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Apr 28 2020
Opinion
Are We Ready for a New Cold War — With China?
Is America, in lockdown, with 26 million unemployed and entering a new depression, up for a confrontation and Cold War with China?
For that appears to be where the GOP wishes to lead us.
According to Politico, a 57-page memo from Mitch McConnell's senatorial committee instructs GOP candidates to blame the coronavirus pandemic on China, commit to stand up to China, end U.S.
Pat Buchanan
May 12 2021
News
Republicans draw 'red line' on increasing taxes to fund Biden's infrastructure plan
Republican leaders say they told President Joe Biden on Wednesday that they're drawing a "red line" on hiking certain taxes to fund the President's infrastructure spending proposal, an anticipated hurdle that has arisen during a crucial week for the White House's infrastructure priorities.
The discussion between the GOP leaders and Biden took place during the President's first
CNN Digital
Jul 30 2020
News
Over 400 Businesses Call on Lawmakers to Include Liability Protection in Next COVID-19 Relief Bill
More than 400 U.S. businesses are calling on Congress to include liability protection in the next COVID-19 relief package.
In a letter to U.S. lawmakers, the businesses urged the support of “timely, targeted and temporary liability relief provisions” that would “safeguard healthcare workers, providers, and facilities, as well as businesses, non-profit organizations, and educational
Newsmax (News)
Apr 02 2020
News
Pelosi to Form Bipartisan Panel to Oversee $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she will form a bipartisan select committee on the coronavirus crisis to oversee the spending of $2 trillion that Congress has approved to respond to the pandemic.
In a conference call with reporters, Democrat Pelosi also said she believed the administration of Republican President Donald Trump was "more inclined to be supportive" than Senate
Newsmax (News)
Jul 29 2020
News
Parties clash over latest Republican coronavirus relief package
United States Republicans and Democrats faced difficult talks on Tuesday on how best to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, after Republicans unveiled a relief proposal days before millions of Americans lose federal unemployment benefits.
Senate Republicans announced on Monday a $1 trillion coronavirus aid package hammered out with the White House, which would slash the current
Christian Science Monitor
Oct 06 2022
Analysis
STUDY: Fox prime time is covering key Senate races more than CNN and MSNBC — combined
As the 2022 midterm elections approach, Fox News is providing dramatically more coverage of competitive U.S. Senate races in weekday prime time than either CNN or MSNBC.
In the four weeks following Labor Day, Fox’s weekday prime-time broadcasts mentioned the Democratic nominees in seven competitive Senate races more than twice as many times as CNN and MSNBC's broadcasts did combined,
Media Matters
Jul 21 2020
News
Stocks Eke Out Gain Amid Doubt on Stimulus Timing: Markets Wrap
U.S. stocks eked out a third straight gain, though finished well off session highs after Senator Mitch McConnell cast doubt on reaching a fresh rescue bill before some current benefits expire.
The S&P 500 rode a rally in energy and financial stocks to a fresh four-month high. Its advance was checked when the Senate majority leader told Politico he doesn’t expect a bill to pass
Bloomberg
May 12 2016
News
Obama explains the real reason filling Justice Scalia's Supreme Court seat is so hard
President Obama used his press conference Tuesday to reiterate his intention to name a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and his frustration with Republican declarations that they will block the nominee, sight unseen.
But how he expressed that frustration was interesting. There was the customary scolding of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Senate
Vox
Sep 01 2022
News
GOP looks for Senate campaign reset heading toward November
Republicans are looking to hit the reset button on their Senate midterm election playbook after weeks of poor polls and stories about Democratic momentum.
Senate GOP candidates emerged from primaries battered, bruised and struggling to gain traction in their general election matchups. Even GOP leaders in the upper chamber began expressing reservations about “candidate quality” and the
The Hill
May 05 2023
News
Judge Lagueux, who oversaw the Station fire case, dies at 91
PROVIDENCE — U.S. District Judge Ronald R. Lagueux, a devotee of court decorum who presided over some of Rhode Island’s most prominent legal cases, died May 3 at age 91. “[The] judges of the Court are saddened at the death of our dear friend, colleague and mentor,” Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. said in announcing Lagueux’s passing. “He was an exceptional jurist and respected by the legal
The Providence Journal