abortion services. Considering many Christian employers are against
TownhallOct 03 2019
News
Trump to unveil order aiming to boost Medicare health program, woo seniors
President Donald Trump will unveil an executive order on Thursday aimed at strengthening the Medicare health program for seniors, seeking to improve its fiscal position and offer more affordable plan options, administration officials said.
The order, which Trump will discuss during a visit to a retirement community in Florida known as the Villages, is the Republican president’s answer
ReutersFeb 01 2017
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Senate confirms Tillerson as secretary of state
The Senate on Wednesday made Rex Tillerson the next secretary of state, confirming the former ExxonMobil CEO on a 56-43 vote.
Four Democrats crossed party lines to join every Republican in approving Tillerson as President Donald Trump's top diplomat: West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, and Maine Sen. Angus King, an independent who
PoliticoJan 18 2016
News
Britain begins debate on banning Trump
Britain’s Parliament on Monday was debating whether to ban Donald Trump from being able to enter the United Kingdom for inflammatory rhetoric, which would put him on par with gang leaders and jihadi preachers who incited or took part in violence.
Lawmakers said the debate was not going to result in an actual vote banning Mr. Trump — those are decisions left up to the home secretary. But
Washington TimesApr 30 2015
News
House yanks first spending bill off the floor
House Republicans on Wednesday night abruptly pulled their first spending bill of the year off the floor after it became clear that a bipartisan amendment to strike part of a multibillion-dollar Pentagon budget increase might actually pass. Leadership just after 8 p.m. canceled late-night votes on an appropriations bill funding military construction projects and the Veterans Affairs Department
PoliticoApr 30 2015
News
House yanks first spending bill off the floor
House Republicans on Wednesday night abruptly pulled their first spending bill of the year off the floor after it became clear that a bipartisan amendment to strike part of a multibillion-dollar Pentagon budget increase might actually pass. Leadership just after 8 p.m. canceled late-night votes on an appropriations bill funding military construction projects and the Veterans Affairs Department
PoliticoMay 27 2019
News
European Election Results Show Growing Split Over Union’s Future
Populists and nationalists who want to chip away at the European Union’s powers increased their share in Europe’s Parliament after four days of continent-wide elections, but it was not the deluge that many traditionalists had feared.
When the vote counting is done, the populists are expected to get around 25 percent of the 751 seats, up from 20 percent five years ago, figures released
New York Times (News)