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May 22 2023
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Police ID victims of triple homicide at Kansas City nightclub, give update on survivors
Kansas City police have released the names of two men and one woman killed in a shooting early Sunday morning at Klymax Lounge, a nightclub in the Oak Park neighborhood of Kansas City. Police on Monday identified the victims as 41-year-old Jason McConnell, 24-year-old Antoinette “Libby” Brenson and 33-year-old Clarence Henderson, who The Star independently confirmed is a rapper who goes by the
The Kansas City Star
Dec 20 2020
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Senate majority leader announces approximately $900 billion deal on emergency relief package
Senate leadership announced a bipartisan deal on an approximately $900 billion economic relief package late Sunday afternoon that would deliver emergency aid to a faltering economy and a nation besieged by surging coronavirus cases.
After months of contentious negotiations and seemingly intractable partisan gridlock, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Minority
Washington Post
Mar 11 2021
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Schumer pledges Senate vote on gun bill passed by House: 'No more ... thoughts and prayers'
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Thursday vowed that the Senate would vote on the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021, which passed the House Thursday in a 227-203 vote.
A prior version of the H.R. 8 bill, which would require background checks for all U.S. firearm purchases, passed the House in 2019 but did not receive 60 votes in the Senate to clear the filibuster
Fox News Digital
May 21 2023
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Man killed in Klymax Lounge shooting in Kansas City was father, jack of all trades
Around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Honystye Chancellor’s phone started blowing up with calls from close family and friends. She couldn’t pick up one call without getting two more. They said her stepfather, 41-year-old Jason McConnell, had been shot while working security at the Klymax Lounge at 4242 Indiana Ave. Chancellor rushed to the scene, where crowds of police and clubgoers swarmed the area. She
The Kansas City Star
Sep 02 2020
Analysis
A new poll shows rank-and-file Democrats finally realize the Supreme Court is important
There’s a widespread perception — shared by both Democrats and Republicans — that GOP voters are far more motivated by a desire to control the judiciary than Democrats. It’s the reason why Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell claimed, somewhat hyperbolically, in a 2019 address to the Federalist Society that “the single biggest issue that brought nine out of 10 Republican voters home to
Vox
Dec 08 2020
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Republican Leaders Block Congressional Recognition Of Biden Inauguration
Top Republican leaders in Congress on Tuesday shot down a motion that would have recognized that the Jan. 20 inauguration will usher Joe Biden into office as president amid President Trump’s continued refusal to concede the election.
According to a statement from House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, a resolution "that the committee affirm that it is preparing for the inauguration of
Forbes
Oct 27 2020
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Democrats say Republicans will regret Barrett confirmation, slam 'manipulation' of Supreme Court
Shortly after Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, Democrats warned Republicans that they would regret their decision to hold a vote so closely to an election.
"The Republican majority is lighting its credibility on fire ... The next time the American people give Democrats a majority in this chamber, you will have forfeited the right to tell us how to
Fox News Digital
May 19 2022
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Senate Passes $40 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine
The Senate passed a nearly $40 billion military and economic aid package to help Ukraine repel Russia’s invasion, sending the bill to President Biden’s desk and bringing America’s commitment to almost $54 billion.
The 86-11 vote was overwhelmingly bipartisan, with all Democrats and most Republicans voting yes. The Republicans who opposed the bill cited its price tag and misgivings about
Wall Street Journal (News)
Nov 16 2022
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White House's hopes for a lame-duck debt ceiling deal are fading fast
The White House has largely given up hope of Congress raising the nation’s debt limit during the lame-duck session that runs through late December, increasing the risk of a highly partisan, market-rattling fiscal confrontation next year.
Senior administration officials see little chance of attracting any Republican votes for a bipartisan debt limit hike during the short session. And
Politico
Sep 19 2022
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Republicans demand DOJ give special counsel powers to prosecutor probing Hunter Biden
Senate Republicans are urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to confer the powers of a special counsel to the Delaware prosecutor investigating Hunter Biden for potential tax crimes and influence peddling.
In a letter sent Monday, more than 30 Senate Republicans said David Weiss, the Delaware U.S. attorney overseeing the investigation of President Biden’s oldest son, must be made a
Washington Times