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Nov 09 2021
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National Republicans stunned by Sununu snub
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) shocked national Republicans Tuesday by publicly rejecting entreaties to challenge Sen. Maggie Hassan (D) in next year’s midterm elections, delivering a setback to the GOP’s chances of putting another potentially competitive race on the board at a time when Republicans feel momentum at their back.
In a press conference at the state capital in Concord
The HillNov 06 2014
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GOP Leaders to Tea Party: The Infighting Stops Now
Just days after their historic midterm victories, the Republican congressional leadership is sending out signals to the caucus that infighting and gridlock will not be tolerated.
According to Politico, incoming Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has suggested he will not go along with conservative calls to use the debt ceiling as leverage for spending cuts, an insistence by tea party
Newsmax (News)Jul 27 2021
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Former Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming dies following a bicycle accident
Former Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming died Monday “surrounded by his family” at a hospital in Loveland, Colorado, following a Friday night bicycle accident in Gillette, Wyoming, and a medical evacuation flight for additional treatment. He was 77.
Around 11 p.m. Mountain time, Mr. Enzi’s Twitter account delivered the news: “Former Wyoming U.S. Senator Mike Enzi passed away
Washington TimesJul 29 2021
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Making sense of conservatives’ sudden vaccine endorsements
Over the course of the past week, a number of prominent Republican lawmakers and conservative media figures have made strong statements in support of getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
“These shots need to get in everybody's arms as rapidly as possible,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said during a press conference Tuesday. House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House
Yahoo! The 360Jan 07 2021
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Violence at the Capitol
“Hundreds of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a stunning bid to overturn his election defeat, battling police in the hallways and delaying the certification of Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s victory for hours.” Reuters
Both sides condemn the violence and call for a stronger response from President Trump:
“The breaching of the
The Flip SideOct 13 2013
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Senate leaders take over government shutdown talks
Senate leaders began negotiations Saturday aimed at reopening federal agencies and avoiding a government default after every other effort to end Congress’s impasse crumbled in the previous 48 hours.
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) took over the talks, which had led nowhere in recent days. House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio)
Washington PostMar 02 2015
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Fact-checker calls out Obama for saying Keystone ‘bypasses’ US
President Obama earned a double-barreled rebuke Monday from The Washington Post's fact-checker, for repeating a faulty claim that the Keystone XL pipeline "bypasses" the U.S. -- and for saying it would only carry "Canadian oil."
The president made the claims in an interview last week with WDAY of Fargo, N.D. Obama continued to downplay the impact of the Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline,
Fox News (Online News)Feb 11 2015
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Boehner: Democrats must 'get off their ass' on DHS bill
House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday that Senate Democrats should "get off their ass" and stop blocking a $40 billion Homeland Security bill that would derail President Obama's immigration programs.
Boehner's comments came a day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the Senate has reached a stalemate and "the next move obviously is up to the House." Senate
USA TODAYJan 15 2020
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Pelosi, Democrats try impeachment as election issue as acquittal looms
Democrats pivoted to making impeachment an election issue Tuesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prepared a vote to send articles of impeachment to the Senate, where President Trump is all but guaranteed an acquittal.
The House is set to vote Wednesday on a resolution to transmit the two articles of impeachment against Mr. Trump to the Senate, ending a nearly four-week delay during which
Washington TimesOct 23 2019
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Top-priority election security bills thwarted anew by Senate GOP
Two bills at the heart of congressional Democrats' agenda for securing next year's election have run into a formal roadblock at the hands of the Republicans running the Senate.
One measure would require disclosure of the organizations or people paying for the political advertising that's already flooding online platforms, with the goal of exposing those who would sully the 2020 campaign
The Fulcrum