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Nov 16 2017
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Tax Bill Passes House
Today, the GOP proposed tax bill passed the House of Representatives with a vote of 227-205.House Speaker Paul Ryan called it the "single biggest thing we can do to grow the economy" and touted the fact that this is the first time since 1986 the tax bill has been rewritten, showing the strength of the status quo. However, no Democrats voted for the bill, 13 Republicans opposed it, and 400 John Gable, AllSides Co-founderAug 10 2014
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Ted Cruz: Conservatives will take back the country
Several GOP 2016 presidential hopefuls made public appearances in Iowa Saturday, including Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz who told conservatives to remain optimistic going into the next election cycle.
During a speech at the Iowa state fair, Mr. Cruz told listeners that conservatives would take back the country from President Obama and Democrats, just as they did when Jimmy Carter was
Washington TimesNov 14 2019
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Day One of public impeachment hearings puts pressure on moderate Dems
All eyes were on moderate House Democrats in swing districts Wednesday night, after the first day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump wrapped up with no major revelations -- but also highlighted weaknesses in Democrats' key witnesses, who relied primarily on second-hand information and never once interacted with the president.
At one point in Wednesday'
Fox News DigitalJun 10 2019
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Democrats hope some presidential candidates drop out — and run for Senate
Democrats facing a steep uphill climb to win back the Senate want Beto O’Rourke to reconsider his long-shot bid for president and take another look at running for the Senate in Texas, especially if his White House bid fails to pick up momentum.
They feel the same way about two other White House hopefuls who are polling at around 1 percent or lower: former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper
The HillJul 31 2014
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House Republicans authorize lawsuit against Obama for presidential overreach
House Republicans voted Wednesday evening to authorize an unprecedented lawsuit against President Obama, escalating a separation of powers battle between Congress and the White House that is heavily tinged with election-year politics. Mr. Obama mocked Republicans, telling them to “stop just hatin’ all the time,” but GOP lawmakers said they felt boxed in, being unable to get their legislation
Washington TimesJul 29 2014
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The knock-down, drag out fight that led to a VA deal
Top negotiators on a deal to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs turned to an unusual strategy that helped them arrive at Monday’s agreement: knock-down, drag-out arguing. Just last week, talks appeared on the verge of collapse as the leaders of a conference committee — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) — publicly slugged it out over differences on how to pay for
PoliticoFeb 23 2019
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Vote Fraud, in the Flesh
North Carolina throws out an election after a mail-in ballot fiasco. For months, Republican Mark Harris urged North Carolina’s elections board to certify his 905-vote victory last year so he could take his seat in Congress. Now Mr. Harris has finally admitted what was apparent all along: The results in the state’s 9th District were tainted by fraud. On Thursday a new election was ordered, and
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Aug 05 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: NY AG Says Gov. Cuomo Sexually Harassed Multiple Women
An investigation by the New York attorney general's office determined that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed at least 11 women and fostered a “toxic culture” in his office. N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James announced the four-month probe's findings on Tuesday. Cuomo's accusers include current staff, former staff and state employees. President Joe Biden has called on Cuomo to resign; Cuomo
AllSides StaffJun 18 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Joe Manchin Starts To Think About Switching Parties
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A Senate that’s split evenly between 50 members of each party can be a recipe for either compromise or chaos. It’s inevitable that a moderate Senator who doesn’t always vote with his colleagues is going to attract an immense amount of anger and criticism from party loyalists. And tensions run especially high in the
Dan SchnurJul 21 2016
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CAN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY SURVIVE DONALD TRUMP?
The past two times the G.O.P. has suffered an election loss—and, going by the week so far, sorry, Republicans, it’s headed for another—one faction has said the party needs to moderate its politics and move to the left, while another faction has said the party needs to offer true conservatism and move to the right. Donald Trump, an accidental radical, thinks both sides are wrong and has
Vanity Fair